A Rohingya hawker carries baskets in Kutupalong refugee camp, in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, on December 18, 2025. (AFP)

Rohingya repatriation as a governance tool in Bangladesh

Dhaka’s insistence on sending hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar is an instrument used to deny them rights, legal employment and integration.

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