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Fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh leaves thousands homeless
A massive fire at a crammed camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh left thousands of the refugees homeless
March 6, 2023 12:29 IST
1 / 7A massive fire at a crammed camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh left thousands of the refugees homeless. (AP Photo)
2 / 7No casualties reported so far in the fire that hit the crowded Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar district. (AP Photo)
3 / 7Over a million Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar to Bangladesh over many years. (AP Photo)
4 / 7In August 2017, around 740,000 fled due to a severe crackdown by the Myanmar military. (AP Photo)
5 / 7Conditions in Myanmar have worsened since a military takeover in 2021, and attempts to send the refugees back have failed. (AP Photo)
6 / 7Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are subjected to extensive discrimination in a country dominated by Buddhists. (AP Photo)
7 / 7They are denied citizenship and deprived of various fundamental rights. (AP Photo)
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