It is better to go to every house, to ask the women. But if you ask the majhi, he might miss something and not say everything about our problems. If you visit households, then you will know our problems. While trust was a strong factor explaining these views, refugees interviewed also felt that the community leader would not know their individual situation given the general lack of engagement. A March 2019 survey suggests that Rohingya refugees (both men and women) feel the majhis (89%), agency volunteers (52%) and camp or block committees (only 32%) are trusted information channels (Ground Truth Solutions, 2019). Our finding does not directly contradict the survey results, but rather highlights that, while refugees trust these leaders as sources of information, they do not trust them as messengers of their perspectives back to the CiCs, government, donors or aid agencies. In other words, the majhis, agency volunteers and camp or block committees may be seen as giving the right information about aid in the camp, but most of the refugees we interviewed did not think these structures could be trusted to represent their views or interests. As one refugee man put it: I do not trust the majhi because the Bangladeshi military selected the majhi among us who know good Bengali language and go 26 speak to local people … but the majhi does not come to us or discuss with us about our needs … It is better if you come here and openly talk with us. The perspectives of the refugees we interviewed confirmed the value of doing this research, and the importance of gathering the perspectives of refugees to inform higher-level policy discussions. While the research team tried to conduct focus group discussions, it became clear that individual interviews allowed refugees to more openly discuss their perspectives. Giving refugees an opportunity to frame their answers within their own experience of the conflict in Myanmar and their displacement in Bangladesh was valued by interviewees. The survey approach allowed the research team to provide some understanding of how representative some views were over others. It allowed us to compare the views in the survey with those obtained during interviews conducted after the survey. However, individual interviews in refugees’ homes appeared to not only address the knowledge gap around refugee perspectives, but also provide a sense of participation and voice to refugees. To be more representative of the diversity of the refugee population, research would need to be carried out on a larger scale than was possible in this study. It would also need to be repeated, as a one-off study can only shed light on a moment in time. Uncertain futures: Rohingya refugees’ perspectives on their displacement in Bangladesh