CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Rohingya people (/roʊˈhɪndʒə, -ɪŋjə/; Rohingya: ) are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma).

Detailed explanation-2: -Now, more than 900,000 people have found safety in the Cox Bazar’s region of Bangladesh which is now home to the world’s largest refugee camp. The United Nations has described the Rohingya as “the most persecuted minority in the world.”

Detailed explanation-3: -These people found temporary shelter in refugee camps around Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which remains home to the world’s largest refugee camp. As of October 2022, over 943,000 stateless Rohingya refugees reside in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas.

Detailed explanation-4: -UNHCR has registered almost one million Rohingya refugees and asylum-seekers, mostly in Bangladesh (860,000), Malaysia (101,000) and India (18,000), as well as smaller numbers in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, and other countries.

Detailed explanation-5: -Many of them have been born into this limbo. Almost a million Rohingya are currently living in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The Rohingya rely entirely on humanitarian assistance for protection, food, water, shelter and health, and they are living in temporary shelters in highly congested camp settings.