Possible security threats likely to complicate Rohingya crisis: Experts

GBNews24 Desk//

The future of the Rohingya crisis, with the bleak possibility of Rohingya resettlement and the likely emergence of several security threats, might further complicate the situation, experts have said.

They said the Rohingya crisis, one of the greatest human catastrophes of the 21st century, is getting more complicated since the takeover by the Myanmar military junta.

The Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS)-Dhaka Tribune Roundtable “Revisiting the Rohingya Crisis: What Lies Ahead?” was held Sunday evening at a city hotel, UNB reports.

Several diplomats, scholars, security experts, and youth representatives from various disciplines joined the discussion.

Shafqat Munir, research fellow at BIPSS, highlighted the contemporary situation and noted that Bangladesh has to ramp up its approaches on all frontiers to resolve the issue, which is becoming more entrenched and prolonged.

Asif Munier, a national expert on migration and displacement, emphasised the major dimension of the crisis.

He dissected the regional and global political dynamics and the underlying pragmatism and interest-driven approach behind it.

Asif highlighted the three categories of the Rohingya influx throughout the years.

He talked about the vulnerabilities that the Rohingya youths face in terms of being exposed to radicalisation and different violent militant outfits.

Air Vice Marshal Mahmud Hussain (retired), vice-chancellor of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University, illustrated the key thematic concepts, including the wider geopolitical ramifications of the issue and the reaction it will induce from various actors across the region and abroad.