“It was as if the neighbouring country would wage war against us,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday without mentioning Myanmar. During the first few days of the latest influx, Bangladesh kept its border closed, but later decided to open it up to Rohingyas. The country's security forces also opened fire on Rohingyas, who gathered at the border to cross into Bangladesh. International aid agencies say some 515,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh in six weeks since the end of August. An estimated 2,000 Rohingyas are arriving in Bangladesh a day, the International Organisation for Migration or IOM said on Friday.

Source: bd News24 October 07, 2017 12:00 UTC