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Water is an unusual commodity in Bangladesh: the country lies at the confluence of three major rivers and its soil is highly fertile as a result. But at the same time these rivers and their tributaries…

Highlights Improvements in water quality, sanitation and hygiene are associated with a reduction in risk of diarrhoea. However, treating water and regular handwashing with soap are not common practices in several low- and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh. The…

August 04, 2015: New Delhi/Dhaka: The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) through the SPRINT Initiative is providing humanitarian assistance to the flood affected people of Bangladesh with a focus on maternal and child health services. Bangladesh has…

Rosemarie North, IFRC Bangladesh Red Crescent Society staff and volunteers are supplying water to families whose meagre resources have been exhausted by repeated disasters. About 2,000 families camping on embankments above flooded land in the coastal district of…

This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 856,924 to enable the IFRC to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver humanitarian assistance to a total of 32,500 people (6,500 families) affected by cyclone Komen with a…

0 . MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP Sixth Modification Heavy floods and landslides, as a result of pre monsoon heavy rains occurred during the last week of June in the districts of Chittagong, Bandarban and…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster The monsoon depression over the northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coast intensified into a cyclonic storm named ‘Komen’ on Wednesday, 29 July 2015, threatening to cause further downpours in…

(Extract) COMMUNITY BASED DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (CBDRR) PROGRAMME The CBDRR Programme supported Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) with early warning equipments. The key objective was to strengthen the capacity of the CPP Units to disseminate early warning messages in…

By Sayeeda Farhana, IFRC Five thousand families in Bangladesh have been affected by flash floods, landslides and a tropical cyclone. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has deployed hundreds of volunteers to support families who have been left…

By Himadri Ahsan, IFRC The monsoon depression over the northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coast intensified into a cyclonic storm named ‘Komen’ on Wednesday, 29 July, threatening to cause further downpours in regions that are…