♤ An estimated 87,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since late 2016.

♤ About five lakh Rohingyas have already taken shelter in Bangladesh over the last two decades and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is clearly unwilling to take in more.

♤ She has even urged the United States to put pressure on Myanmar to stop the exodus of Rohingyas.

♤ The country has opened its border for Rohingyas upon UNHCR’s request and continues to

shelter Rohingya in over-crowded refugee camps at Cox Bazar.