Rohingya Warily Welcome Myanmar Shadow Government’s Vow To Grant Citizenship

By Kamran Reza Chowdhury and Sunil Barua

Rohingya leaders in Bangladesh on Friday guardedly welcomed a pledge by Myanmar’s shadow government to grant citizenship to members of their stateless community if and when it returns to power, with refugees saying they have been cheated many times before.

Master Md. Ilias, who...