The Rohingya Crisis: Perspectives of Bangladeshi Religious Leaders

What is it about?

This study aimed to explore Bangladeshi religious leaders’ perspectives on the Rohingya refugee crisis and its implications for Bangladesh. We have employed a triangulation of methods composed of content analysis, qualitative intensive interviews and a robust Internet search to conduct the study. Bangladesh has experienced many impacts from the massive influx of the Rohingya into its territory. The Bangladeshi religious leaders reject the Burmese Government’s official narrative that the Rohingya are illegal Bengali immigrants. They condemn the Rohingya’s human rights abuse and opine that Burma must accept the refugees and reinstate their citizenship. The article, in the end, offers some pragmatic policy recommendations to surmount the Rohingya crisis.

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Why is it important?

What the Bangladeshi religious scholars, such as Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian priests, understand about the Rohingya's genocide and ethnic cleansing. Because the religious people matter in the society and their perceptions help shape the intellectual fabric of the society.

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