Why Bangladesh Is Fencing Its Border With Myanmar

Why Bangladesh Is Fencing Its Border With Myanmar

A non-state actor – the Arakan Army – now controls Myanmar’s side of the border. That forces Bangladesh to rely more on unilateral forms of border management.

Bangladesh must rethink its Myanmar policy as a new border reality emerges

For nearly a decade, Bangladesh’s engagement with Myanmar has been shaped by one overwhelming concern: the Rohingya crisis. Since the mass displacement of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar’s Rakhine State in 2017, Dhaka has shouldered the responsibility of hosting more than one million refugees while simultaneously seeking international support for their safe and dignified return. The humanitarian dimension of the crisis remains one of the most pres…