ED: This should never have happened

We cannot dodge the question of why such large fires keep happening in our country

There will be finger-pointing and there will be blame games. Right now, we do not know for certain who or what was responsible for the devastating fire at the Baluakhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya. At least 11 people, including at least three children, were killed, and over 9,000 shanties were gutted. For the Rohingya, who came to Bangladesh to escape persecution, this fire is just the latest in a series of traumatic events.

While details are still unclear, one thing is for sure. A disaster like this should never have happened. In the first place, it is a humanitarian tragedy that hundreds of thousands of Rohingya had to live in makeshift conditions away from home to escape the brutal actions of a military-controlled regime.