Assessments

Executive Summary On 7 November 2019 a deep depression in Bay of Bengal (BoB) moved towards central-east turned into cyclone ‘Bulbul’ (NDRCC, 10/11/2019). The Meteorological Dept. of Bangladesh (BMD) started constant monitoring and communicating through routine bulletins.…

Executive Summary Bangladesh is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change and also one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. The geographical location, land characteristics, multiplicity of rivers and the monsoon…

Executive Summary As of 9 July 2019, widespread monsoon flooding has disrupted life in Northern, Northeastern and Southeastern parts of Bangladesh. Two major river systems in the North (Jamuna & Tista) have reached their highest water level…

Prepared by the Inter-Sector Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA WG) under the Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG). GiHA WG is Co-Chaired by UN Women and UNHCR with Technical Support from Inter-Agency GENCAP. Introduction Since the major influx…

SUMMARY Since August 2017, an estimated 727,164 Rohingya refugees have crossed the border into Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District after fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar, bringing the total number of refugees in Bangladesh to 894,262.1 Most of…

Context Overview for Gender Equality among Rohingya While there are variations based on levels of education, wealth, and urban vs rural context, gender segregation is generally common amongst the Muslim Rohingya population, closely connected to conservative cultural…

Background of the analysis The Heavy rainfall and out rushed water from Upstream India caused unusual flood. Since the beginning of August, monsoon rains covering almost the whole country and upstream areas in India and Nepal gradually…

Since 9 October, 2016 more than 69,0001 Myanmar nationals arrive in Bangladesh due to internal violence. The huge number of new flux of Myanmar nationals’ in Cox Bazar district; is not only related with suffering of…

Crisis Overview According to official government estimates from the NDRCC, as of 6 August almost 3.7 million people across 19 districts of Bangladesh1 have been affected by monsoon-induced floods that began around 19 July. Dozens of people…

About this Report Nature of disaster: River and Monsoon Flooding Date of disaster: Initial reports from around the 15th August. JNA Triggered on the 19th August Location: North‐west districts of Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibanda. Bogra, Sirajgonj, Jamalpur and Sherpur Assessment…