Tragedy of a refugee

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

A Rohingya Muslim woman who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sits with her baby in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

A Rohingya Muslim woman who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sits with her baby in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

A Rohingya Muslim man who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, cries as he pleads from a boat after he and others were intercepted by Bangladeshi border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

A Bangladeshi woman holds a baby girl who was found abandoned in a boat used by Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, after the boat was intercepted by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh.AP Photo/Anurup Titu

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sit in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

A Rohingya Muslim woman who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sits with her baby in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

A Rohingya Muslim woman who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, cries as she sits in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

A Bangladeshi Border Police officer speaks with Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence after they were intercepted crossing the Naf River by the border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

Rohingya Muslims, trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence in Myanmar, look on from an intercepted boat in Teknaf, Bangladesh. AFP Photo/ Munir uz Zaman

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

Rohingya Muslims, trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence in Myanmar, look on from an intercepted boat in Teknaf, Bangladesh. AFP Photo/ Munir uz Zaman

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

A Rohingya Muslim woman, fleeing sectarian violence in Myanmar, is pictured taking shelter under a tarp while on an intercepted boat trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh in Teknaf, Bangladesh. AFP Photo/ Munir uz Zaman

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Updated on Jun 13, 2012 10:45 pm IST

Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sit in a boat after they were intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

Tragedy of a refugee

A Rohingya Muslim woman who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sits with her baby in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup

A Rohingya Muslim woman who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sits with her baby in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup

A Rohingya Muslim man who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, cries as he pleads from a boat after he and others were intercepted by Bangladeshi border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

A Bangladeshi woman holds a baby girl who was found abandoned in a boat used by Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, after the boat was intercepted by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh.AP Photo/Anurup Titu

Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sit in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

A Rohingya Muslim woman who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sits with her baby in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

A Rohingya Muslim woman who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, cries as she sits in a boat after being intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

A Bangladeshi Border Police officer speaks with Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence after they were intercepted crossing the Naf River by the border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

Rohingya Muslims, trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence in Myanmar, look on from an intercepted boat in Teknaf, Bangladesh. AFP Photo/ Munir uz Zaman

Rohingya Muslims, trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence in Myanmar, look on from an intercepted boat in Teknaf, Bangladesh. AFP Photo/ Munir uz Zaman

A Rohingya Muslim woman, fleeing sectarian violence in Myanmar, is pictured taking shelter under a tarp while on an intercepted boat trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh in Teknaf, Bangladesh. AFP Photo/ Munir uz Zaman

Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, sit in a boat after they were intercepted crossing the Naf River by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP Photo/Anurup Titu

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