DHAKA: Anwara Begum used to find herself very busy with preparations in the days leading up to the holy month of Ramadan, when it had meant stocking up on noodles and chickpeas, and making plans to provide food for poor people in her hometown in Myanmar.
Anwara Begum told Arab News that sharing iftar foods with other fellows and people as much as she could with what she had, greatly filled her mind with enjoyment at that period. She said that that time would remain the greatest memory of her life. She added that recalling that good time literally hurts her a lot and breaks her heart into pieces.
Holy month of Ramadan: Rohingya Women confront with miseries in Bangladesh
Anwara Begum was among 740,000 Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh in 2017, after a brutal military crackdown against them that the United Nations adds amounted to genocide of Muslims.
Ramadan and Life — was never pretty the same in the 5 years since Anwara Begum started living in the straggly camp in Cox’s Bazar, she said.
She said that everything was fully changed into a great challenge when they came here. Anwara Begum said that injustices done to them in Myanmar forced there here into a life of unemployment, poverty, and complete uncertainty.
The Rohingya Muslim, are confronting worsening situation, as global aid for the group has declined since 2020. The United Nations Food Program decided to cut food in the current year, following its pleas for the Rohingya Muslim had not been met.
Anwara Begum said that the meal they eat at iftar in the refugee camp is neither healthy nor hygienic. She said that it is impossible to buy what they need for a month as they are receiving very less assistance compared with the previous months.
The same story was shared by rest of the women in the camps and said that the please movements of Ramadan have distant memories since they became refugees in Bangladesh.
A woman Khatun expresses hope for an immediate return to her country as she wants to die in the soil of her nation.
