Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- More than 740,000 people fled their homes in Myanmar after violence that began in August, 2017. Young and old arrived hungry, exhausted and with almost nothing. Most now live in makeshift camps in the Cox's Bazaar district. More than half are women and children who depend on international aid for their most basic needs.

Bangladesh is now hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas and most of them entered the country since August 25, 2017.

On August 20, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said both Bangladesh and Myanmar are "fully ready" to resume the repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland but some Rohingya leaders and NGOs are reportedly discouraging them to return.

"We've heard some Rohingya leaders emerged there. They ...