Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-02 | 279-283
Review Article
The Rohingyas: Searching the Root of Ethno-Political Problem and Migration Pattern
Kuntal Kanti Chattoraj
Published : Feb. 28, 2018
Abstract
Burmese Citizenship Law-1982 has made the Muslim Rohingyas largest
persecuted population groups in the world. Rohingya crisis in Myanmar is a
contemporary and crucial issue not only in South and Southeast Asia but also in the
world. The „duration of stay‟ of Rohingyas in Myanmar is a matter of controversy
raised by Rohingya literatures and Arakanese Buddhists literatures. The root of
antagonism between Rohingya Muslim and Buddhist Arakanese is historical. Only
the dimension and extension has been changed with the advancement of time.
Massive Rohingya exodus has been occurred three times in independent Myanmar,
in 1978, 1991-92 and 2017 due to military operation. Huge number of refugee
outflow has strike mainly in neighbouring Bangladesh border, has made
geopolitical imbalance in the South-East Asia. Myanmar Government and
Rohingya leaders should review their policy against each other and should start
dialoging for the permanent solution. The paper tries to draw out the origin of
Rohingyas and their long history of conflict with Buddhist Arakanese as well as
with Government. Refugee issue and migration pattern also included here.
Statements are almost bias free as much as possible and have been made best on
important historical/research document.