BANGLADESH

A Turkish charity on Wednesday served fast-breaking meals, or iftar, to orphans in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar . 

The Istanbul-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) organized the dinner at the Dar Al Iman Orphanage in Cox’s Bazar.

Speaking at the event, Ahlul Islam, one of the teachers at the orphanage, said they are teaching holy Quran to 45 students.

The orphanage hosts Rohingya and Bangladeshi children.

The IHH has a total of nine orphanages in Bangladesh. Besides, it sponsors and aids 15 other orphanages in the country.

There are 1.3 million Rohingya Muslims living in the Kutupalong and Balukhali refugee camps in Bangladesh.

*Writing by Gozde Bayar