The United Nations also says conditions are not yet safe for their return, in part because Myanmar Buddhists have been protesting against the repatriation. The UN’s refugee agency said late on Sunday that Rohingya refugees should be allowed to go and see the conditions in Myanmar before they decide to go back. The countries agreed on mid-November for the start of repatriating some of more than 700,000 Rohingya who fled a sweeping army crackdown in Myanmar last year. Attacks by Rohingya insurgents calling themselves the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army preceded the crackdown. Myanmar does acknowledge the killing of 10 Rohingya by security forces in Inn Dinn village.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 12, 2018 04:18 UTC