Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-239

The Rohingya refugee: A security dilemma for Bangladesh (Article)

Rahman U.*
  • a School of International Relations, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian-361005, China

Abstract

The Rohingya is an ethnic minority group in Myanmar. Being denied citizenship, thousands of Rohingyas have crossed into neighboring Bangladesh, putting unbalanced pressure on its scarce resources. While most studies explain why and how insecurity produces refugees, the opposite process - how refugees produce conflict, dilemma, and insecurity in their host country - is also worthy of study. This article argues that the Rohingya crisis is no longer only a humanitarian calamity but a potential threat to Bangladesh's internal stability. Bangladesh finds itself in a fix trying to fulfill the national interests of the country, and uphold human security issues of Rohingya. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

The Rohingya refugee Security Islamic militant Bangladesh Myanmar

Index Keywords

social security Bangladesh refugee Myanmar ethnic minority citizenship Islamism population migration

Link
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DOI: 10.1080/15562941003792135
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English