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Hope away from home

On World Refugee Day, 11 Rohingya refugee photographers contemplate the meaning of hope in the Cox’s Bazar camps

Tribune Desk

Publish : 18 Jun 2023, 06:09 PMUpdate : 18 Jun 2023, 10:09 PM

A group of children take a selfie using a sandal on a hilltop in Balukhali camp Ro Yassin Abdumonab 2022

Ustaza Kamal Mustafa and Ahmed Hossain are among the most familiar faces in the Rohingya refugee camp. These two nightingales try to strengthen peoples morale by singing songs. This photo was captured while they were performing at the Rohingya Cultural Memory Centre Mayyu Khan 2022

An elderly woman stands under the rain by the door of her flooded shelter. In 2021, the Rohingya refugee camp was hit by massive floods affecting thousands of refugees, mostly vulnerable women and children Shahida Win 2021

Nur Asma loves nature and cares for the earth. She collected all these water bottle tops to plant trees Ishrat Fori Imran 2022

Emdadul Hassan is 21 years old, he lives in camp 3 and works as a humanitarian volunteer with Plan International. u2018Our planet is like an umbrella. When it rains the umbrella doesnt care if the person under is black, white or brown. Planet Earth is meant for all living beings to share a good and peaceful life.u2019 Md Iddris 2022

Fire in the Sky. Refugees trying to extinguish the flames of a fire in the refugee camp. The big fire that occurred in the camps on 22 March 2021 left 50,000 refugees homeless. This image portrays the efforts made by those affected to extinguish the flames in the area where the fire took place Sahat Zia Hero 2021

Rohingya photojournalist Mohammed Zonaid uses his visual storytelling to expose the hardships faced by his people in the Coxs Bazar camps. This photo captures two Rohingya siblings running in the raid inside Kutupalong Lambashiya Camp Mohammed Zonaid 2022

A Rohingya imam prays with his fellow refugees for the rights and justice denied to his people for decades by the Myanmar government Ro Abdullah 2023

18 year-old Anos began exploring photography only recently. He enjoys playing with form and light. u201cI liked the formation of this bridge. It looks like a star, a deep-sea oil rig and the London Bridge, all at the same time.u201d Ro Md Anos 2022