Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh demand safe return to Myanmar on the eighth anniversary of exodus


Rohingya refugees take part in the 'Genocide Remembrance Day' rally to mark the anniversary of their mass exodus from Myanmar following a military crackdown, at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on August 25, 2025. Bangladesh on August 25, is holding talks aimed at addressing the plight of Rohingya refugees, even as fresh arrivals cross over from war-torn Myanmar and shrinking aid flows deepen the crisis. The meetings in Cox's Bazar are taking place ahead of a UN conference in New York on September 30. (Photo by Piyas BISWAS / AFP)

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP): Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh marked the eighth anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding a safe return to their previous home in Rakhine state.

The refugees gathered Monday in an open field at a camp in Kutupalong, in the Cox’s Bazar district in southeastern Bangladesh, the site of a large refugee camp. They carried banners reading "No more refugee life” and "Repatriation the ultimate solution.” They were marking what they called "Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.”

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