The racist Myanmar administration, which does not recognize the right of citizenship to Muslims, is taking ostensible steps for the return of the Rohingyas.
The Rohingya Muslim refugee delegation from Bangladesh to Myanmar concluded that there are still not enough conditions for return in their country.
A group of 20 refugees, who went to the Maungdaw district of Arakan, accompanied by Bangladeshi authorities, stated that the appropriate return conditions still do not exist in their hometowns, which they started to leave in 2017.
Distributing booklets on the developments in the region to the visiting refugees, the Myanmar authorities accompanied the delegation on their trip to several villages in the vicinity.
Sufian, one of the refugees in the delegation, said that the Myanmar authorities once built camps in the area where their homes were located, but that refugees like him, who are struggling to survive in Bangladesh, want to return to their lands and establish their own homes.
The uncertainty about the recognition of the "right of citizenship" by the Myanmar authorities is also one of the main reasons for the dissatisfaction with the return conditions of Rohingya refugees.
MUSLIMS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP
Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Bangladesh Aid and Repatriation Chief, who led the delegation, said that the racist Myanmar government has not taken any concrete steps to grant citizenship to the Rohingya refugees who will return, and that it will take a long time for their citizenship to be approved.
In response, Rahman said that during his visit to Maungdaw district and the surrounding villages, he observed that many Rohingyas staying in the region were starting businesses, and that Myanmar authorities claimed that they would develop pilot projects for the return of houses, workplaces and schools.
Regarding the dissatisfaction of the refugees with the conditions in the Arakan state, Rahman stated that the long-standing problems cannot be solved in one day and that they want to start the return process as soon as possible and that the "only solution" in the Arakan crisis is to return.
Bangladeshi authorities stated that they aimed to "build trust, volunteerism and dignified return process among refugees" with their visit yesterday.
If the process is successful, it is expected that 1,100 refugees will be sent back in the first place. More than 1.2 million refugees in Bangladesh are struggling to survive in 33 camps and on Bhasan Char Island.