Reports

KEY UPDATES SEVEN YEARS ON: On 25 August, UNHCR and partners marked the sixth anniversary of the mass influx of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, bringing attention to key challenges: dwindling humanitarian funding, need for…

Osman Mia Merchant Mother and Child Hospital, which was equipped by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), was put into service with a ceremony in Sylhet, a city in Bangladesh. The opening ceremony was organized in…

Situation Overview UNFPA leads the Sexual and Reproductive Health Working Group (SRH WG), coordinating more than 40 partners, including NGOs, INGOs, and UN agencies providing SRH services within the Rohingya Response. The SRH WG provides oversight, identifies,…

Government should Heed Member State Recommendations (Geneva) – The Bangladesh government should seriously respond to concerns regarding grave abuses and the crackdown on civil society raised by member states on November 13, 2023, during Bangladesh’s Universal Periodic…

6,966 families (29,354 households) have received food packs under Islamic Relief’s General Food Assistance Programme, which is aimed at addressing nutritional needs through ensuring food security. Islamic Relief Bangladesh (IRB) has been actively involved in providing food…

A new tropical storm named MIDHILI formed over the central Bay of Bengal on 14 November in the evening (UTC) and started moving north-east toward eastern India and the neighbouring southern Bangladesh. On 17 November at…

(Excerpt) Key events and updates Earthquake in Nepal Situation overview, as of 12 November 2023 On 3 November 2023, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Karnali province, western Nepal with an epicentre in Ramidanda, Jajarkot district, approximately 65 km northeast of…

Executive Summary Historically, Bangladesh has faced various hydro-meteorological threats including cyclones, floods, salinity intrusion, storm surges, erosion, and drought. The changing climatic pattern also increases the effects of climate-induced sudden and slow-onset disasters. The geographical location, climate,…

GENEVA (14 November 2023) – The severe crackdown against workers demanding fair wages and political activists calling for free and fair elections, judicial harassment of journalists, human rights defenders and civil society leaders, and failure to…

Background Disaster risk management in Bangladesh is conducted through a range of national frameworks, encompassing plans, policies, and directives. Although the structures for managing disaster risks and climate change are distinct, there is a significant intersection in…