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Rohingya Refugee Rural Slum; Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Mar 2015

Rohingya Refugee Rural Slum; Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Mar 2015

Taken on 2015-03-31

The Rohingya people are a Muslim minority group historically based in Rakhine state, Myanmar. The Rohingya people are considered “stateless entities”, as the Myanmar government has been refusing to recognise them as one of the ethnic groups of the country. To escape persecution and hostility, the Rohingya people have being fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh in high numbers. From January to March in 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that 25,000 people have been taken to boats by human traffickers. There are claims that around 100 people died in Indonesia, 200 in Malaysia, and 10 in Thailand (see 2015 Wiki 'Rohingya Refugee Crisis' page for more information) Featured in this photo report are scenes of Rohingya refugees settled in rural slums around the UNCHR-government run camp of Kutupalong. Unlike the refugees settled in the UNCHR camp, who are entitled to shelter, food rations, access to school and health services, the unregistered refugees in the slum are considered illegal migrants and therefore don’t have access to any government or UN services.

Source: DG ECHO/Pierre Prakash/flickr

Uploaded by Taylor on 2015-11-18

Rescue & Salvage Training Drill, Bangladesh, September 2014

Rescue & Salvage Training Drill, Bangladesh, September 2014

Taken on 2014-09-27

Bangladeshi navy divers prepare to board the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) for training exercises as a water spout forms on the horizon. The Bangladeshi sailors are working with U.S. Navy divers during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2014. In its 20th year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations.

Source: Tim Miller/US Navy

Uploaded by mfa1988 on 2014-10-05

Sculpture Depicting Pakistani Atrocities during Bangladesh Conflict, 2013

Sculpture Depicting Pakistani Atrocities during Bangladesh Conflict, 2013

Taken on 2013-07-19

'Sculpture at Mujibnagar: A woman being raped by a Pakistani soldier during the 1971 war.'

Source: Rahat Rahim

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-09-10

Aerial View of the Savar Building Disaster, Bangladesh, May 2013

Aerial View of the Savar Building Disaster, Bangladesh, May 2013

Taken on 2013-05-03

On 24 April 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-story commercial building, collapsed in Savar, a sub-district in the Greater Dhaka Area, the capital of Bangladesh. The search for the dead ended on 13 May with a death toll of 1,129. Approximately 2,515 injured people were rescued from the building alive.

Source: rijans/Flickr

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-12-30

Side View of the Collapsed Savar Structure, Bangladesh, Apr. 2013

Side View of the Collapsed Savar Structure, Bangladesh, Apr. 2013

Taken on 2013-04-27

On 24 April 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-story commercial building, collapsed in Savar, a sub-district in the Greater Dhaka Area, the capital of Bangladesh. The search for the dead ended on 13 May with a death toll of 1,129. Approximately 2,515 injured people were rescued from the building alive.

Source: Sharat Chowdhury/Wikipedia

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-12-30

Pakistani General Niazi Signs Surrender to Indian Forces Concluding Bangladesh War, 1971

Pakistani General Niazi Signs Surrender to Indian Forces Concluding Bangladesh War, 1971

Taken on 1971-12-16

Lt. Gen A. A. K. Niazi, Commanding Officer of Pakistan Army forces signing the instrument of surrender on 16 December 1971. The image is of the 1971 surrender of Pakistan. The image is unique and historical taken by Aftab Ahmed.

Source: Virtual Bangladesh

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-09-10

Indian T-55 Tanks Advance in Support of Bangla Rebels, 1971

Indian T-55 Tanks Advance in Support of Bangla Rebels, 1971

Taken on 1971-12-01

T-55 tanks in the Bangladesh Liberation War (Date Unknown). Wary of the growing involvement of India in the Bangladeshi rebel movement, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) launched a pre-emptive strike on Indian Air Force bases on 3 December 1971. The attack was modelled on the Israeli Air Force's Operation Focus during the Six-Day War, and intended to neutralise the Indian Air Force planes on the ground. The strike was seen by India as an open act of unprovoked aggression. This marked the official start of the Indo-Pakistani War. As a response to the attack, both India and Pakistan formally acknowledged the "existence of a state of war between the two countries", even though neither government had formally issued a declaration of war.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:T-55_tanks_in_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War.jpg

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-09-10

Bangla Language Movement March in the Former East Pakistan, 1952

Bangla Language Movement March in the Former East Pakistan, 1952

Taken on 1952-02-21

A march for the Bengali Language Movement.

Source: Rafiqul Islam/Wikipedia

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-09-10