It was shortly after noon prayers at a mosque near the western Myanmar town of Maungdaw last month that Abdur, 45,
said he looked up to see a boat hovering overhead. He was armed. Within seconds there was an explosion and I lost myself, said the bearded farmer, asking only to give his first name for security reasons. He said he was injured in the leg. Abdurje, who said that Reuters near refugee camp in Bangladesh Bazaar fights the successful progress and Reanman is smaller in the city.
This is a horrible situation, said between Roshingyas passed Bangladesh of the Mianar last month, refer to Maungdaw. The father of 12 children, some of whom are still in Myanmar with his wife, was lying in bed, with a cloth around his left waist and his right thigh.
The sprawling camps in Cox’s Bazar have already displaced around a million Rohingya, and Bangladeshi authorities have repeatedly said they can no longer accommodate refugees from neighboring Myanmar. But many Rohingyas seeking to escape the conflict and worsening living conditions in Rakhine state, where Maungdaw is located, have found their way to Bangladesh, according to residents of Cox’s Bazar.
Bangladesh’s foreign and home ministries did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment. However, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Bangladesh’s official for refugee assistance and migration, said late last month that his office had received reports of Rohingya crossing the border into refugee camps in the region. Cox’s Bazar.
Myanmar plunged into chaos in 2021 when the government overthrew the elected government of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking protests that turned into a nationwide armed rebellion. The Arakan Army (AA), part of the armed resistance against Myanmar’s military, laid siege to Maungdaw last month, after warning residents – including about 70,000 Rohingya – to leave coastal settlements. the beach at night.
The army announced on June 26 that its forces continued to attack the AA there, calling the group terrorists. AA spokesmen and officials did not respond to calls from Reuters.
Reuters cannot independently verify the current fighting situation in Maungdaw. Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said last month that tens of thousands of Rohingya are stuck in Maungdaw: there is nowhere to escape.
The Rohingya have long been persecuted in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, and hundreds of thousands of them fled the country in 2017 after a military crackdown, accusing them of ethnic cleansing. ‘It’s all bad’
Abdur and another Rohingya still in Maungdaw described the changing face of the surrounding villages and towns as fierce fighting between AA forces and junta forces took place. Authorities have accused the AA of using drones in the area. After being injured in June 19, Abdurn and stayed home in the country and left Bangladesh on the boat and other ships.
I never thought of leaving my country, even in 2017, he said, I didn’t see me any future. Everything seems dark.
In Maungdaw, villagers were forced to stay indoors, according to a resident, who said he had recently left the city center to live in a rebel-held area. Many Rohingya are starving because they don’t have enough food, he said, asking not to be named for fear of reprisals. He did not provide any other personal details. If someone leaves their home, their life is impossible, the man said.
The United Nations World Food Program said last week that a warehouse in Maungdaw, containing 1,175 tonnes of food and supplies that could feed 64,000 people for a month, was looted and burned in June. He did not hold any party responsible for the incident.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended essential operations in Rakhine state, including in Maungdaw, the health charity said in a June 27 statement. This indefinite suspension of our services will leave them without access to care despite the great need, MSF said.
