A tweet sent out by the Awami League on November 30th, 2019 reports on an article stating that, according to the International Organization for Migration, Bangladesh is currently hosting the most stateless people in the world. This calculation is following the Rohingya refugee crisis. In the Rohingya refugee crisis, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya were displaced after brutal discrimination, mainly in Myanmar. Bangladesh opened up their boarders to the Rohingya, housing them in refugee camps spread all across the country. While these refugee camps are in very poor condition, and the Rohingya are still fighting for themselves and Bangladesh officials are looking for a location that they can possibly one day call home. This crisis leads to some uncertainties, such as how the government is actually treating these refugees, and what the future holds for these stateless citizens.

Is this refugee crisis going to have long term effects on the political relationship between Bangladesh and Myanmar? The United Nations has added their say on some issues regarding this crisis, such as UN authorities not giving their support to Bangladesh moving some of these citizens to the remote Island of Bhashan Char, however, is there more the UN can do to provide aid to the situation? How can the United States step up and provide aid to these displaced citizens or to Bangladesh? Is there a way to improve the refugee camps these people are forced to live in? If so, what would be the political and economic strain on Bangladesh for providing such aid?

#Bangladesh hosts most stateless people in the world: @UNmigration https://t.co/OlcmOTOm0Q

— Awami League (@albd1971) November 30, 2019

HR: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2019/11/29/iom-bangladesh-hosts-most-stateless-people-in-the-world