The 2017 Rohingya Influx into Bangladesh and Its Implications for the Host Communities

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ID22065833
AutoresTouhidul Islam (0000-0002-6075-2832), Md Touhidul Islam (0000-0003-3206-0326), Bayes Ahmed (0000-0001-5092-5528), Peter Sammonds (0000-0003-3355-6761), Anurug Chakma (0000-0002-6592-4656), Obayedul Hoque Patwary, Fahima Durrat, Mohammad Shaheenur Alam
Año2022
Volumen10
Número2
Páginas487-512
Fecha de publicación2022-11-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAsian Journal of Peacebuilding (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2288-2693 • E-ISSN: 2288-2707
EditorialAsian Journal of Peacebuilding (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18588/202211.00a294
OpenAlexW4311327245
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas15

We addressed the research question, how does the host community perceive the effects of Rohingya influx to Bangladesh, from their perspectives using a questionnaire survey, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions. Bangladesh sheltered over a million Rohingyas, fleeing genocide and serious crimes against humanity, on humanitarian grounds. The local people welcomed them and offered direct support and assistance. Our findings suggest that their immediate sympathy for Rohingyas faded over time due to various factors. An overwhelming majority perceived the Rohingyas as pressure on their land and resources and being deprived on numerous grounds outweighed the disproportionate economic incentives of the influx. The findings offer fresh insights into the challenges of hosting refugees in the local communities because of the diverse impacts of forced displacement

Biology · Economic growth · Focus group · Forced migration · Genocide · Geography · Humanity · Incentive · Local community · Political science · Public relations · Refugee · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Sympathy · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Cambodian History and Society · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology