Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence stranded on Bangladesh border
‘Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims fleeing a surge in violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine are stranded on the Bangladesh border.
Rohingya community leaders said on Tuesday that Bangladeshi border guards pushed back the Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, to the Myanmar side on Monday.
“We heard they are 200 in number. They are mostly women and children, who were only seeking a safe place to stay. They have no homes to go back,” AFP cited one of the Rohingya leaders from a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Teknaf border town.’
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