Latest updates on country situation
26 September 2023
There are around 963,000 registered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh; around 932,000 of them live in the refugee camps of Ukhia and Teknaf subdistricts, Cox’s Bazar district, which is the world’s largest refugee settlement. They are not allowed to travel outside the settlement. Movement between and inside camps is also limited, as they have to cross checkpoints where they face arbitrary movement restrictions, arrests, extortion, and harassment by security forces. The refugees also have to comply with an 18:00–06:00 curfew, which makes them increasingly vulnerable to violence from armed groups and gangs that tend to take control of camps at night and whose activities have significantly increased in the last two years. Refugees’ access to basic necessities such as food, water, and healthcare completely depends on humanitarian aid, and such movement restrictions limit their access to humanitarian assistance. (UNHCR 11/09/2023, HRW 17/01/2023, RFA 22/09/2023)
23 July 2023
As at 25 July, Bangladesh had recorded the highest-ever number of dengue cases for the period of January–July in 2023. 40,000 cases (around 2,500 in Rohingya refugee camps), including over 200 deaths, were recorded. Dengue cases and deaths usually peak in August and September. (New Age 21/07/2023, DGHS 25/07/2023, TBS 17/07/2023)
16 May 2023
Cyclone Mocha has destroyed more than 300 shelters and damaged 3,900 in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar. It has also damaged 100 latrines, 45 learning centres, and 12 water points, affecting more than 21,000 people. Among them, more than 3,500 people are displaced. The affected population is in urgent need of food, clean drinking water, and other essential items, such as clothing, blankets, hygiene kits, and jerrycans. They also need housing repair and rehabilitation assistance. (ISCG accessed 16/05/2023, UN 15/05/2023, New Age 16/05/2023)
current crises
in
Bangladesh
These crises have been identified through the INFORM Severity Index, a tool for measuring and comparing the severity of humanitarian crises globally.
BGD009 - Floods and Monsoon Rain in Chattogram Division
Last updated 29/08/2023
Drivers
Floods
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
2.8 Medium
Access constraints
1.0
BGD001 - Country Level
Last updated 29/08/2023
Drivers
Conflict
Violence
Displacement
Floods
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
3.6 High
Access constraints
3.0
BGD002 - Rohingya Refugees
Last updated 28/08/2023
Drivers
Conflict
Violence
Displacement
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
3.3 High
Access constraints
2.0
REG011 - Rohingya Regional Crisis
Last updated 28/08/2023
Drivers
Crisis level
Regional
Severity level
3.8 High
Access constraints
4.0
Analysis products
on
Bangladesh
26 September 2023
Bangladesh: 2023 dengue outbreak
DOCUMENT / PDF / 1 MB
Bangladesh is experiencing its largest and most severe dengue outbreak since the country began compiling data on cases in 2000. As at 16 September 2023, nearly 167,700 confirmed dengue cases were reported, exceeding by over 66,300 the previous highest record of around 101,300 for the entire 2019.
23 May 2023
Impact of Cyclone Mocha
DOCUMENT / PDF / 931 KB
On 14 May 2023, the extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha made landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu township in Myanmar. The cyclone caused significant damage to critical infrastructure, houses, and shelters in western and northern Myanmar, and in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chattogram division.
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12 May 2023
Rising violence, insecurity, and protection concerns in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps
DOCUMENT / PDF / 744 KB
There are about 931,000 registered Rohingya refugees living in the camps of Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas in Cox’s Bazar. Nearly 30,000 registered Rohingya refugees have been relocated and are living in houses in Bhasan Char, an island off the Bangladeshi coast.
Attached resources
23 November 2022
Bangladesh: Challenges in analysing needs over time using MSNAs
DOCUMENT / PDF / 442 KB
This technical note outlines the key challenges the ACAPS team faced while analysing and comparing data across multiple MSNAs. It also aims to encourage assessment designers and coordinators to consider the future use of their data with the immediate requirements, even as they seek to improve data collection or overcome changes based on the context of the people in need.
30 August 2022
Needs of Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar since 2017
DOCUMENT / PDF / 1 MB
This report provides an overview of how the reported needs and priorities of both Rohingya and host communities have evolved since 2018, when the first major assessments were carried out. The comparisons here were mainly based on two annual representative assessments, the Joint Multi-Sector Needs Assessment and the Refugee Influx Emergency Vulnerability Assessment.
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