Shafiur Rahman

Shafiur Rahman is a journalist and documentary filmmaker focusing on the politics of refugee management in South and Southeast Asia. He writes the Rohingya Refugee News newsletter (www.rohingyarefugee.news).

The Rohingya are perennial pawns in Bangladesh’s politics

Bangladesh’s political players are intent on using the promise of Rohingya repatriation as a political tool, no matter who forms the new government.

By Shafiur Rahman

/ 11 Feb 2026

The Rohingya are perennial pawns in Bangladesh’s politics

How Bangladesh is exploiting the Rohingya refugee crisis

Bangladesh’s management of the Rohingya, while seen as humanitarian, is part of a system that exploits their labour, commercialises their misfortune and locks them into depending on foreign aid

By Shafiur Rahman

/ 28 Mar 2025

How Bangladesh is exploiting the Rohingya refugee crisis