Burden of Hosting Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Impact on Society, Economy and Environment

Abstract

Rohingya crisis is the burning issue for the current world. Bangladesh is hosting Rohingya for more than three decades yet there is no solution. In addition, in the present year the new influx of Rohingya creates unbearable burden for our densely populated country and the entrance of Refugees have been gradually increasing. Myanmar-Bangladesh border area is in outrageous condition because of this huge extra population. Even though a wide range of literature is available in the matter of Rohingya Refugees, most of these are restrained to their right based issues and to their access to justice which focus only protection policy issues. This article highlights the issues of present and future socio-economic and environmental impact of huge amount of documented and undocumented Rohingya for their anti-social activities in Bangladesh and challenges for protecting the sovereigns of Bangladesh. This study could make a special contribution in this field by identifying the significant area of impact of Rohingya Refugees specially the undocumented Rohingya in Bangladesh and articulating the challenges ahead for improving the strategy of present mechanism.