CPJ and Brac University launch rohingya photo exhibition
The Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ) at BRAC University has launched Ek Khaale: Once Upon a Time, a photo exhibition featuring the work of documentary photographer Greg Constantine.
The exhibition aims to broaden understanding of the Rohingya by focusing on their stories and resilience, rather than only highlighting crisis and displacement.
Open from August 17 to 28, 2025 (excluding Fridays and Saturdays) at the BRAC University Exhibition Gallery, the exhibition invites audiences to reflect on memory, humanity, and resilience through striking photography, guided tours, and dialogue sessions.
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The exhibition was inaugurated on 18 August by BRAC University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar and Michael Miller, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, in the presence of students, faculty, human rights advocates, diplomats, civil society representatives, and members of the BRAC University Board of Trustees, including Chairperson Tamara Hasan Abed.
First introduced five years ago, Ek Khaale was created with Rohingya communities worldwide. This Bangladesh edition includes panel discussions and side events co-hosted with the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) at North South University, CPJ's Refugee Studies Unit, OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives, the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, and Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), Cox's Bazar.
"Despite Myanmar being our close neighbour, we know very little about its history and people," said Shahriar Sadat, Deputy Executive Director of CPJ. "Through this exhibition, we aim to connect young minds and provide new insights into the Rohingya community from a humanist perspective."
Students from universities across Bangladesh, including Dhaka University, BRAC University, BUP, East West University, World University Bangladesh, and the Canadian University of Bangladesh, attended the exhibition, which will officially close on August 28.
Organisers emphasised that although the exhibit concludes, the conversations it sparked on identity, resilience, and justice will continue to inspire action and awareness within the wider community.
