Mohammed Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen at the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between April and October last year. The group has fought against Myanmar's security forces and some Rohingya say it has been recruiting fighters, often through coercion, in the Bangladesh camps. A FRAUGHT CHOICEReuters spoke with several refugees who returned to the Bangladesh camps after abandoning journeys to Malaysia, via Myanmar, out of trepidation. "More Rohingya were supposed to join us and then a bigger boat would sail for Malaysia," Ullah said. "People are risking their lives on sea journeys as there is no future here and criminal activities are rising," Aziz said.
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