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The Role of Digital Media in Shaping Youth Awareness of the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh

Muhammad Mahabubul Alam, Fabiha Binte Haque and Steve Salgra Rema

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DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.71391/sbv2i1_0003

Pages: 23-26

Keywords: Digital Media, Rohingya Crisis, Bangladeshi Youth, Social Media Advocacy, Youth Awareness

Abstract

This study explores the role of digital media in shaping youth awareness and advocacy for the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Results show that digital media, namely social media channels (e.g., Facebook, YouTube), significantly help increase youth awareness around the topic, whereas videos and infographics are precision tools for generating empathy. But the potential of digital media is constrained by challenges such as, but not limited to, misinformation, political sensitivity, and fragmented narratives. Despite these challenges, the study shows young people actively using a digitalmedia platform to raise awareness of and advocate for the Rohingya crisis. Therefore, we found the study highlights that social change can take place via digital media.

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Alam, M. M., Haque, F. B., & Rema, S. S. (2025). The Role of Digital Media in Shaping Youth Awareness of the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh. SIMEC Bulletin, 2(1), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv2i1_0003

Alam, M. M., F. B. Haque, and S. S. Rema. 2025. “The Role of Digital Media in Shaping Youth Awareness of the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh.” SIMEC Bulletin 2, no. 1: 23–26. https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv2i1_0003

M. M. Alam, F. B. Haque, and S. S. Rema, “The Role of Digital Media in Shaping Youth Awareness of the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh,” SIMEC Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 23–26, 2025. doi: 10.71391/sbv2i1_0003.

Alam, M. M., F. B. Haque, and S. S. Rema. “The Role of Digital Media in Shaping Youth Awareness of the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh.” SIMEC Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 1, 2025, pp. 23–26. https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv2i1

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