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Sep 2025
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Why is Bangladesh saying it can no longe...

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Bangladesh has sheltered more than a million Rohingya refugees for eight years, since they fled ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Now, the government says it cannot cope alone. As aid falls and pressure rises, what future awaits the refugees in Cox’s Bazar – and what will it take for them to return safely to Myanmar?

In this episode:

  • Tony Cheng (@TLCBkk), Al Jazeera correspondent

This episode was produced by Tracie Hunte, Tamara Khandaker, and Marcos Bartolomé with Manny Panaretos, Kisaa Zehra, Melanie Marich, Farhan Rafid, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.  Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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