Myanmar softens its position on Rohingya refugees

By Arshad Mahmud, Dhaka

„Amid mounting pressure, Myanmar appears to be softening its position on the repatriation of more than a million Rohingya refugees, an estimated 700,000 of whom fled to Bangladesh two years ago following atrocities committed by its security forces.
This week, for the first time since the large exodus of the refugees began in August 2017, a senior Myanmar official dropped a broad hint, saying his country would be willing to grant “part citizenship” to the Rohingya in order to win back the trust of the refugees.“ (…)