THE stiff wind made Sanaullah shiver every night. Sitting on the wooden boat that brought him there from Teknaf Beach, Bangladesh, this man of the Rohingya people could not avoid the strong sea breeze. The cold was even harsher when it rained. The tarpaulin that covered him and the others was unable to ward off the freezing cold.

For more than a month, starting on November 5, 2023, Sanaullah risked his life crossing the Andaman Sea to