About the event
For decades, a relatively porous border enabled the people of Bangladesh and Myanmar (primarily Bengalis and Rohingyas) to travel back and forth for familial, social, and economic reasons.
In addition to the reasons mentioned above, Bangladesh has hosted the Rohingya people in large numbers on at least three distinct occasions across the past four decades when they faced persecution in their homeland, Myanmar. The year 2017 marked the most recent occasion when the Rohingya people fled to Bangladesh in large numbers.
Reluctant host
As of today, despite not being a State Party to the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol, Bangladesh hosts more than a million Rohingya people and is also home to the world's largest refugee camp. Bangladesh's 'humanitarian' response to the 2017 influx and observance of the principle of non-refoulement has been lauded by the global community.
However, five years into the Rohingya refugee situation in 2022, why Bangladesh is becoming reluctant to be a long-term host is a question worth asking.
In this lunch seminar, Dr. M Sanjeeb Hossain will share insights from his research on the Rohingya refugee situation in Bangladesh, conducted as part of the ASILE project.