Many Rohingya say their young people are being pushed into crime because they cannot legally work or, in many cases, access aid
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Methamphetamine use has risen sharply in Bangladesh
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"Ya ba" pills smuggled from labs in lawless northeastern Myanmar
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Bangladesh authorities say many drug mules are Rohingya refugees
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Rohingya complain many cannot work or access aid in Bangladesh
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Boom in ya ba use fuelling resentment against refugees
By Krishna N. Das
LEDA, Bangladesh, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Rohingya Muslim refugee Ali Hasan is desperately looking for a bride for his 14-year-old son, jailed last year in Bangladesh for carrying the popular drug ya ba. He hopes the girl's family would pay the $620 needed for Mohammed Hasan's bail as dowry.
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