Economic Impact of Rohingya Exodus on Bangladesh

Mehmet Levent Yılmaz; Md. İshtiaq Ahmed Talukder

doi:10.36484/liberal.592964

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Economic Impact of Rohingya Exodus on Bangladesh

Abstract

Rohingya of the Rakhine state of Myanmar has earned the status of migrants while escaping from mass killing and torture. Bangladesh has been their close destination since the first attempt to migrate and it has welcomed them. This study aims at uncovering the economic impact of the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh, which has faced the first wave of the influx, through understanding the changes in its’ economy. The Rohingya exodus may not have affected the economy yet but it has already caused enough trouble to its’ only touristic region, Cox’s Bazar. The business intervention of China and Myanmar has a significant role in creating the current crisis. Thus, Rakhine state under the surveillance of the Myanmar military witnessed torture and persecution of Rohingya Muslim community for decades. Therefore, the international community has to come forward immediately and force Myanmar to resolve the crisis and help recover Bangladesh from great distress.

Keywords

Bangladesh,Economic Security,genocide,migration,rohingya,silk road

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mehmet Levent Yılmaz ^*
Türkiye

Md. İshtiaq Ahmed Talukder This is me
Bangladesh

Publication Date

September 30, 2019

Submission Date

July 17, 2019

Acceptance Date

September 17, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 24 Number: 95

DOI

https://doi.org/10.36484/liberal.592964

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https://izlik.org/JA52EA88EJ

APA

Yılmaz, M. L., & Talukder, M. İ. A. (2019). Economic Impact of Rohingya Exodus on Bangladesh. Liberal Düşünce Dergisi, 24(95), 111-129. https://doi.org/10.36484/liberal.592964