Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority living in Myanmar 's Rakhine state . The government has been accused of ethnic cleansing, and the UN says that more than 700,000 people have fled to Bangladesh since August last year. Much of this is rooted in their heritage in East Bengal , now called Bangladesh . Dozens killed and thousands of homes burned down in recent violence . Myanmar 's president pledged to address the issue during recent U.N. visit .
Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority living in Myanmar 's Rakhine state . The government has been accused of ethnic cleansing, and the UN says that more than 700,000 people have fled to Bangladesh since August last year. Dozens killed and thousands of homes burned down in recent violence . Myanmar 's president pledged to address the issue during recent U.N. visit .