A Rohingya community leader, Dil Mohammad, now lives in a camp in the no-man’s-land between Bangladesh and Myanmar at Tambru of Naikhongchhari in Bangladesh’s Bandarban district. Dil, who has a degree in psychology from Yangon University (1994), worries about the future of the Rohingya community, especially the children and women, who will carry emotional scars from their experiences. Although the Myanmar military denies it, the United Nations and human rights groups have confirmed the deliberate and planned atrocities, including murders, gang rapes and arsons against the Rohingya. “In most cases, women and children witnessed the brutality and wrath of the military against the Rohingya,” said Mohammad Faisal, who is from a settlement at the Teknaf Nature Park and Wildlife Sanctuary. Bangladesh and Myanmar recently signed a deal regarding the repatriation of the Rohingya.

Source: New Strait Times December 16, 2017 02:45 UTC