Rohingyas are upset over UN agreement not addressing citizenship demand

Rohingya Muslims who are currently living in shelters in Bangladesh has said that they are upset that United Nations agreement does not include citizenship demand which was one of the key demands media reports said on Saturday.

According to the media reports, the refugees are willing to go back to their home in Rakhine, Myanmar, but have concerns regarding their protection.

They had reportedly demanded proper citizenship and the return of the property they lost during the violence. 

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Since August 2017, about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a military crackdown in mainly Buddhist Myanmar, many reporting killings, rape and arson on a large scale, UN and other aid organisations have said.

Myanmar and United Nations on Wednesday signed an agreement aimed at allowing those refugees to return back to their homeland. The refugees are currently living in camps in Bangladesh' coz bazaar.

Meanwhile, in a separate statement on Thursday, Myanmar's government said it would set up an independent commission to investigate "the violation of human rights and related issues" in Rakhine State following the army operation there in response to attacks by Rohingya insurgents on security posts.

The atrocities on Rohingya was widely criticised by the international media.

The United Nations and aid agencies had also described the crackdown on the Rohingya as "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing", an accusation Myanmar rejects.

(With inputs from Reuters)