| Title: | Rohingya refugee crisis: impact on Bangladeshi politics |
| Authors: | Idris, Iffat |
| Keywords: | Bangladesh -- refugees; Bangladesh -- Rohingya; Bangladesh -- social conditions; Bangladesh -- politics; Myanmar -- refugees; Myanmar -- Rakhine State; Myanmar -- ethnic violence; Myanmar -- religious violence; Myanmar -- Rohingyas |
| Issue Date: | 3-Nov-2017 |
| Publisher: | Department for International Development, Government of the United Kingdom |
| Citation: | https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/233-Rohingya-Refugee-Crisis-Impact-on-Bangladeshi-Politics.pdf |
| Description: | "The huge Rohingya refugee influx into Bangladesh is seen in the literature as likely to strengthen the position of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party. However, there are concerns that it will lead to further authoritarianism in the country, as well as fuel extremist sentiment. The Bangladeshi public are generally supportive of the government’s stance of allowing refugees in, but again there are concerns about the longer-term impact, particularly in the Cox’s Bazaar area. The literature highlights the fact that radical Islamist movements, notably Hefazat-e-Islam, are gaining from the crisis, and the potential for Rohingya refugees to be recruited by extremists/jihadists. There are also worries that the Rohingya crisis could fuel militancy in other countries in the region. In terms of regional relations, aside from the expected heightened tension between Bangladesh and Myanmar, the crisis is leading to a rift between Dhaka and New Delhi. China is seen as seeking to exploit the crisis to strengthen relations with Myanmar as well as Beijing’s own position in the region." |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/43693 |
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| Appears in Collections: | International Relations & Ethnic Minorities: NGO and Think-Tank Reports |
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