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- Title
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Socio-Economic, and Environmental Impacts on Local Community in Bangladesh.
- Authors
Uddin, Md. Riyaz; Nesa, Fazilatun
- Abstract
Rohingya is a Muslim minority ethnic group that suffered persecution in Myanmar. The Myanmar government has rejected their citizenships. Since 1970, Rohingya has been compelled to flee their territory to Bangladesh in different forms because of ethnic, economic, and political discrimination. Bangladesh has since been faced with a continuing severe refugee crisis. Nearly one million Rohingya remained in several settlements and regions in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This region of refugees is unbearable for the people of Bangladesh and the state. Bangladesh has been taking Rohingya refugees from Myanmar since the 70s. Still now Bangladesh is sheltering, feeding, and providing various assistance to well over a million refugees. Bangladesh is an overpopulated country. The population density is about 1252 per square kilometer in Bangladesh, and the population growth rate is 1.03%. Bangladesh is facing different kinds of challenges. These challenges are economic, social, and environmental. Bangladesh lost numerous trees, forests and mountains in the Chittagong district as a result of the vast flood of Rohingya refugees. Rohingya refugees are increasing local prices due to their numbers and demand. Thus, there are overall socio-economic issues related to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and this study examined a socio-economic context, environmental problems, and implications of abuse of natural resources before August 2017 in Cox's Bazar. The findings suggest that the decades of refugees in Cox's Bazar have both positive and negative consequences. Numerous positive benefits entail changes in social services, expansion of the market, growth in small businesses and new living opportunities. The analysis shows that the negative outcomes of the crisis outweigh the beneficial effect, which leads to local instability and tensions.
- Publication
Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, 2021, Vol 6, Issue 2, p275
- ISSN
1948-0091
- Publication type
Academic Journal