In Bangladesh camps, rising online gambling traps Rohingya as opportunities shrink

Online gambling and debt-related crime are becoming growing concerns in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, authorities say, as conditions worsen with dwindling international aid and fading job prospects. Most of the 1.3 million Rohingya living in 33 cramped refugee settlements in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district escaped a military crackdown in Myanmar in 2017. They have not been allowed to return since, as despite multiple attempts from Bangladeshi authorities, a UN-backed repatriation process has f