Report: Rohingya refugee's stolen pictures exploited by Anadolu Agency

Dhaka Tribune

Tribune Desk

Published: March 27, 2023

An unknown number of the refugee’s photos were also sold on Getty Images for up to $499

The photos were taken by photographer Arafat Maung Hla Myint during and after the massive fire that ravaged Rohingya Camp 11 on March 5. They were sold without Myint's permission on the Anadolu Agency website for up to $120 each.

Mohammad Shahjahan was falsely credited for taking the photos on the website, according to a press release.

Rohingya refugees: From crowded camps to isolated island

Aljazeera

Mahmud Hossain Opu

31 Dec 2020

 

Al Jazeera travels with Rohingya to flood-prone Bhashan Char island where Bangladesh wants to move about 100,000 refugees. 

 

Rohingya refugees prepare to board a ship as they move to Bhasan Char island near Chattogram [Mahmud Hossain Opu/Al Jazeera]

The Bangladeshi government has relocated more than 3,000 Rohingya to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal, despite concerns from rights groups that many of the persecuted refugees might have been coerced into moving to the flood-prone island.

At least 1,800 refugees were shipped to the Bhashan Char island on Tuesday, weeks after the first batch of 1,600 Rohingya were transferred. The government plans to eventually move 100,000 Rohingya to the remote island as it aims to decongest refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, which shelter approximately one million Rohingya.-