US EditionBangladesh Faces Resource Strain Amid Rohingya Crisis
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus emphasized Bangladesh's inability to allocate more resources for 1.3 million Rohingya refugees and urged global action for sustainable solutions.
- On August 25, 2025, Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus announced that the country is unable to provide additional support to the 1.3 million Rohingya refugees due to mounting pressures.
- This situation follows failed attempts in 2018 to begin Rohingya refugees' return home due to their fear of prosecution and refusal to go back to Myanmar.
- The refugees, mostly settled around Cox's Bazar, face dwindling aid, closed schools, and recent increased arrivals amid escalated fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
- Yunus stated that due to various significant challenges, it is unlikely that additional funding can be raised from within the country, and he called on the international community to develop a clear plan to facilitate the safe return of refugees.
- His statement signals urgent international action is needed to support Rohingya refugees and keep the crisis on the global agenda due to Bangladesh's growing economic, environmental, and governance strains.
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Bleak future for Rohingya
The rain was relentless the night Mohammad Kaisar fled for his life from his home in Myanmar's Maungdaw township. Barefoot and exhausted, he trudged with his parents and four siblings on mud paths until they reached the Naf River. On a flimsy boat, they crossed into Bangladesh, joining around a million of the largely Muslim Rohingya minority, fleeing a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state. That was in 2017. Eight years later, rain still…
The pressure of more than one million refugees exceeds the capacity of a country in economic crisis.
Bangladesh welcomed 1.3 million hrungya displaced from Myanmar, due to the persecution campaign launched in 2017 by the government. The United Nations described the event as "ethnic cleansing by letter".
Bangladesh runs out of resources for Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh has no scope to allocate more resources for its 1.3 million Rohingya refugees, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Monday, urging the international community to find a sustainable solution to the crisis.
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