{"id":36168,"date":"2026-08-17T06:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36168"},"modified":"2026-08-17T06:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:07:10","slug":"myanmar-confirms-nearly-309000-rohingya-in-bangladesh-says-security-issues-delaying-repatriation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36168","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar confirms nearly 309,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh, says security issues delaying repatriation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76 collapsible-caption-module__license__CPQvV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/item\/rohingya-refugees-gather-to-mark-the-second-anniversary-of-the-exodus-at-the-kutupalong-camp-in-coxs-bazar\/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMTk6bmV3c21sX1JDMUU2RjBFMzNGMA%3D%3D\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/resizer\/v2\/LJK5RP67OBJOXA545KUKESHGVI.jpg?auth=681111cf87eb9918c5ab39b8ddad05328ec07c819fbba13a0807b71fb0c84473&amp;width=1920&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Rohingya refugees gather to mark the second anniversary of the exodus at the Kutupalong camp in Cox\u2019s Bazar\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aug 17 (Reuters) &#8211; Myanmar&#8217;s military-backed government has verified that nearly 309,000 displaced people in camps in Bangladesh are \u200bformer residents of the troubled Rakhine State, but \u200crepatriation will proceed only after security in Rakhine improves, the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following are the latest developments in the repatriation \u200bof Rohingya residents to Myanmar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sense of global markets with the Trading Day newsletter.&nbsp;Sign up&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/newsletters\/trading-day\/?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Fasia-pacific%2Fmyanmar-confirms-nearly-309000-rohingya-bangladesh-says-security-issues-delaying-2026-08-17%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Myanmar has verified 308,797 \u200bdisplaced people in Bangladesh as former Rakhine residents \u2060out of 828,824 names submitted as of July 31, \u200b2026, the foreign ministry said in a statement over the \u200bweekend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to the United Nations, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighbouring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/un-warns-funding-cuts-could-worsen-rohingya-crisis-bangladesh-2026-06-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bangladesh<\/a>\u00a0in 2017 after a crackdown by Myanmar security forces, and \u200bmany more are still leaving via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/scarce-food-bleak-futures-spur-rohingya-refugees-gamble-with-death-sea-2026-04-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uncertain sea<\/a>\u00a0and \u200bland journeys.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myanmar says it has identified 4,241 people on Bangladesh&#8217;s repatriation \u200clist \u2060it alleged were involved in terrorist activities, while a further 113,507 could not be verified.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myanmar says repatriation will begin only when security conditions in Rakhine State become more stable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myanmar&#8217;s \u200bmilitary is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/least-30-killed-myanmar-after-junta-airstrike-hits-hospital-witnesses-report-2025-12-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fighting<\/a>\u00a0\u200bthe Arakan Army, \u2060an ethnic armed group based in Rakhine that has sought greater autonomy for \u200bthe region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myanmar says repatriation is strictly a bilateral \u200bmatter \u2060with Bangladesh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myanmar says\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/world\/exclusive-myanmar-bangladesh-agree-to-start-rohingya-repatriation-next-week-idUSKCN1V51OA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous repatriation arrangements<\/a>\u00a0in 2018 and 2019 resulted in no returnees despite bilateral preparations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myanmar agreed to take \u2060back\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/malaysian-pm-says-myanmar-agrees-take-5000-rohingya-refugees-malaysia-2026-07-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5,000 \u200bRohingya<\/a>\u00a0asylum seekers from Malaysia, \u200bbut Malaysia said the repatriation would not proceed if lives were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-says-myanmar-refugee-return-will-not-go-ahead-if-lives-are-risk-2026-08-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at risk<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/myanmar-confirms-nearly-309000-rohingya-bangladesh-says-security-issues-delaying-2026-08-17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/myanmar-confirms-nearly-309000-rohingya-bangladesh-says-security-issues-delaying-2026-08-17\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug 17 (Reuters) &#8211; Myanmar&#8217;s military-backed government has verified that nearly 309,000 displaced people in camps in Bangladesh are \u200bformer residents of the troubled Rakhine State, but \u200crepatriation will proceed only after security in Rakhine improves, the foreign ministry said. Following are the latest developments in the repatriation \u200bof Rohingya residents to Myanmar: Make sense [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[9715,33642,190,28060,33641,22886,33643],"class_list":["post-36168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-bangladesh-2","tag-humanaratian-crisis","tag-myanmar","tag-refugees-2","tag-rohingya-2","tag-saving-lives-2","tag-security-situation","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36169,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36168\/revisions\/36169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}