Thousands more Rohingya flee to Bangladesh

Yearn for home: Rohingya refugees praying together during a rally at their refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox’s Bazar on Aug 25. — AP

AROUND 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, escaping escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, according to Bangladeshi officials.

The violence has intensified as fighting between Myanmar’s ruling junta and the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic militia drawn from the Buddhist majority, continues to worsen.