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SUMMARY
Bangladeshi host communities
Socio-economic indicators across Bangladesh are poor, especially in Chittagong division. Registered refugees benefit to a limited degree from services they receive in camps. However, for the host community and those living outside registered camps, widespread poverty is reported. Rohingyas have been integrating into Bangladeshi host communities for decades. Host communities perceive the influxes negatively with the refugee population taking its toll on a number of areas of the lives and livelihoods of the host communities. Resentment may be rising among the local Bangladesh community as a result of the increased demand on common services and water in particular and a price hike of essential goods and services. There is also concern that there are reduced job opportunities and the unskilled wage rate has decreased with additional labour available in the market. In general host communities do not consider themselves economically better off than the refugees and many (over 20%) are living below the poverty line.
Villages around Nayapara refugee camp and Leda makeshift host many Rohingya and require the same level of assistance as the camps with needs there reported as being even more severe. With aid flowing only to chosen pocket areas (primarily the camps), the frustration and resentment will only intensify.
Host communities also reported that livelihoods and infrastructures were severely damaged by Cyclone MORA on May 30, 2017 and they are yet to recover from the crisis.
Rohingya in host communities
There are many Rohingya who have coexisted in host communities for a number of years and those who arrived in October 2016 inxflux as well as the recently arrived. Current estimation is 100,000 refugees for Teknaf and Ukhia HC. The needs of the long established Rohingya are assumed as similar to those of the Bangladeshi host communities.xxx