De facto Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu , is coming under increasing international pressure after 87,000 refugees arrived in Bangladesh to escape fighting and persecution in Myanmar , according to the United Nations . Bangladesh A total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence erupted in neighbouring Myanmar on August 25, the United Nations said Monday, amid growing international criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi. The refugees , mostly women and children , are joining already overcrowded camps , with another 20,000 people waiting at the Bangladesh border , according to a UK report . Myanmar 's western state of Rakhine has seen escalating violence since 2012 , with no public comment on the latest round of fighting from Suu Kyi .
De facto Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu , is coming under increasing international pressure after 87,000 refugees arrived in Bangladesh to escape fighting and persecution in Myanmar , according to the United Nations . The refugees , mostly women and children , are joining already overcrowded camps , with another 20,000 people waiting at the Bangladesh border , according to a UK report . Myanmar 's western state of Rakhine has seen escalating violence since 2012 , with no public comment on the latest round of fighting from Suu Kyi .