Making a Splash: Refugee Boy Scouts in Bangladesh clean up at the beach
It wasn’t just a day out from the refugee camp when Rohingya refugee Boy Scouts joined UNHCR staff in cleaning up one of the world’s longest beaches. By Craig Sanders/Ikteruddin Bayzid Boy Scouts from two refugee camps near Cox’s Bazar, Nayapara and Kutupalong, take part in the 25th annual International Coastal Cleanup at Labonee Beach. © UNHCR/J.Sultan COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, September 28 (UNHCR) - Born and raised in Nayapara refugee camp, 17-year-old Ziaur Rahman doesn’t get many chances to sunbathe at nearby Cox’s Bazar, which claims to have the world’s longest beach. Still, he prizes the stretch of strand, and turned out recently with 30 fellow Boy Scouts from the camp and neighbouring Bangladeshi villages, as well as UNHCR staff, to pick up fast-food wrappers and keep the white sands of Labonee Beach in south-eastern Bangladesh pristine. “The beach in Cox’s Bazar receives thousands of visitors each day,” Ziaur said, taking a pause from stuffing rubbish into