Dhaka, 18th March 03: "The hunger strike staged by Burmese refugees at the Refugees? Counselling Services Unit (RCSU) of Ahsania Mission, which facilitates refugee services for the local UNHCR in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, has reached its 11th day today. Three of the one hundred non-Muslim Burmese refugees who demanded the monthly subsistence allowance instead of the recent distribution of small lump sum grants as seed money to start self-employment initiated the strike. On 13th two more Burmese refugees joined the three hunger strikers..."