The Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh


The Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh

The Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh The Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh has intensified in 2025, marked by dire humanitarian struggles, security challenges, and diplomatic maneuverings. Over a million Rohingya refugees have arrived in settlements like Cox's Bazar, facing accelerating food insecurity, internal violence, and unresolved hopes for being repatriated.

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Amid Aid Cuts

 In March 2025, the World Food Programme (WFP) cut significantly food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, decreasing monthly food vouchers from $12.50 to $6 per individual due to huge funding deficits. The reduction threatens to exacerbate malnourishment and starvation among refugees, especially vulnerable individuals like children and pregnant women. The WFP issued a plea for $15 million in short-term funding to keep operations going through April and an additional $81 million to provide full rations through the remainder of 2025. To that, the United States contributed $73 million in fresh financial aid, while Sweden contributed more than $12 million to the refugees.

Mounting Security Problems Inside Camps

The deteriorating situation has also led to increased security issues among the refugee camps. Armed groups, including splinters of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), have been accused of abductions, torture, and murders of other refugees. In a breakthrough, Bangladeshi security forces arrested ARSA commander Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi in March 2025 for illegal entry offenses and terrorism activities

Diplomatic Efforts and Repatriation Challenges

 Bangladesh continues to urge the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. In March of 2025, Bangladesh transitional government leader Muhammad Yunus called for "concrete action" by the international community to return the Rohingya safely and address the reasons behind their displacement. These efforts are made challenging, however, by ongoing turmoil and violence in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State.

 

 International Response and Appeals

The United Nations and its donors launched a 2025–2026 Joint Response Plan, seeking $934.5 million to provide life-saving aid to an estimated 1.48 million individuals, among them the Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh. In March 2025, UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited the refugee camps to underscore the urgent need for additional international support and witness firsthand the challenges confronted by the Rohingya community.

 

Conclusion

 The Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh remains a compounded humanitarian crisis. Sustained and immediate international intervention is necessary to meet the life-saving needs of the refugee population, to protect them and their dignity, and to seek durable solutions, including voluntary repatriation once conditions permit. 

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