On the shores of the Naf River in southern Bangladesh, fishermen aren’t the only ones taking to the waters.
In the last two months, hundreds of boats loaded with Rohingya Muslims fleeing across the river from Myanmar have arrived near this border town.
Most residents in the predominately Muslim country are sympathetic to the plight of the ethnic Rohingya, who are trying to escape persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
While some arrivals have been pushed back by Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), many have received food and aid from local Muslims such as Rohingyan fisherman Shamsul Alam. (Courtesy of voanews.com)
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