In photos: Scenes from lively but tenuous Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Myanmar are busy setting up their lives in a corner of Bangladesh
The Chakmarkul refugee camp is one of several located in Bangladesh, where persecuted Rohingya have fled from neighbouring Myanmar.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Abul Monjur works as a tailor in one of the camps.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Nur Halima, 18, a Rohingya refugee newly trained in textiles thanks to an international aid program.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Halima came to the Chakmarkul camp from India.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Muhammad Harun, 30, works on a paddy field outside the refugee camp where he lives.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Nurus Salam, left, and Shokutara Begum play with their one-year-old daughter Jannat Ara in the shelter they share in a camp.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Nur Korim lives outside the camps with his family in a rented house.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Many Rohingya who live outside of the camps gather in Cox's Bazar with Bangladeshi workers, waiting to be hired by local employers.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Jubair, 18, works as a daily labourer unloading goods outside of the camps.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Rohingya men decorate their clothing shop inside Balukhali camp.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
A new road under construction at the Chakmarkul camp in March, 2019.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Mohammad Salim, a Rohingya refugee, came to the Chakmarkul camp from India.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Khunsoma, 20, who works as a tailor, bought a sewing machine after receiving training from an international aid agency.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail
Soyed Korim also came from India.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/The Globe and Mail