How is Myanmar’s civil war affecting Bangladesh?

Bangladesh does not want more refugees

Meanwhile, San Lwin, co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, told DW that the Rohingya in Rakhine’s Maungdaw area are caught in the middle of fierce fighting between junta forces and AA rebels.

“The junta is losing on the battlefield, and the Rohingya are fleeing for their lives, while the Arakan Army is attempting to take full control of the area,” he said.

“In Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships, there are about 270,000 Rohingya left. Throughout Rakhine State, there are about 600,000 Rohingya, including about 130,000 confined in camps,” he said.

Nye runs one of the largest Rohingya information centers from Frankfurt, Germany. He believes that the Rohingya remaining in Myanmar will try to flee the civil war, but will avoid Bangladesh.

“The Rohingya in the region are very cautious about fleeing to Bangladesh. Many of their fellow Rohingya have been trapped in Bangladeshi camps for many years and their prospects for return are uncertain,” he told DW.

“Due to inadequate medical staff at Maungdaw Hospital, only those who need medical attention are attempting to flee to Bangladesh for treatment. According to residents, the surgeons have left,” Ney said.

And Bangladesh, already overwhelmed by continuous waves of refugees, is in no mood to accept anyone from Myanmar at the moment.

“Our Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and the coast guard have intensified their patrolling along the border to ensure that no one from Myanmar can infiltrate into Bangladesh,” Cox’s Bazar deputy commissioner Muhammad Shaheen Imran told DW.

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