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Rohingya Muslims: Rohingya and Supporters March

rohingya muslims: Many say their homes were burned by Myanmar's military or by Buddhist mobs, according to CBC. The protesters chanted slogans and waved Bangladesh's flag as they marched through the streets of Dhaka, the capital. At least 412,000 ethnic Rohingya have fled from Buddhist-majority Myanmar in the past month and are living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh. One banner said, Stop Killing Rohingya. Supporters march toward Myanmar's embassy to protest against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday. Myanmar faces mounting international pressure Suu Kyi to skip UN assembly amid ethnic cleansing allegations The march, organized by the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, began at Bangladesh's main mosque but was stopped by police well before the protesters reached the embassy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.