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Bangladesh Calls for Financial Sanctions on Myanmar, as Country Pushes for
Rohingya Repatriation

Anis Ahmed

   WASHINGTON - Bangladesh wants Myanmar to repatriate the nearly 1
   million Rohingya refugees who have fled genocide, and a top Bangladeshi
   official wants international financial sanctions to back it up.

   Much of the Muslim-majority ethnic group has fled to Bangladesh after
   Myanmar's latest brutal crackdown in 2017, which included mass
   killings, sexual assaults and arson. The military has justified its
   crackdown, which involved mass killings, gang rapes and widespread
   arson, as a way of eradicating Rohingya insurgents.

   Foreign Minister Abul Kalam Abdul Momen called Wednesday for the
   international community to place concerted financial pressure on
   Myanmar in an interview with VOA Bangla. More than 900,000 Rohingya
   live in camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, straining local
   facilities and services. [1]Refugees are vulnerable to monsoon-induced
   flooding and landslides.

References

   1. https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/briefing/2019/7/5d1f08404/heavy-monsoon-rains-drench-rohingya-sites-bangladesh.html

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