nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees: 70% of households with pregnant/lactating women reported them to be enrolled in nutrition feeding programmes and 57% of children aged 6 59 were reportedly enrolled in nutrition feeding programmes. However, findings show significantly lower enrolment among less educated households.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  HOST INCOME LOSSES WAGE WORKERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT TEMPORARY ABSENCE DURING THE COVID 19 LOCAKDOWN PERIOD, WHEREAS NON WAGE WORKERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE REDUCED INCOMES AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY
[ October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  29 cases  ( 20 suspected and nine confirmed )  have been successfully assisted by IOM's health teams in SARI ITCs.
[ 5 19th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  In the last two weeks, a total of 714 samples were collected and transported to the laboratory in Cox's Bazar
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Shelter, NFI, Site Management: Refugee: NFI issues: • Most commonly issues with lights, cooking and sleeping items reported • LPG support reported to have been less regular since lockdown
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: It would also allow them to make more choices about how their money is spent, reduce their reliance on assistance, and help in kind assistance last longer. In 46% of male FGDs and 52% of female FGDs, participants requested increased access to IGAs and more cash distributions
[ 1st  7th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Total 384  ( out of 387 )  confirmed cases have been investigated by rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  and captured through go.data. ▪ 1,490 contacts have been identified and registered for follow up
[ 1st  7th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Out of those, 1,269  ( 85% )  contacts have been completed the follow up ▪ Thirteen  ( 13 )  contacts  ( 1% )  tested positive during follow up period ▪ Average number of contacts is ~4 per positive case
[ 5 19th Oct 2020, Camps ]  IOM is also supporting contact tracing activities for COVID 19 surveillance, which involves the identi cation and follow up of persons who have been exposed to those who have contracted the virus. In addition to contact tracing volunteers of IOM's site management and site development  ( SMSD )  unit, IOM is providing tracing supervisors and medical support teams across 13 camps.
The most common issues identified during the sessions were anxiety  ( 75% ) , and moderate and acute signs of depression  ( 20% ) . Practicing religious activities  ( 59% ) , seeking support from family  ( 44% )  and community  ( 22% ) , seeking medical care  ( 37% ) , and practicing physical activity  ( 23% ) , were the most frequently reported coping and protective mechanisms.
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee: Coping mechanisms: • Taking debt to seek treatment privately • Procuring medicine from outside the camps
[ 27th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  Currently, there are 77.625 active cases in the country. Of the total victims, 4,494 are men and 1,344 are women. Of the latest 20 victims, 15 are aged above 50 years.
[ 27th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  Across the country, 12,095 people are now in isolation and 39,718 in quarantine.
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee: Nutrition: • Nutrition assistance generally reported to have been available – however, accessing nutrition feeding has become more difficult since the lockdown, with reported issues including: • Support more irregular • Distribution centers having moved to new locations • Longer waiting times
[ 7 – 13 March 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ] Narcotics This week saw a continuation of last week's trends of above average drug seizures. A total of 877,840 yaba pills were reported as being seized by six different law enforcement agencies in Cox's Bazar District. In addition to the yaba, 13.7 kg of herbal cannabis and 65 bottles of phensedyl  ( an opiatebased cough medicine )  were also seized.
[ 1st November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Sunday registered 1,568 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, pushing up the caseload to 409,252. Besides, 18 more patients died of Covid 19 during the period, taking the fatalities to 5,941.
[ 1st November 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 325,940 patients have recovered from the disease   1,795 in the last 24 hours. The fatality rate in Bangladesh is 1.45 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  1,814 samples have been collected from IOM's three SARI ITCs and two Primary Health Care Centers  ( Camp 9 and Camp 3 )  and transported to the laboratory in Cox's Bazar. A total of 9,124 samples have been collected since the beginning of the COVID 19 response
[ 25th Dec 2020,Bangladesh ]  Of the 20 victims   14 male and six female patients, only one died at home. Of the total deceased 10 were aged above 60, five were above fifty, four were above 40, and one between the age of 11 20 years, the press release said.
The country registered 15 more deaths and 1469 new cases of Covid 19 in 24 hours on Friday raising the death toll to 6,036. The health authorities confirmed 417475 coronavirus cases so far while 331,197 patients have recovered from the disease. The fatality rate in Bangladesh is 1.45 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 30th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Bangladesh government has imposed a ban on travel to and from India in three phases, from April 26, until May 31 to prevent the spread of Covid 19 and the new variant of the deadly disease. The travel ban was extended for another 14 days, confirmed State Minister Farhad Hossain on Sunday.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  refugee: During the baseline  ( March August 2019 ) , one out of three Rohingya adults participated in the labor force, with two thirds of them reporting having work  ( or roughly two ninths of the working age population ) .7 Current employment is one third of baseline rates while unemployment has doubled between August 2019 to May 2020.
[ 14th Dec 2020, Dhaka ]  According to a PPRC and Unicef survey: The income of rickshaw pullers in the capital had dropped by 50.3 per cent during the countrywide shutdown caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, revealed a survey on Monday. However, as of October 81.6 per cent of their per capita income had recovered to their pre pandemic levels.
[ 14th Dec 2020, Dhaka ]  The webinar, titled "PPRC Covid 19 Surveys: Health Realities for Rickshaw Pullers and Other Urban Poor", also showed the impact of Covid 19 on truck drivers, municipal cleaners, sex workers, and gypsies, but primarily on the rickshaw pullers.

