Roughly 475,000 Rohingyas have fled across the border since the Myanmar military began a crackdown in Rakhine State on Aug 25. Approximately 400,000 other Rohingyas, who had fled to Bangladesh in the past few decades, have been living here as refugees. The president called for more diplomatic pressure on Myanmar on Wednesday. We must make Myanmar return its people to their home.”Many Hindus from Myanmar had fled to Bangladesh alongside the Muslims, the president said. Local MP Kazi Firoz Rashid and leaders of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad and the Mahanagar Sharbajanin Puja Udjapan Parishad were also in attendance.

Source: bd News24 September 27, 2017 13:52 UTC