14 September, 2017
Nobel Laureate State Councillor and leader of National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi will address the nation on the Rohingyas Muslims crisis engulfing Rakhine state next week.
The latest deaths raised to 97 the toll of Rohingya refugees who have died while crossing over to Bangladesh, fleeing ongoing violence in the conflict-torn Rakhine state in Myanmar, through the river route, Cox's Bazar District's Intelligence Officer Provas Chandra Dhar said. There are circumstances. The second reason is, there are people inciting riots in some areas.
Mamunur Rashid of the International Organization for Migration said the new supplies would be enough to help some 5,000 out of the roughly 370,000 Rohingya Muslims who have flooded into Bangladesh in recent weeks.
Amarpreet Singh, managing director, Khalsa Aid, as reported by Indian Express, said, "A camp can accommodate at least 50,000 people but in majority there are more than one lakh refugees. We demand that the Myanmar government immediately intervene and take responsibility for the widespread atrocities that have displaced thousands of Rohingya Muslims". Critics have called for her to be stripped of her Nobel peace prize for failing to do more to halt the strife.
Suu Kyi, who was once hailed by the global community for standing up to the Myanmar military, has taken nearly no action to put an end to the deadly violence against the Rohingyas.
Bangladesh has been overwhelmed with the massive influx of Rohingya, many of whom arrived hungry and traumatized after walking for days through jungles or being packed into rickety wooden boats. On a visit to Kutupalong refugee camp barely 2 miles from the border, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged to Myanmar to take back the Rohingya.
Numerous new arrivals were staying in schools, or were huddling under tarps in makeshift settlements along roads and in open fields.
Local officials and aid organizations were struggling to provide food, water and medical care to all of the new arrivals.
Abdul Allie‚ Deputy President of the Muslim Judicial Council‚ said‚ "We are grateful for the response from the interfaith community because this is a humanitarian issue ..."
Human rights groups have called on the Security Council to step up the pressure on Myanmar authorities and make clear the world is watching.
Meanwhile, Myanmar State Counsellor and de facto leader has made a decision to skip the next week's United Nations General Assembly debate as criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis has grown immensely.
