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Rohingyas’ Debate and 1951 International Refugee Convention: A Security Concerns Analysis

Khaleda Yasmin, Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science, Jagannath
University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh
Abstract: After seeing the 2nd world war’s devastation and the
indescribable suffering of millions of displaced people, the
international community set up the 1951 International Refugee
Convention and the 1967 Protocol. In spite of having those
sophisticated conventions, still many ethnic minority groups,
likewise, rohingyas have been suffering for a long time. They are
from the Rakhine state in Myanmar being forced to be stateless.
Rohingyas are pursuing their shelter in neighboring countries.
However, they had started their journey from 1978, from that time
Bangladesh has been showing its humanitarian virtues and still now
assists them; even though Bangladesh is not a signatory party of
1951 Refugee Convention as well 1967 Protocol. Having huge
population pressure of refugees,- many of them are committing
crimes and trying to defame Bangladesh- it is recommended to
rethink for rohingya people more deeply than ever, keeping priority
of domestic and regional security issues.
Keywords: Refugee Convention, Rohingya, Humanitarian Ground,
National and Regional Security, State Policy, and plausible wayout.