PHOTOS: Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar struggle to get by in Bangladesh
PHOTOS: Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar struggle to get by in Bangladesh
A Rohingya family reaches the Bangladesh border after crossing a creek of the Naf river on the border with Myanmmar, in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf area, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Rohingya woman Dildar Begum and her daughter Noor Kalima, who crossed over to Bangladesh recover at Sadar Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Begum said she and her daughter Noor Kalima, got stabbed by Myanmar soldiers and her husband was killed. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
In this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 file photo, a young Rohingya Muslim boy, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, waits alongwith others for his turn to collect food aid near Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
In this Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 file photo, supporters of the hardline Hefazat-e-Islam shout slogans as they gather for a march towards Myanmar’s embassy to protest against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
In this Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 file photo, Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to catch a bag of rice thrown at them during distribution of aid near Balukhali refugee camp. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Young Rohingya Muslims stand on a slope and stretch their arms out to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A Rohingya Muslim boy, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carries fire wood towards his shelter in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
In this Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim man, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, at Teknaf, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
In this Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 file photo, a Rohingya Muslim woman Hanida Begum, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, kisses her infant son Abdul Masood who died when the boat they were traveling in capsized just before reaching the shore of the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh. Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wipes her sweat as she waits to receive aid during its distribution near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim woman Hanida Begum, right, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, holds her infant son Abdul Masood who died when the boat they were traveling in capsized minutes before reaching shore, as a relative holds Masood’s twin brother, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim man, Mohammad Zakaria, who sustained bullet injuries to his left leg when Myanmar monks and soldiers attacked his village, waits for food aid outside Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, prepare a meal in the open at Taiy Khali refugee camp, in Bangladesh, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, lies unconscious on the shore of the Bay of Bangal after the boat she was traveling in capsized at Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya family reaches the Bangladesh border after crossing a creek of the Naf river on the border with Myanmmar, in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf area, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A Rohingya family reaches the Bangladesh border after crossing a creek of the Naf river on the border with Myanmmar, in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf area, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Rohingya woman Dildar Begum and her daughter Noor Kalima, who crossed over to Bangladesh recover at Sadar Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Begum said she and her daughter Noor Kalima, got stabbed by Myanmar soldiers and her husband was killed. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Rohingya woman Dildar Begum and her daughter Noor Kalima, who crossed over to Bangladesh recover at Sadar Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Begum said she and her daughter Noor Kalima, got stabbed by Myanmar soldiers and her husband was killed. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
In this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 file photo, a young Rohingya Muslim boy, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, waits alongwith others for his turn to collect food aid near Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
In this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 file photo, a young Rohingya Muslim boy, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, waits alongwith others for his turn to collect food aid near Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
In this Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 file photo, supporters of the hardline Hefazat-e-Islam shout slogans as they gather for a march towards Myanmar’s embassy to protest against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
In this Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 file photo, supporters of the hardline Hefazat-e-Islam shout slogans as they gather for a march towards Myanmar’s embassy to protest against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
In this Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 file photo, Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to catch a bag of rice thrown at them during distribution of aid near Balukhali refugee camp. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
In this Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 file photo, Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to catch a bag of rice thrown at them during distribution of aid near Balukhali refugee camp. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Young Rohingya Muslims stand on a slope and stretch their arms out to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Young Rohingya Muslims stand on a slope and stretch their arms out to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A Rohingya Muslim boy, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carries fire wood towards his shelter in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim boy, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carries fire wood towards his shelter in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
In this Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim man, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, at Teknaf, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
In this Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim man, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, at Teknaf, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
In this Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 file photo, a Rohingya Muslim woman Hanida Begum, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, kisses her infant son Abdul Masood who died when the boat they were traveling in capsized just before reaching the shore of the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh. Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
In this Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 file photo, a Rohingya Muslim woman Hanida Begum, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, kisses her infant son Abdul Masood who died when the boat they were traveling in capsized just before reaching the shore of the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh. Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wipes her sweat as she waits to receive aid during its distribution near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wipes her sweat as she waits to receive aid during its distribution near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim woman Hanida Begum, right, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, holds her infant son Abdul Masood who died when the boat they were traveling in capsized minutes before reaching shore, as a relative holds Masood’s twin brother, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim woman Hanida Begum, right, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, holds her infant son Abdul Masood who died when the boat they were traveling in capsized minutes before reaching shore, as a relative holds Masood’s twin brother, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim man, Mohammad Zakaria, who sustained bullet injuries to his left leg when Myanmar monks and soldiers attacked his village, waits for food aid outside Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim man, Mohammad Zakaria, who sustained bullet injuries to his left leg when Myanmar monks and soldiers attacked his village, waits for food aid outside Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, prepare a meal in the open at Taiy Khali refugee camp, in Bangladesh, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, prepare a meal in the open at Taiy Khali refugee camp, in Bangladesh, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, lies unconscious on the shore of the Bay of Bangal after the boat she was traveling in capsized at Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, lies unconscious on the shore of the Bay of Bangal after the boat she was traveling in capsized at Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are living in desperate circumstances in refugee camps in Bangladesh. The U.N. says more than 500,000 have fled violence in neighboring Myanmar in the past month.