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Deal signed to return Myanmar Rohingya | Deal signed to return Myanmar Rohingya |
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Bangladesh has signed a deal with Myanmar to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled a recent army crackdown. | Bangladesh has signed a deal with Myanmar to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled a recent army crackdown. |
No details have been released of the deal, which was signed by officials in the Myanmar capital, Nay Pyi Taw. | |
Bangladesh said it was a "first step". Myanmar said it was ready to receive Rohingyas "as soon as possible". | Bangladesh said it was a "first step". Myanmar said it was ready to receive Rohingyas "as soon as possible". |
Aid agencies have raised concerns about the forcible return of the Rohingyas unless their safety can be guaranteed. | Aid agencies have raised concerns about the forcible return of the Rohingyas unless their safety can be guaranteed. |
The Rohingya are a stateless minority who have long experienced persecution in Myanmar, also known as Burma. More than 600,000 have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh since violence erupted in Rakhine state late in August. | The Rohingya are a stateless minority who have long experienced persecution in Myanmar, also known as Burma. More than 600,000 have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh since violence erupted in Rakhine state late in August. |
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Myanmar's military action against the minority Rohingya population constituted ethnic cleansing. | On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Myanmar's military action against the minority Rohingya population constituted ethnic cleansing. |
Last week the Burmese army exonerated itself of blame regarding the Rohingya crisis. | |
It denied killing any Rohingya people, burning their villages, raping women and girls, and stealing possessions. | It denied killing any Rohingya people, burning their villages, raping women and girls, and stealing possessions. |
The assertions contradict evidence seen by BBC correspondents of a crisis the United Nations has also called ethnic cleansing. | The assertions contradict evidence seen by BBC correspondents of a crisis the United Nations has also called ethnic cleansing. |