Journal of Asian Social Sciences Research
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Asian Social Science Research (JASSR)

Silent Suffering and Structured Vulnerability: Rohingya Women in Bangladesh’s Refugee Camps

Md. Sohorab Hossain Hossain (Pabna University of Science and Technology, Dhaka)
Nishat Tabassum (Pabna University of Science and Technology, Dhaka)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jun 2026

Abstract

Abstract Since the 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar, Rohingya women and girls in Bangladesh’s refugee camps have faced prolonged displacement, statelessness, and insecurity. Although the Rohingya crisis is widely discussed as a humanitarian emergency, its gendered dimensions remain insufficiently examined. This study investigates how gender, displacement, and refugee governance interact to shape the vulnerabilities and coping strategies of Rohingya women. Using a qualitative design based on secondary data analysis, it synthesizes evidence from academic studies, humanitarian reports, NGO documents, and credible media sources. The findings show that Rohingya women experience overlapping risks, including gender-based violence, restricted mobility, limited access to healthcare and education, economic dependency, weak legal protection, and overcrowded living conditions. These vulnerabilities are reinforced by statelessness, patriarchal norms, restrictive camp policies, aid dependency, and implementation gaps in humanitarian assistance. Women nevertheless demonstrate resilience through informal support networks, caregiving, religious practices, participation in women’s centres, and small-scale livelihood activities. The study contributes to gender and refugee-governance scholarship by showing that individual coping cannot substitute for institutional protection. It concludes that humanitarian responses should move beyond emergency relief toward gender-sensitive, rights-based, and participatory governance.

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Abbrev

jassr

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Subject

Social Sciences

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Journal of Asian Social Science Research is a peer-reviewed and open access publication since 2019. It aims to contribute to the development of Asian social science by providing a forum for researchers, academics and policy-makers to publish their research on the broad problems on Asian social ...