With Bangladesh on a knife’s edge, trapped Rohingya refugees are forced to turn to people smugglers or violent gangs
- Written by Anthony Ware, Associate Professor in International & Community Development, Deakin University
Mass protests have rocked Bangladesh over the past few weeks. The military was deployed to the streets with shoot-on-sight orders. News agencies have reported some 266 deaths, with 7,000 people injured and more than 10,000 arrested.
In addition, a near-total communications blackout cut all internet and mobile phone services for more than a week. A...
















