{"id":10,"date":"2025-05-02T00:44:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T00:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=10"},"modified":"2025-05-02T03:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T03:52:35","slug":"rohingya-hope-for-return-but-challenges-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2025\/05\/02\/rohingya-hope-for-return-but-challenges-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohingya Hope for Return but Challenges Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>April 23, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangladeshi Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus has expressed hope for Rohingya Muslims to return to their homes in Myanmar, praying that they may celebrate the next Eid festival in their homeland. However, significant obstacles remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ongoing Displacement Amid Conflict<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Myanmar\u2019s military coup in February 2021, escalating clashes between ethnic armed groups AA and the junta have forced more Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh. Currently, around one million Rohingya refugees remain in camps in Cox\u2019s Bazar and on Bhasan Char Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following talks in Bangkok between Bangladeshi and Myanmar representatives, Myanmar\u2019s junta agreed to repatriate approximately 80,000 Rohingya refugees. However, Bangladesh\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Azad Majumder, called the move insufficient, stressing that repatriation cannot begin until Rakhine State is deemed safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fresh Waves of Displacement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, renewed fighting between Myanmar\u2019s military and the Arakan Army (AA) displaced another 70,000 Rohingya. UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres recently visited Cox\u2019s Bazar, witnessing the refugees\u2019 dire conditions firsthand. He urged increased humanitarian aid to Myanmar and emphasized the need for Bangladesh\u2019s cooperation in facilitating returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guterres also called for dialogue with the AA, acknowledging past difficulties but stating, \u201cNecessary discussions must happen.\u201d He further stressed the importance of international pressure to end violence and restore democracy in Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bangladesh Engages with Arakan Army<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangladesh\u2019s top Rohingya envoy, Khalilur Rahman, confirmed ongoing talks with the AA, which controls over 60% of Rakhine State. Under a 2018 bilateral agreement, Bangladesh continues verification processes for repatriation. Rahman expressed optimism about eventually resettling 180,000 Rohingya but admitted progress would be gradual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rohingya Demand Rights and Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights groups warn that without guarantees of citizenship and equality, Rohingya refugees will not return. Fortify Rights director John Quinley stated, \u201cRohingya distrust both the Myanmar military and the AA,\u201d adding that forced repatriation under ongoing oppression would be unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nay San Lwin of the Free Rohingya Coalition urged Myanmar\u2019s military to halt airstrikes and heavy weapon use, while calling on the AA to grant returnees permission to rebuild their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>International Focus on Repatriation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangladesh continues pushing for global attention on Rohingya repatriation, with plans for a high-level UN conference on the crisis. However, with Myanmar\u2019s junta resistant to reforms and the AA\u2019s role uncertain, a safe and dignified return remains a distant hope for the persecuted community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Reporting by Aungoo; Edited for clarity.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 23, 2025 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus has expressed hope for Rohingya Muslims to return to their homes in Myanmar, praying that they may celebrate the next Eid festival in their homeland. However, significant obstacles remain. Ongoing Displacement Amid Conflict Since Myanmar\u2019s military coup in February 2021, escalating clashes between ethnic armed groups AA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news","category-news","tag-international-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions\/12"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}