Bangladesh claims that the hundreds of thousands of refugees it is hosting have run out of resources.
Eight years ago, more than 700,000 Rohingya were forced from their homes in Myanmar as a result of a military-sponsored campaign of mass repression, arson, and sexual violence.
The Rohingya, a minority Muslim, emigrated to Bangladesh from Rakhine State in the west.
The largest refugee camp in the world is where an estimated one-and-a-half million Rohingya reside today.
Bangladesh and other aid organizations claim that the nearly ten-year-long humanitarian operation is simply unsustainable.
They warn that severe funding woes could cause the crisis to reach its breaking point.
What, then, is preventing more than a million refugees from being repatriated?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Human rights activist and executive director of the Rohingya Mayafunor Collaborative Network Yasmin Ullah
Action Aid Bangladesh Country Director Farah Kabir
Source: Aljazeera
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