00:00Bangladesh says it cannot mobilize more resources for the 1.3 million Rohingya refugees living in the country.
00:08Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus says hosting the refugees has strained Bangladesh's economy, environment and governance.
00:18Dr. Yunus' remarks come on the 8th anniversary of more than 700,000 Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh over just a few days,
00:26turning Cox's Bazar into the world's largest refugee settlement.
00:30Half of the refugees are children, most fleeing a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar that the UN described as ethnic cleansing.
00:39Early attempts at repatriation in 2018 and 2019 failed amid fears among refugees of further persecution.
00:47Dr. Yunus urged the international community to draft a practical roadmap for their return home to Myanmar.
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