The Rohingya people / Unseen Passage / Information Transfer / Table Completion /Flow Chart / Summary Writing / Gap Filling Based on Passage / Unseen Comprehension for Exams-HSC, SSC & JSC

Read the following passage and answer the question

The Rohingya people, historically also termed Arakanese Indians, are a stateless Indo-Aryan people from Rakhaine State, Myanmar. There w an estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar before the 2016-2017 crisis. The majority are Muslim while a minority is Hindu. Described by the United Nations in 2013 as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world, the Rohinov. Population is denied: citizenship under 1982 laws "effectively deny to the Rohingya the possibility of acquiring a nationality. Despite being able to trace Rohingya history to the 8th century, Burmese law does not recognize the ethnic minority as one of the eight "National Races". They are also restricted from freedom of movement, state education and civil jobs. The legal conations faced by Rohingya in Myanmar have been compared with apartheid.

Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1 x 5 = 5

Who/what	Event
The historians	(i).... the Rohingya as Arakanese Indians
(ii)...	live in Rakhaine state, Myanmar
The UN	(iii).... them as one of the persecuted  minorities.
(iv)………….	denied their citizenship
The Myanmar government	((v).... their freedom of movement, state education etc.

Answer: (i) termed (ii) Rohingya people (iii) described (iv) Myanmar Government (v) restricted

বাংলা অনুবাদ:

রোহিঙ্গা জনগোষ্ঠী, যাদের ঐতিহাসিকভাবে অরাকানিজ ইন্ডিয়ানও বলা হয়, তারা মিয়ানমারের রাখাইন রাজ্যের একটি রাষ্ট্রহীন ইন্দো-আর্য জাতিগোষ্ঠী। ২০১৬-২০১৭ সালের সংকটের আগে মিয়ানমারে আনুমানিক ১০ লক্ষ রোহিঙ্গা বসবাস করত। তাদের অধিকাংশ মুসলিম, তবে কিছু সংখ্যক হিন্দু ধর্মাবলম্বী।

জাতিসংঘ ২০১৩ সালে তাদের বিশ্বের অন্যতম নিপীড়িত সংখ্যালঘু জনগোষ্ঠী হিসেবে অভিহিত করে। ১৯৮২ সালের নাগরিকত্ব আইনের অধীনে, রোহিঙ্গাদের ন্যূনতমভাবে নাগরিকত্ব পাওয়ার অধিকার অস্বীকার করা হয়েছে। যদিও তারা অষ্টম শতাব্দী থেকে মিয়ানমারে বসবাস করছে, দেশটির আইন অনুসারে তারা "জাতীয় সম্প্রদায়গুলোর" (National Races) তালিকায় অন্তর্ভুক্ত নয়।

ফলে তাদের চলাচলের স্বাধীনতা, সরকারি শিক্ষা এবং নাগরিক চাকরির সুযোগ সীমিত। মিয়ানমারে রোহিঙ্গাদের প্রতি আইনি বৈষম্যের বিষয়টি দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার আপারথেইড নীতির সঙ্গে তুলনা করা হয়।

Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:

The Rohingya people, historically known as (a) __________ Indians, are a stateless (b) __________-Aryan people from Rakhine State, Myanmar. Before the (c) __________ crisis, around one million Rohingya lived in Myanmar. The majority are (d) __________, while a minority are Hindu. Under the (e) __________ law, they are denied citizenship and are not recognized as one of Myanmar’s (f) __________ Races. Their conditions have been compared to (g) __________.

Answers:

(a) Arakanese

(b) Indo

(c) 2016-2017

(d) Muslim

(e) 1982

(f) National

(g) apartheid

Summary

The Rohingya people, also known as Arakanese Indians, are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group from Rakhine State, Myanmar. Before the 2016-2017 crisis, nearly one million Rohingya lived in Myanmar. Most are Muslim, while a small group is Hindu. In 1982, Myanmar’s law denied them citizenship, and they are not recognized as a National Race. As a result, they face movement restrictions, lack of state education, and no access to civil jobs. The UN declared them one of the most persecuted minorities, and their treatment has been compared to apartheid.

Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)

Complete the flowchart with the major events of Rohingya history. (One is done for you.)

1. Rohingya people have lived in Myanmar since the 8th century →

2. They were historically known as Arakanese Indians →

3. In 1982, Myanmar denied them citizenship under a new law →

4. The Rohingya were declared one of the most persecuted minorities by the UN in 2013 →

5. The 2016-2017 crisis led to mass displacement of Rohingya →

6. Their conditions in Myanmar have been compared to apartheid