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already becoming strained .
That same year saw further action by the Burmese / Myanmar military , many more Rohingya fled knowing that staying in their homes was a certain death sentence precluded by torture and more .
“ My journey to Bangladesh was horrible ,” explained 21-year-old Mohammed Imran , who has lived at Kutupalong since he was fifteen . “ I arrived in the beginning of September 2107 when the Myanmar junta forcibly deported my family .”
Imran is a resident of the Kutupalong camp , forced to flee the atrocities being carried out in his homeland which involved “ killing , burning , and raping Rohingya people ”.
“ With tears in my eyes , I left everything behind and began walking towards the Naf river ,” Imran explained . “ As I walked , the ground became soft and muddy , causing my body to sink up to my knees .
“ It was a physically and emotionally exhausting experience .”
The experience for Imran and his fellow refugees only became worse as they slept on the banks of the Naf river , exhausted , hungry , and exposed to the elements . They were left with no choice but to cross the waterway and enter Cox ’ s Bazar .
The landscape of Kutupalong is one of extremely
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