Reports

Highlights Retail price of food: During the reporting quarter, the national average retail prices of coarse rice and wholemeal wheat flour (atta) decreased slightly from the previous quarter. The prices of coarse rice were 12 percent and…

Highlights WFP, together with UNICEF, is responding to significant monsoon flooding in the north-west of Bangladesh. Food Security, Nutrition and WASH assistance will be provided to 150,000 people following confirmation of funding from the United Kingdom. The…

Bangladesh - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is stepping up its ‘protection by presence’ initiative in and around unofficial migrant settlements in the Cox’s Bazar region of South East Bangladesh. Extra staff have been deployed to the…

Highlights Jointly organized with the Bangladesh Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, an earthquake simulation brought together key emergency response agencies, including government officials, NGOs and United Nations agencies in Sylhet on 30 August. The simulation exercise…

Facts & Figures One of the most natural disasterprone countries in the world One of the highest population density in the world: 1 237.51 persons/km2 The country hosts a large number of Rohingya refugees* coming from Myanmar Total EU*…

Thanks to a unique fund, 38,000 vulnerable residents of four separate countries received timely life-saving support over the summer from four members of the Humanitarian Coalition. Through the Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund, Oxfam-Québec, Oxfam Canada, CARE Canada…

Highlights 1-31 August 2016 Bangladesh: During August, IOM provided return assistance, including food and onward transportation, to nine Bangladeshis, including one minor, returning from Indonesia and Malaysia. To date, IOM has provided return assistance to 2,688 Bangladeshis. Indonesia:…

Operational Summary 19-23 July: Heavy rains in the main river basins of Bangladesh and upstream catchments of India have caused severe flooding in the north and north-eastern parts of Bangladesh affecting 19 districts. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society…

Overview of Hazard Incidence, August, 2016 Natural hazards that occurred in August include Boat capsize, Lightening, Earthquake, Storm, Riverbank erosion, flood and Waterlogging. Apart from these hazard, Fire and Bridge collapse was the only manmade disaster reported…

Overview of Waterlogging in Jessore 2016 Heavy rainfall in the 2nd week of August caused waterlogging in three upazilas (Keshabpur, Abhaynagar and Manirampur) of Jessore district. In these upazilas, the excessive rain water caused waterlogging in, put…