The world owes Bangladesh a standing ovation for taking in an astonishing 1.3 million Rohingyas.
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April 16, 2021
In this Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, file photo, a Rohingya boy holds his sibling as they sit on the side of a dirt road in the Balukhali refugee camp 50 kilometers (32 miles) from, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Credit: AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File
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If Rutger Bregman, author of the best-selling book “Humankind: A Hopeful History,” needs another example to support his argument that “Most people, deep down, are pretty decent,” Bangladesh is a perfect candidate.
This year, on the 50th anniversary of the country’s, pundits are applauding Bangladesh for its spectacular performance on social, economic, agriculture, and food security fronts. But the world failed to take notice that it has also taken a giant leap of humanity by caring for 1.3 million Rohingya refugees since 2017.