Stranded Rohingya in “No-Man’s Land” between Myanmar and Bangladesh

Since August 2017, the exacerbation of violence and military operations in the northern townships of Rakhine State, where the majority of Rohingya have resided, has led more than a million Rohingya refugees to flee across the border into Bangladesh. Around 6,000 Rohingya are living in bleak, makeshift conditions in "no-man’s land" on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, a place known as Zero Point. The Rohingya here have not been given refugee status, as the area in which they have been sheltering for two years now is officially under Myanmar control. On the other side of a canal, a mere few meters away, is the Tambru area, which lies in Bangladeshi territory. The International Committee for the Red Cross and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society have been conducting humanitarian activities for these forcibly displaced people. Despite their support, life in the "no-man's land" is grim and no facilities exist except for food and temporary shelter. In addition, stranded Rohingya often face intimidation by the Myanmar border guards. It is a unique case study to understand the stranded people in “no man’s land” and their struggle for existence. This paper is based on interviews conducted with displaced Rohingya and concerned officials, as well as documentary analysis and observation

Geography · Intimidation · Political science · Refugee · Socioeconomics · Sociology · State (computer science · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Cambodian History and Society · Law

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