The United States has praised the Bangladesh government for providing shelter to the Rohingya population displaced by Myanmar. Washington has also praised other countries in the region for providing shelter to the Rohingya.

This was stated by the US State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson, Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, in a press statement issued by the US State Department on Sunday (August 24) local time.

In the statement, he said, "The United States stands in solidarity with the people of Myanmar, including the Rohingya and other ethnic groups who have been victims of violence and displacement. In addition, we thank the government of Bangladesh for sheltering the displaced Rohingya and commend other countries in the region that have sheltered refugees from Myanmar."

It is worth noting that more than 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh within a few months of the military operation in Rakhine State in August 2017. There were already more than 400,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh before that.

In addition, about 30,000 new Rohingya children are born in the camps every year. More than 1.3 million Rohingyas are currently living in Bangladesh, including thousands of new arrivals.