Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The dream of celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr in their ancestral homes in Myanmar has once again been shattered for more than a million Rohingya refugees.

The interim government's tenure is nearing its end, Eid is approaching, but the long-awaited return of the Rohingya to Myanmar remains elusive.

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, following his appointment after the July Uprising, had kindled a flame of hope during a visit to the camps with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

His assertion -- "Next Eid, Rohingya will be in their own land" -- resonated deeply across the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shelters of Ukhiya and Teknaf.

However, as the interim government's tenure concludes with the Feb 12 election, the barbed-wire fences ...