Bangladesh, July 2 -- The plight of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has taken a devastating turn as education, one of the few lifelines available to displaced children, is rapidly disappearing. The recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report documenting the closure of over 6,400 learning centers in the Rohingya refugee camps is not merely an alarm bell-it is a thunderous indictment of international neglect. Approximately 300,000 Rohingya children now face a future without even the most basic access to schooling. This is not only a humanitarian disaster but a looming security and development crisis for the entire region.

The closures are a direct result of foreign aid drying up. What little infrastructure had been built to give these child...