Bangladesh needs longer-term plan for Rohingya: UN The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says that the conditions of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are a "recipe for disaster" in terms of the risk of epidemics in the struggling populations. The nearly half a million Rohingya refugees who have entered Bangladesh since August will likely not be leaving soon, the UN says, calling for longer-term plans to manage the influx. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES