Driven out by ruthless army

The Rohingya are an ethnic group, mostly Muslim, who have lived in majority Buddhist Myanmar since the eighth century. Myanmar has denied citizenship to the Rohingya since 1982, effectively rendering them stateless.

They are not considered one of the country’s 135 official ethnic groups. They have faced military crackdowns since 1978, with many crossing into Bangladesh in the 90s.

Last August, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya crossed the river that divides Myanmar and Bangladesh as they fled a savage military- backed ethnic cleansing programme.

Satellite images released by Human Rights Watch this year showed Rohingya villages inside Myanmar razed to the ground.