‘In Myanmar, I could feed my children. I can’t do the same here’

From 2026, funding for humanitarian aid to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh will be halved, writes Eilis Staunton

Concern runs several nutrition clinics across Cox’s Bazar, preventing and treating malnutrition in children under five and pregnant and breastfeeding women. Picture: Saikat Mojumder/Concern Worldwide

"Ronaldo, Ronaldo — we love Ronaldo,” the chants continue around me, as I fail miserably to brag about Ireland’s recent victory over Portugal to the large group of teenage boys and girls eager to get an opportunity to practice their English in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp.

Almost 1.3m people live in refugee camps in the hills outside Cox’s Bazar, a beach holiday destination for many Bangladeshis.