Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan
August 27th, 2019
The hill cutting and deforestation near Camp no 20 in Balukhali, Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar, as seen on Sunday, to clear the way for more Rohingya refugee camps, poses a twofold threat: one to the environment, and another to the refugees themselves as these hills become more vulnerable to landslides Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Government appears helpless, at least for now
When the Rohingyas streamed into Bangladesh two years ago, fleeing the pogrom against them by the Myanmar military, sympathy for their plight was high in Bangladesh.
When the PM said a nation of 170 million could feed one million more in need, her words echoed the public sentiment, and were widely applauded.
When the Rohingyas streamed into Bangladesh two years ago, fleeing the pogrom against them by the Myanmar military, sympathy for their plight was high in Bangladesh.
When the PM said a nation of 170 million could feed one million more in need, her words echoed the public sentiment, and were widely applauded.
