Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark 'Genocide Day'

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Rohingya refugees stranded in camps in southern Bangladesh have observed the seventh "Rohingya Genocide Day". The commemoration took place on Sunday as new refugees, fleeing escalating violence in Myanmar, continued to arrive at the border. Seven years ago, the majority of the Rohingya community was forced to flee Myanmar’s Rakhine state, an act recognised as genocide by the UN and other international