Bangladesh Adviser Warns of Growing Regional Impact of Rohingya Crisis

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Arakan Now | 29 August 2025

Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has warned on Friday that the protracted Rohingya crisis, now in its eighth year, is evolving from a national problem into a regional security threat.

Speaking on the growing challenges faced by Rohingya refugees, Hossain emphasized that nearly a million young Rohingyas — many now in their late teens and early twenties — cannot be expected to remain confined to camps indefinitely.

“It is absolutely naive to think they will accept a hopeless life forever. If unresolved, the crisis will spill beyond Bangladesh and become a serious regional and possibly global security issue,” he cautioned.

Hossain’s warning highlights the urgent need for international cooperation to address the long-standing humanitarian and security implications of the Rohingya crisis.