May 20, 2021
EDITORIAL
A Rohingya refugee girl walks next to a pond at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, on January 10, 2018. Photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters
International community must show more solidarity towards refugees
The February military coup in Myanmar has plunged our neighbouring country into unrest and brought its uncertain journey towards democracy to a grinding halt. As the military junta continues to brutally suppress pro-democracy protests and wage war against ethnic armed organisations, driving thousands of its own people into refugee camps, the situation of the Rohingya refugees stranded in Bangladesh has become even more precarious, with mounting uncertainty over their repatriation.