Desperate for news, Rohingya refugees tune in to ‘WhatsApp radio’

October 26, 2017 10:12 AM

COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH (REUTERS) – Sitting in his hillside grocery shop in a Bangladesh refugee camp, Rohingya Muslim Momtaz-ul-Hoque takes a break to listen to an audio recording on his mobile phone, while children and passers-by gather round to hear the latest news from Myanmar.

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