The persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar has driven Rohingya men from their homes in Rakhine state and compelled Rohingya women of marriageable age to follow suit.
Speaking to the Dhaka Tribune, Rohingya women from Sittwe, Buthidaung and Maungdaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state admitted to taking the perilous boat journey across the Bay of Bengal to Bangladesh for a chance to get married.
The situation is so dire that rights activists told the Dhaka Tribune that many women volunteer to be sold off by traffickers in hope of a better life.
For most, Bangladesh is a transit point, from which they sail to Malaysia to find Rohingya partners.
Between January and April this year alone, as many as 100 Rohingya women have fled Myanmar to go to Malaysia, according to local estimates. (Courtesy of dhakatribune.com)
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