Arakan News Agency
The retired Major General “Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury,” Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, and “Farouk Iazam,” Adviser to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on an official tour to assess the humanitarian situation and review efforts made to support the refugees.
The delegation toured several areas of the camps, which included meetings with local officials, aid workers, and representatives of the Rohingya community to understand the daily challenges faced by more than a million refugees who have fled violence and persecution in Myanmar.
This visit comes as part of the Bangladeshi government’s efforts to monitor camp management, enhance coordination among relevant parties, and ensure all parties comply with humanitarian standards amid one of the world’s largest refugee crises.
Previously, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of an imminent collapse in essential services provided to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh unless urgent additional funding is provided. The UNHCR’s appeal to raise $255 million has only received 35% of the required amount.
The interim Prime Minister of Bangladesh, “Mohammad Yunus,” called on the international community to strengthen support to help his country overcome funding cuts and ensure the continuation of humanitarian programs targeting the affected Rohingya community.
A lack of funding led UNICEF to announce the closure of educational facilities within the Rohingya refugee camps, effective June 3, after deciding to terminate the services of 1,200 teachers from the host community.
Bangladesh hosts more than a million Rohingya refugees in camps in the “Cox’s Bazar” area, which the United Nations classifies as the world’s largest refugee camp. They fled from Myanmar due to a campaign of genocide by the Myanmar military against them in 2017, with waves of displacement increasing following renewed fighting between the Myanmar army and the Arakan Army in November 2023, involving violence, displacement, and forced recruitment.
