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A Rohingya Muslim refugee builds a new life, away from a difficult past

By Ashley Westerman
Published August 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM MDT

A Rohingya Muslim man tells the story of how he escaped the squalid refugee camp in southern Bangladesh where he was born and came to the U.S. as a refugee.

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Ashley Westerman

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