Bangladesh faces growing strain in Rohingya crisis

Dhaka must be cautious over ties with China

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Caring for Rohingya refugees is likely to cost Bangladesh $1 billion or more annually and burden the country's development budget.

The numbers continue to rise. Over 640,000 mainly stateless Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's western Rakhine state have fled on foot since late August to escape mass killing, arson and rape by the Burmese military.

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