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2016 – Rohingya Refugee Camp
Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
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Photo taken on 18 February 2016.

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#Rohingya 💯

​During the 2017 exodus, this cloth was carried by those who fled Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh. Today, it remains in the camp a silent witness to a powerful history.

​To people all over the world: when you look at my photograph, I hope you remember the story of the Rohingya.

I am sharing this image to remind everyone of our history; this is the reality we live today while the world watches.

​We were created as human beings. To be born should not mean a life filled only with pain, sorrow, tears, and suffering.

We want to stand with dignity, and we want the world to recognize our humanity.

​Myanmar is our motherland; it is where we belong. We did not come to Bangladesh to stay forever, nor do we wish to remain here.

We never wanted to live in this sea of displacement.

The cloth you see is not just fabric.

It carries the memories of those who fled. It is deeply precious.

​I want to say one thing to all Rohingya: when you see this picture, I hope you feel our unity.

We must remember that our efforts are for the benefit of all our people.

If we do not stand on our own feet, we will never be able to return home.

​Abul Kalam
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March 22, 2023

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My Story:🩵

Taekwondo and the Path of a Refugee
​By Abul Kalam

In Bangladesh, the primary body governing taekwondo as both a sport and a competitive discipline is the Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF).

As the official national authority, the BTF is responsible for organizing competitions, athlete development, and training across the country.

It operates under the guidance of the Bangladesh Olympic Association and the National Sports Council, ensuring that athletes are trained to international standards.

Whether viewed as a professional sport or a community game, the BTF oversees every level of participation from local contests to regional and national championships.
​My Journey

​My name is Abul Kalam, and I am Rohingya.

I have been a dedicated practitioner of taekwondo for a long time.

​My journey took me to Dhaka, where I competed on behalf of Cox’s Bazar. I have fond memories of 2001, when
I had the opportunity to train with Liju Song at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium.

It was a time of great discipline and ambition.

​However, life as a refugee brought hardships that were difficult to overcome. Due to severe financial difficulties, I was eventually forced to stop my training.

As refugees, our reach is limited; we lack the "solid ground" of citizenship that allows an athlete to truly soar.

If we had the security of a home and a country to call our own, we would not be so vulnerable.

​Today, I express myself through a different lens.
​Abul Kalam
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#Rohingya

I am happy to see so many photographers and videographers in the Rohingya community.

They help explain our history and tell our story to the world. I believe this work is essential.

Our past generations were unable to preserve this history, but now our story will not be lost.

One day, we will leave this world, but our history will remain.

Abul Kalam, to my #Rohingya #community
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The Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhia, where people live with extremely limited resources, meat selling at 1,200 taka per kilogram is far beyond what most families can afford.

This price is significantly higher than the average market rate in the rest of Bangladesh, where beef usually sells for around 750 to 800 taka per kilogram.

For refugees who rely on aid and have little or no income, such prices make basic nutrition unattainable.

The question is not just about cost, but about how we are expected to live and make do.

How are people who already live in poverty expected to access food at these rates?😲😲

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#Israel is dropping bombs on #Gaza again, killing and wounding #Palestinians.

There are people missing under rubble. The killing machine has not stopped.

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I feel very sad when I look at this child’s face. She looks so helpless.

It is terrible that a girl so young had to risk her life to cross the border, to do whatever was necessary just to escape death. When I remember her face, I cannot control my emotions.

I usually do not like to separate adults and children. In Myanmar, all lives are at risk. Everyone is vulnerable.

But seeing children in such a state truly shatters me.

I know this from my own life, from our history. For more than 60 years, Myanmar has been committing atrocities.

Rape, murder, the killing of innocent people. It is this unbearable reality that forced them, and forced us, to leave Myanmar.

I remember very clearly the night this photo was taken. I was with Omi.

It was a horrifying night.

The Bangladesh Border Guard were on one side, and the Myanmar army was on the other.

I was terrified of what might happen. At one point, I even wondered if I would survive.

I told Omi that I might leave and come back later, but we stayed there for a long time.
Then this child appeared.

I was so afraid. Even now, I can recall everything clearly. It was horrific.

I think children do not fully understand the horror of the situations they are in.

They simply follow their parents, unaware of the future, unaware of what awaits them on the way, unaware of how close life and death really are.

The Bangladesh I know has been more friendly to us. It is difficult to explain, but I will try.

A child needs an environment without fear to grow up. An environment without the fear of being killed, without fear of the military, without fear of guns.

Life in Bangladesh is basic and difficult, but at least there is some security of life, and some children have a chance to get an education.

I hope I can do some good for every Rohingya. I also hope the Bangladesh government will ensure a decent education for every child.

Coming back to this picture, I still cannot explain the horror of that night in words.
But I love this picture deeply.

Abul Kalam (@Kalamphotographer)

Rohingya human rights defender
Colleague of Saiful Huq Omi, Bangladesh

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This photo is from 2019

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The Gambian government has our sincerest appreciation. We demand justice. As victims of persecution from Myanmar's Arakan state, we are Rohingya. We have faith in Allah's wisdom and the proceedings of the International Court of Justice.

#RoNaySanLwin and #MaungTunKhin are speaking about the Rohingya at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, before the Court, in the case brought by The Gambia.

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