Bangladesh calls for a coordinated regional approach
A call for wider regional cooperation, with no completed return established by the statement.
Featured essaySafen Roy · October 2025
From the author’s manuscriptEight Years Later,
Eight Years Later,
No Way Back
The Cox’s Bazar Rohingya crisis without resolution.
On the long condition of waiting, the limits of return, and the everyday reality of permanence.
Read the full author’s manuscript →Latest developmentsReviewed 22 October 2026
What has changed
All updates →Malaysia’s first transfer goes ahead
The scheduled transfer took place. Whether Rohingya were among the group remains unconfirmed.
The Rohingya crisis returns to the UN agenda
A UN side event addressed displacement, justice and accountability. Outcomes need to be tracked separately.
The archive
Selected published essays
Essays on camp life, integration and return, published in South Asia Monitor, The Business Standard and Sarakhon.
Read my essays →Latest updates
Regional diplomacy, humanitarian aid and conditions in the camps.
Latest updates →Chronology
Displacement, citizenship and repatriation efforts, from 1978 to 2026.
Explore chronology →Return promises and outcomes
Five initiatives, from the 2018 attempt to Malaysia’s September 2026 transfer.
Compare the outcomes →Further research
My research on integration in Cox’s Bazar is available in the Chulalongkorn University thesis and a comparison with my later essays.