Assessments

CONTEXT AND METHODOLOGY In successive waves over four decades, Rohingya refugees have been fleeing to Bangladesh from Rakhine State, Myanmar, where they have suffered systematic, ongoing persecution. Since August 2017, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived…

SUMMARY Since August 2017, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in the Ukhia1 and Teknaf Upazilas of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District from Myanmar.2 These refugees joined a pre-existing Rohingya refugee population arising from previous waves of…

Flood Overview: Due to heavy rainfall and late monsoon in upper stream a temporary flood had occurred since October 1, 2019 in Ganges basin of Bangladesh. The water level increased in Ganges basin started to inundate the…

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…

A fire broke out in Jheelpar, one of the densely populated slum in Mirpur 7 and ravaged around 500-600 shanties on 16th August 2019. There was no casualties except 4 minor injuries. Number of Shanties Burnt :…

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…

Summary findings This thematic bulletin presents findings and recommendations based on Ground Truth Solutions’ surveys conducted with 487 Bangladeshis living within or in close proximity to the camps in Ukhia and Teknaf, Bangladesh. The survey, carried out in…

Overview IOM Bangladesh Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) is part of IOM’s global Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programming. DTM is IOM’s information management system to track and monitor displacement and population mobility. It is designed to regularly…

Key takeaways Key takeaways Roughly half of Rohingya surveyed feel informed about the aid and services available to them. As in previous rounds, male respondents seem slightly better informed than female respondents, with 10% more men knowing…

i. Introduction On 25 August 2017, new rounds of conflict in the Northern Rakhine state of Myanmar resulted in an unprecedented influx of Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar district, fleeing horrifying atrocities. As of January 2019,…