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: -Around 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar continue to live in the largest refugee settlement in the world in Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uprooted from their homeland by a campaign of targeted violence launched by the Myanmar military in August 2017, some 700,000 ethnic Rohingya refugees sought safety just across the border in Bangladesh. They joined thousands of others from the community who had fled earlier episodes of violence and abuse.

Detailed explanation-4: -Calculation based on 623,193 Rohingya refugees in the camps and 130,772 people from the host communities in Cox’s Bazar to be reached under the 2022 Joint Response Plan (under development).