Their compassion, which was exemplary at the beginning of the exodus in late August of 2017, now seems to have turned into fury, which is occasionally expressed by the host community in the form of processions and human chains. When contacted, senior government officials acknowledged the “negative feeling” among the host community, and said that they are doing all they can to keep the situation calm. “We can understand the inconvenience of the host community due to the lengthy presence of so many people. The poor people of the community have been worst affected pursuant to these problems, they said. But now, people feel that they have had enough,” Rafiquzzaman said, welcoming the government’s plan to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char in Noakhali.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 31, 2019 17:03 UTC