The UN’s independent investigator on Myanmar says it's not safe for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to return because Myanmar has failed to dismantle its "system of persecution" of Rohingyas. Yanghee Lee said in a report to the General Assembly that living conditions for the remaining Rohingya in northern Rakhine state "remain dreadful." The Rohingya can't leave their villages and earn a living, she said, making them dependent on humanitarian aid whose access "has been so heavily diminished that their basic means for survival has been affected."

The Rohingyas in Bangladesh fear they will be subjected to the same, or even worse treatment if they return to the processing camps built by Myanmar. Bangladesh is currently hosting about 1.1 million Rohingyas most of whom were displaced due to the persecution of Myanmar army back in 2017. There has been no dearth of efforts by Bangladesh to convince the Myanmar government that it should allow the international community to enter the affected areas in Rakhine state. It has also stated that such visits will show that Myanmar is really improving the situation in those areas and convince the Rohingyas to return to their homeland.

The displaced Rohingyas cannot return to the ruins of devastation caused by the military government of Myanmar and its cohorts. Thousands of dwelling houses and other structures of Rohingyas have been raged to the ground forcing them to their homeland. Rebuilding of those homes and other structures is needed on an emergency basis for the Rohingyas to start life afresh in their homeland.    

Becoming victims of brutal persecution in Myanmar, thousands of Rohingyas came to Bangladesh. They have been passing their days and nights as stateless citizens here which is unjust. The visit of many world dignitaries to Rohingya camps failed to ensure an early return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar. Being an overpopulated country Bangladesh cannot take the responsibility of the Rohingyas for a long time as it has many of its own problems to address. It is an obligation for the Myanmar government to accept the Rohingyas as its citizens and ensure their rights in their native soil. The sooner it is done the better.