Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh yesterday marked the eighth anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding a safe return to their previous home in Rakhine state.

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have marked the eighth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has warned that his country can no longer provide additional support for the 1.5 million Rohingya refugees it shelters, calling on the international community to work on a roadmap for the voluntary return of the persecuted minority back to their homeland in Myanmar.