Since then, these three photographers have documented their daily lives in the world’s largest refugee camp—in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh—where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides medical care to the Rohingya. Seven years after their exile, they continue to witness and document the desperate living conditions this Muslim minority group faces in Cox’s Bazar through Rohingyatographer, a collective of Rohingya photographers that collaborated with MSF to tell this story in photos.
Muhammad, who is learning Arabic, does his homework in Cox’s Bazar.
Sadeka, 18, is an orphan grappling with the hardships of life in the camps with the support of her older sister.
Rohingya refugees meet up and talk in the streets of the camps of Cox's Bazar.
Aziz digs in a canal to improve drainage near his shelter.
Zahida lives alone with her child in one of the camps in Cox's Bazar after her husband abandoned them.
Abul, a volunteer NGO worker and father of four, rises early to get ready for work. With cases of dengue fever on the rise in the camps, he encourages his family to take precautions by using mosquito nets.
Left: Asofa, a Rohingya girl, poses in a traditional outfit. © Sahat Zia Hero Right: Sawmira, 12, holds up one of her drawings. © Ishrat Bibi
Nur Mohammad, 79, crafts chicken coops out of bamboo. A former soldier, he struggles to earn enough money to make up for inadequate food rations and feed his family of six.
Rahman provides barber services for the community inside the refugee camps. Rohingya refugees cannot legally work in Bangladesh.
Cows graze on a rubbish dump in one of the camps for Rohingya refugees.
Mohammad carries his sick grandson back from the health center in Cox’s Bazar.
A Rohingya couple carry their sick child through the camp to find a doctor.
Muhammad combs his hair before meeting with friends to take a course organized by NGOs.
Zainura, 44, crafts fishing nets to earn money and provide food for her family.
