It is despicable when some unscrupulous, greedy men turn the plight of people into a business for making money. A report published in this paper yesterday revealed how some opportunist brokers are charging exorbitant amounts of money from Rohingyas to help them cross into Bangladesh.
The issue here is not one of whether Bangladesh should close its borders to the Rohingyas or not. We understand the horror of the situation of the Rohingyas in Myanmar, as the genocide against this minority continues unabated. The international silence is complicit in the mass murder and rape that the Rohingyas are victims to. And while we have previously said that Bangladesh should do what it can on humanitarian grounds, it cannot be the solution. (Courtesy of thedailystar.net)
