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Rohingya crisis could turn into unbearable crisis for Bangladesh: ex-UN chief

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Press Trust of India Dhaka
Last Updated : Jul 10 2019 | 8:56 PM IST

The Rohingya issue would eventually become an unbearable crisis for Bangladesh, former UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday as he criticised Myanmar for being reluctant in taking back tens of thousands of persecuted Rohingya Muslims.

According to the UN estimates, nearly 700,000 minority Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in the Rakhine state since August 2017 when the Myanmar army launched a military crackdown

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First Published: Jul 10 2019 | 8:56 PM IST

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