Defusing the ticking time-bomb in Cox’s Bazar

"On one hand, there is significant sympathy among local communities for the Rohingyas, at least in part because of a shared Muslim heritage. Correspondingly, there is vociferous anger at the Government of Myanmar, viewed as responsible for displacing the Rohingya from their homes. Confronted with plans by the Government of Bangladesh to relocate and ultimately repatriate them, many Rohingya are apparently being hosted and absorbed within local communities. Currently less than a quarter of them reside in refugee camps.

On the other hand, and in particular in the 'upazilas' (local administrative divisions) in Cox's Bazar where the Rohingya now comprise the majority of the population, there is growing resentment towards them. Some Bangladeshis perceive them as a potential source of violent extremism. Prices are reported to be rising, competition for day labour increasing; and more Rohingya are almost certainly on their way."