Bangladesh: Michael Dunford and Rohingya Muslims

bangladesh: Much of the area used to be forested but the trees have been cut to make way for the shelters, so the occasional rampaging wild elephant tramples through, according to Toronto Star. That's how Michael Dunford describes what's become of Bangladesh's lush, southeastern countryside since late August when 600,000 traumatized Rohingya Muslims fled Burma in what's been described by many including Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland as ethnic cleansing. More than two-thirds are women and children, many of whom were victims of sexual violence or some continuing form of exploitation. They've swelled the ranks of fleeing Rohingya in Bangladesh to 900,000. The former Ontario premier and ex-interim Liberal leader arrived Wednesday in the South Asian region as Burma's fleeing Muslim population continues to seek refuge in Bangladesh, already one of the world's poorest countries. Read more What can Bob Rae do to help solve Burma's Rohingya crisis Walkom Article Continued Below Trudeau names former Ontario premier Bob Rae as special envoy to Burma That's just some of the scene that awaits Bob Rae, Canada's newly appointed special envoy to the Rohingya refugee crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.