THe nation’s military-backed government has verified that nearly 309,000 displaced people in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of the troubled Rakhine State, but repatriation will proceed only after security in Rakhine improves, the foreign ministry said.
The nation has verified 308,797 displaced people in Bangladesh as former Rakhine residents out of 828,824 names submitted as of July 31, 2026, the foreign ministry said in a statement over the weekend.
According to the United Nations, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighbouring Bangladesh in 2017 after a crackdown by Myanmar security forces, and many more are still leaving via uncertain sea and land journeys.
Myanmar says it has identified 4,241 people on Bangladesh’s repatriation list it alleged were involved in terrorist activities, while a further 113,507 could not be verified.
It added that repatriation will begin only when security conditions in Rakhine State become more stable. — Reuters
