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The Kutupalong camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, seen on September 12, 2024. (AFP)

‘I try to keep myself busy’: Working online in the world’s largest refugee camp

Some Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are earning money as online freelancers, but limited internet and electricity as well as banking restrictions make this an uphill battle, while conservative gender norms punish women for trying to do the same.

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