The Rohingya problem lies in the name itself. Although they identify themselves as Rohingya, which is also used by the international community including the United Nations, the Myanmar government calls them Bengali, implying that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The term Rohingya is not included as one of the 135 ‘national races’ officially recognized by the Myanmar government. Some say that the history of Rohingya in Myanmar dates back to the seventh century when the Arab Muslim traders settled in Arakan (now Rakhine). The Muslims from Chittagong (present day Bangladesh) immigrated to Arakan in the 20th century and they were then integrated into the Rohingya society. However, since neither Myanmar nor Bangladesh accepts them as their own citizens, the Rohingya automatically qualify for the status of stateless people.