Rohingya men in Bangladesh revel in the newfound right to wear pants

CHAKMARKUL, Bangladesh — In 28 years, Abdul Aziz had never known the pleasure of wearing pants.

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Rohingya Muslim men like him were restricted to wearing traditional sarongs, or longyis, in their native Myanmar. It was an unofficial uniform that identified Muslims as inferior, Rohingya refugees said. Refugees said wearing pants, outside cities and towns, was discouraged by local authorities in some places, although there was never a formal law that prohibited trousers.

More than 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar, also known as Burma, and crossed into Bangladesh after a violent military crackdown in August. In the refugee camps, they can choose to wear what they like. And the season’s must-have status symbol in these sprawling, squalid camps is pants.

“Now, I live in a democracy,” Abdul Aziz said, “and in democracies, they wear pants.”

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Rohingya men in Bangladesh revel in the newfound right to wear pants

Rohingya men in Bangladesh revel in the newfound right to wear pants

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