Five years later, they're still struggling to obtain even the most basic necessities, like food, and they've no reason to hope for better days in the near future.
Bangladesh has won global praise for hosting such a large number of refugees, but it's also faced criticism for keeping the refugees isolated in the fortified camp, and not letting them work. There was also outcry over the government's decision toof Bhasan Char, despite concerns about their safety, and allegedly against their will.
While many refugees still don't want to return to Myanmar because of the violence and trauma they faced there, there are others who hope to go back home, one day."We are hopeful that the future will be better," Maung told CBS News."We are not a hopeless people. We want to go back to our country. We want justice and we want our dignity back."
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