Rohingya refugees mark anniversary of exodus and demand safe return to Myanmar

(Shafiqur Rahman/AP)

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus on Sunday, and demanded a safe return to Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

The refugees gathered in an open field at Kutupalong camp in the Cox’s Bazar district, carrying banners and festoons reading “Hope is Home” and “We Rohingya are the citizens of Myanmar”, defying the rain on what has been designated Rohingya Genocide Day.