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The article highlights the benefits of allowing Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to access formal banking systems to receive remittances in a safe and legal manner. Currently, these individuals rely on informal and costly methods to transfer money. However, there are structural obstacles and political resistance that prevent their inclusion in the formal financial system. Legalizing these transactions would not only benefit the refugees, but also have positive impacts on the economy and security of Bangladesh. [Extracted from the article]

Access to formal banking systems would enable Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to receive remittances through legal channels. This would bring benefits for the refugees, the humanitarian response, and Bangladesh's economy and security. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El presente articulo expone las circunstancias que llevaron a que no se tomara el ejajot (o «consentimiento informado») de muchas personas refugiadas rohinyás durante el ejercicio conjunto de verificación que culminó con el registro biométrico de casi un millón de personas refugiadas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article outlines the circumstances that led to the ejajot (informed consent) of many Rohingya refugees not being taken during the joint verification exercise, which ultimately led to the biometric registration of almost a million Rohingya people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the process of biometric registration of the Rohingya community in Bangladesh and questions whether informed consent was actually obtained from the refugee individuals. It highlights that many of the interviewed individuals were not familiar with the concepts of "consent" and "informed," but quickly understood the term "ejajot" as an appropriate way to describe it. It is mentioned that the Rohingya people did not feel that they had given their ejajot in this process and that they were pressured to participate. The question is raised as to whether Human Rights Watch's standard of informed consent is too high and whether attention has been diverted from other more urgent concerns of the Rohingya refugee population. Furthermore, the lack of participation of the Rohingya community in the design and implementation of the biometric registration process is criticized. [Extracted from the article]