When hundreds of thousands of Rohingya muslims fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar in August 2017, Bangladesh opened its border and tens of thousands of locals rushed to help the persecuted minority with food, medicine and cash.<br /><br />But public attitudes in Bangladesh have hardened after years of fruitless efforts to negotiate a safe return for the Rohingyas, with media outlets and politicians regularly condemning refugees as drug runners and terror threats.
