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Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Burmese Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are facing shortage of foods which made them starvation for not able to go for work as tight security along the border and fear of arrest , said Rashid, a camp committee member from Kutupalong makeshift camp. Kutupalong makeshift camp over view “The refugees from unregistered refugee camps – Kutupalong makeshift and Lada — are depending on their own selves for their lives struggle by working outside the camp as day labor, cultivation labor, rickshaw puller and fishing industry.” The restriction was made by camp authorities not allowing the refugees to go out from the camps for fear of arrest. The government of Bangladesh has deployed security forces – Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), Repaid Action Battalion (RAB) and police — along the border areas –the refugees camp situated –, all over the city. All the road are blocked  by opposition groups and camps authorities feared for refugees for arresting and s

Myanmar President Thein Sein (right) greets opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a dinner to mark Union Day on Feb12, 2013, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Mr Thein Sein is set to embark on his first visit to Europe as president on Monday, Feb 25, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP Eurasia Review: March 02, 2013 By Janani Govindankutty Since independence, multiple ethnic groups have been fighting the State and other groups in Myanmar. With the new reforms process in progress, what is the current status of these ethnic conflicts within the country? The Kachin Conflict The Kachins have been demanding autonomy for the past 50 years. Though a ceasefire was declared on 13 January 2013, the clashes between the Myanmar Army and Kachin Independence Army continue. As the Kachin state in Myanmar borders China, a conflict along this periphery ensured China’s involvement in mediating peace talks in February. Although Aung San Suu Kyi has also expressed her interest in furthering the med