UN refugee agency - UNHCR and the Liberation War Museum of Bangladesh will host an exhibition titled “We are Rohingya” which will be inaugurated on Monday. The exhibition will be opened at 11:00 am in the temporary exhibition hall of the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, this photographic exhibition presents the work of 10 Rohingyas who photographed people living in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar. Curated by David Palazon and Amena Khatun from the Liberation War Museum, the display includes 50 photographs that capture the culture, identity, hopes and dreams of people who escaped from violence and persecution in Myanmar and found refuge in Bangladesh. READ: Rohingyas: Dhaka asks Nay Pyi Taw to expedite verification for early repatriation The exhibition also includes 11 photographs from the Liberation War Museum archives that capture the lives and stories of Bangladeshi nationals, who in 1971 were forced to flee and lived as refugees, during the Liberation War. This exhibition shows how the lived memory of millions of Bangladeshi uprooted during the Liberation War has inspired the generosity and protection the country is now extending to the persecuted Rohingya from neighbouring Myanmar, said the UNHCR.

Bangladesh Embassy in The Hague, in partnership with top Dutch water institution (Deltares), has launched a unique photo and video contest, among Bangladesh and the Netherlands nationals titled ‘Bangladesh@50 The Water Story.’  The embassy took the initiative to mark 50 years of Bangladesh-Netherlands diplomatic ties (in 2022), to "celebrate friendship" between two peoples.  The embassy has invited interested Bangladeshis to take a click and submit in the web portal by 30 October 2021. Both Bangladesh and the Netherlands are active delta where people have stories to tell when on our engagements with water.  READ: Ambassadors from the Netherlands and Thailand present credentials to President Hamid As Bangladesh celebrates its 50 years of independence in 2021 and 50 years of Bangladesh- Netherlands ties in 2022, there can be no better common element than water to highlight collective aspirations, resilience and innovation of Bangladesh and Dutch people.  The themes of the photo and video contest are: i) Living in Land and Water (in Bangladesh or Netherlands, ii) Inspiring People and Water (in Bangladesh or Netherlands), iii) Thriving Economy and Water (in Bangladesh or Netherlands).  There will be one grand prize (250 Euros) and nine theme prizes (150, 100 and 50 Euro respectively)  Winning photos will be presented in first quarter of 2022 in a photo-book.  An exhibition will later highlight some of the key water-related developments and achievements evolving from the 50 years of Bangladesh independence and 50 years of Bangladesh – Netherlands diplomatic relations. READ: Netherlands to ban flights from India over virus fears The contest is open to all Bangldeshis: children, youth, amateurs, professionals.  Contest details are accessible at: http://www.photocontestbangladesh.com/