Cox's Bazar
The Kutupalong–Balukhali camp complex in Cox's Bazar district hosts close to a million Rohingya. Densely packed shelters of bamboo and tarpaulin spread across hillsides cleared of forest. Monsoon rains, cyclones, fires, and landslides routinely threaten lives and destroy homes. Movement outside the camps is severely restricted; formal employment is prohibited.
Education and a generation in limbo
For years, Rohingya children in the camps were taught only an informal curriculum. Access to the Myanmar national curriculum has gradually expanded, but a full generation has grown up with limited and uncertain schooling. Without recognised qualifications, the path to higher education or skilled work remains painfully narrow.
Bhasan Char
Since late 2020, the Bangladeshi government has relocated tens of thousands of Rohingya to Bhasan Char, a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal. Rights groups have raised concerns about freedom of movement, cyclone risk, and the voluntariness of relocations.
Funding under strain
International funding for the Rohingya response has steadily declined. The World Food Programme has been forced to cut monthly food rations multiple times in recent years, with measurable impacts on nutrition, especially among children and pregnant women. The camps are not a stable solution — they are a holding pattern that becomes more precarious each year.