International crisis instant coffee: the Bangladesh–Myanmar border region

Abstract

So many people wanted to cross the river [from Myanmar into Bangladesh]. There were Burmese helicopters above us, shooting down at us. Then they started throwing grenades. Everyone started running towards the river. People with money were able to cross first. There was no fixed rate [charged by the boatmen]. Of the people without money they simply took the nose jewellery or whatever they had left.1