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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Myanmar says 309,000 Rohingya eligible for return, cites Rakhine security

Myanmar's military-backed government has verified that nearly 309,000 ​displaced people in ​camps in Bangladesh are former residents of ​the troubled Rakhine State, but repatriation will proceed only after security in Rakhine improves, the foreign ministry said.

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