Why Rohingya refugees are protesting in Cox’s Bazar, 9 years after genocide

Rohingya refugees protest, nine years after exodus to Bangladesh. Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026.

What happened

On Monday, hundreds of Rohingya refugees gathered at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh demanding justice and the right to return to their homes, on the ninth anniversary of the genocide perpetrated against them in Myanmar. Since then, more than one million stateless Rohingya have remained stranded in tightly packed camps in Bangladesh's coastal district of Cox's Bazar, where living conditions are steadily deteriorating as international aid declines.

For context, the presence of the Rohingya in Bangladesh has created the South Asian country home to one of the world's largest refugee populations.

The bottom line

For now, why Rohingya refugees are protesting in Cox's Bazar, 9 years after genocide remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.