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Masum Billah

Reporter · BD

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Sep 26, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Masum Billah

    Online gambling traps Rohingya in cycle of debt, crime (opens the original)

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    For many Rohingya refugees living in the sprawling camps of Cox’s Bazar, days can stretch endlessly with little work, income or opportunity. In that vacuum, online gambling has found fertile ground. What may begin with a small bet can quickly spiral into heavy losses, debt and desperation. In some cases, officials say, the financial pressure has been followed by violence, staged kidnappings, extortion and other crimes. Jahedullah knows how quickly the habit can take hold. He began gambling onlin

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Masum Billah

    Rohingya ready to return, but fear what awaits them in Rakhine (opens the original)

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    When Senowara Begum fled Rathedaung Township in Myanmar’s Rakhine State on Aug 25, 2017, homes were burning behind her. At that moment, she was not thinking about her house or the land the family was leaving behind. Let everything else go, she thought. At least let us stay alive. Through rain and mud and across the Naf River, Senowara, her husband, and their two children made their way to Bangladesh. Their first refuge was a school building in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. Later, along with hundreds of t

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Masum Billah

    Life on a trickle: 25,000 Rohingya rely on stream water to survive Teknaf’s severe drought (opens the original)

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    For the 25,000 Rohingya refugees living in Camp 22 in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf, access to clean water is a daily struggle. Syed Amin, who fled Myanmar in 2017 and lives with his family of seven in a small shelter near the hills, says water is his biggest concern despite receiving humanitarian assistance. During the rainy season, his family receives up to 20 litres per person a day. That water has to cover cooking, bathing and sanitation, leaving them to ration every drop. In the dry season, supplies

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