Tofayel Ahmad, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

A Rohingya refugee displays to journalists a demand letter about Rohingya repatriation at Nayapara camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, Aug.22, 2019. Bangladesh's refugee commissioner said Thursday that no Rohingya Muslims turned up to return to Myanmar from camps in the South Asian nation. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Rohingya won’t go back to Myanmar without guarantees

by Tofayel Ahmad Associated Press, and Julhas Alam Associated PressAugust 22, 2019

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — None of the thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh turned up for a planned repatriation to Myanmar on Thursday, demanding they first be guaranteed safety and citizenship.“Not a single…

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Rohingya won’t go back to Myanmar without guarantees

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