Bangladesh has become a hideaway place for the Rohingya refugees who aree marginalized and often got violence in Myanmar. But now the refugees is trying to find a way out of the country.
Bangladesh continued to refuse granting them refugee status, made the refugees not able to get jobs in that country. In addition, the conditions of the refugee camps were in a very bad state.
Rohingya refugees resettle in an area that is closer to the coast, so that they are vunerable to the storm, flood or even landslide.
The Government of Bangladesh did not give a quick respond when the refugees became victims of natural disasters. They became the last to be evacuated and must improve their own shelter, without any help from local authorities.
That why the Rohingya refugees willing to pay much to get out from Bangladesh to another destination.
Malaysia, Thailand, and other countries will become their next safe place.
"Many desperately want to get out of the refugee camps," said the Chairman of the Rohingya refugee community in Bangladesh, Mohammad Idris.
"Those who have money or gold jewelry will pay smugglers to take them with planes, and those who have no money will try the land transportation," he explained.
In Bangladesh, most of the Rohingya refugees live in Cox's Bazar, a coastal district in the Southeast. The refugee camps accommodate nearly 400 thousand citizens of the Rohingya.
Over the years, those who want to get out of the Cox's Bazar will pay smugglers to take them out with their boat.
However, smuggling routes was closed in 2015 when the mass graves of Rohingya, who died at sea, found in Thailand. It sparked criticism of the international community as well as the insistence to do a crackdown against smugglers.
The immigrant smuggling lines are now changed by air and land, using instant payment to be operated internationally.
On the other hand, the demand to escape from Bangladesh is getting higher, especially after Dhaka announced he will move the refugees to a secluded island in the Bay of Bengal.
Mohammad Rohingya, one of the refugees, mentioned that without official documents, he must pay US $7000 to get to Saudi Arabia, where he lives now.
"I pay someone to make Bangladesh's passport and other documents. He also helped me to pass the immigration," said Mohammad to AFP.
Meanwhile, other refugees who have only a little money choose closer escape, such as India, Nepal and Pakistan. There are also forced to live in conflict areas such as Kashmir. They escaped from Bangladesh by taking land transportation or even on foot and being facilitated with false documents that are provided smugglers.
The smuggling and human trafficking networks provides passport and birth certificate for the refugees, who are not even recognized in his own country.
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| The Rohingya Refugess' COndition After Mora Hurricane in Bnagladesh (Photo : Reuters) |
Bangladesh continued to refuse granting them refugee status, made the refugees not able to get jobs in that country. In addition, the conditions of the refugee camps were in a very bad state.
Rohingya refugees resettle in an area that is closer to the coast, so that they are vunerable to the storm, flood or even landslide.
The Government of Bangladesh did not give a quick respond when the refugees became victims of natural disasters. They became the last to be evacuated and must improve their own shelter, without any help from local authorities.
That why the Rohingya refugees willing to pay much to get out from Bangladesh to another destination.
Malaysia, Thailand, and other countries will become their next safe place.
"Many desperately want to get out of the refugee camps," said the Chairman of the Rohingya refugee community in Bangladesh, Mohammad Idris.
"Those who have money or gold jewelry will pay smugglers to take them with planes, and those who have no money will try the land transportation," he explained.
In Bangladesh, most of the Rohingya refugees live in Cox's Bazar, a coastal district in the Southeast. The refugee camps accommodate nearly 400 thousand citizens of the Rohingya.
Over the years, those who want to get out of the Cox's Bazar will pay smugglers to take them out with their boat.
However, smuggling routes was closed in 2015 when the mass graves of Rohingya, who died at sea, found in Thailand. It sparked criticism of the international community as well as the insistence to do a crackdown against smugglers.
The immigrant smuggling lines are now changed by air and land, using instant payment to be operated internationally.
On the other hand, the demand to escape from Bangladesh is getting higher, especially after Dhaka announced he will move the refugees to a secluded island in the Bay of Bengal.
Mohammad Rohingya, one of the refugees, mentioned that without official documents, he must pay US $7000 to get to Saudi Arabia, where he lives now.
"I pay someone to make Bangladesh's passport and other documents. He also helped me to pass the immigration," said Mohammad to AFP.
Meanwhile, other refugees who have only a little money choose closer escape, such as India, Nepal and Pakistan. There are also forced to live in conflict areas such as Kashmir. They escaped from Bangladesh by taking land transportation or even on foot and being facilitated with false documents that are provided smugglers.
The smuggling and human trafficking networks provides passport and birth certificate for the refugees, who are not even recognized in his own country.
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