However, the survey found that only 0.1 per cent among the interviewees reported to be affected by Covid 19, which the webinar speakers attributed to lack of awareness regarding healthcare.
Critically, the prices of rice and lentils have increased significantly, which has serious implications for food security as these are the staples and most preferred foods across the country. With the same amount of money, consumers are currently getting 20% less rice.
In total, the consumer basket's cost based on a Dhaka household survey has increased by 6% from 795 to 842 taka, which seems a moderate impact at first sight. However, there is a distortion due to the price decrease of broiler meat chicken which is responsible for a 78 % of the decrease of the total price change of the basket. The price of broiler meat chicken on an average has decreased by 13.6 %, largely due to decreased demand.
[ 3rd Nov 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  HOST COMMUNITY Prior to the start COVID 19 response, more than 370,000 people were reportedly living under the poverty line with an 400,000 poor or vulnerable anticipated to have been impacted as a result of COVID 19 economic repercussions
The education sector of the country has been facing numerous risks due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, said Education Minister Dipu Moni Tuesday. The education institutes have been closed for a long time which is causing many children to drop out while at the same time the number of child labour and child marriage are rising, she said.
The poultry sector is taking a disproportionate hit during the crisis due to widespread beliefs that the COVID 19 virus is transmitted through poultry products. Farm gate prices have dropped for eggs  (  18% ) , broilers  (  15% ) , day old layer chicks  (  75% )  and day old broiler chicks  (  90% ) , with about 50% of eggs and 70% of broilers unsold at farms.
Most food commodity supply chains have been significantly disrupted and are under extreme stress. Market activity has been severely affected by the lockdown with transportation challenges prevalent despite government orders to exempt the agricultural sector from the transportation ban1 .
[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Besides these activities, the Turkish Red Crescent supported BDRCS in disseminating key information and providing training to community volunteers, reaching about 11,498 people in Camp 17. The camp people comprised  ( 6,823 males and 4,675 females ) .
Despite having all preparations, annual examinations of Secondary School Certificate  ( SSC )  and Higher Secondary Certificate  ( HSC )  were not held, she said adding that students facing different psychological complications for school, college closures.
Digital technology has been helping the country to face numerous problems caused by the pandemic, Dipu said. “Online education process is underway but 10 percent of students which are huge in number are unable to avail the online education,' she said.
The graph shows that, the retail prices raised for all commodities with sharp rise for onion 28%, but dropped for rice and egg near about 3 4% in Dhaka cities in between 29th March and 14th April ii. The retail prices of all commodities increased in between 26th March pre lockdown and 14th April in Dhaka 4 cities. Here, during the pre lockdown time, the price raised sharply except broiler meat because of increased consumer demand. But after lockdown, the price hike was low than the pre lockdown price hike except sharp price hike of onion, but the price decreased for rice and egg.
[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Due to frequent flooding in the area, Muntaha's health facility in Dhalghata Union is the hardest to reach facility of the entire project, which has resulted in people in the area having a poor understanding of gender based violence and what should be done when it occurs.
[ 22nd Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 2,951 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,150 in Chattogram, 367 in Rajshahi, 462 in Khulna, 197 in Barishal, 241 in Sylhet, 260 in Rangpur and 119 in Mymensingh.
[ 9th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported 1,474 new Covid 19 cases in the last 24 hours until early Sunday, pushing the caseload to 420,238. Meanwhile, 18 more patients died from the virus at that time, taking the fatalities to 6,067. The death rate stood at 1.44 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  4,506 confirmed COVID 19 cases and 65 deaths were reported in Cox's Bazar District, according to the IEDCR.
[ 8th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 338,145 patients – 80.47% – including 1,577 new ones in the last 24 hours have recovered. So far, 2,442,602 tests have been carried out, including 12,760 new ones and 17.20% of the patients turned out positive.
The private sector is proactively responding to some challenges in supply chains. Supermarkets like Shwapno and Meena Bazaar are transporting agro commodities directly from farms. Retailers have responded to the large market opportunities for e commerce triggered by the lockdown and have expanded home delivery of food in urban areas3
Law enforcement lacks awareness of the policy, causing transporters to be wary of transporting goods. Both production and consumption sides have been affected, i.e. the delivery of inputs to dealers and farmers, and delivery of produce to retailers. In comparison to March, only 15% of trucks are moving and 40% of truck drivers are not driving2 . Farmers have reported transportation and irrigation problems due to scarcity of diesel.
Bangladesh's foodgrain availability is currently adequate. Bangladesh consumes 32 MMT of rice and 5.5 MMT of wheat annually. The country expected in fiscal year 2019/20 to have produced 38.7 MMT of rice and 1.25 MMT of wheat – and to have imported 5.2 MMT of wheat. As of 28 April 2020, the public food grain stock was 1.34 MMT, of which 1.07 MMT was rice and 0.27 MMT was wheat. An additional stock was held by the private sector, but the quantity is not known.
The livestock sector supply chains have also been impacted, particularly for poultry. Feed production dropped by 30 70% due to fallen demand, and to some extent shortage of imported ingredients.
At the time of writing, some 20 MMT of boro rice is being harvested, but there were issues related to fuel, machinery and migrant labour shortages. Seven haor  ( wetland )  districts – Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sylhet and Brahmanbaria – that comprise around 20% of the country's boro harvest, wereworried about completing the harvest before flash floods occur. However, DAE states 95% of that boro area has been harvested.
About 50% of broiler farms are thought to be out of business already and are unlikely to risk starting a new crop. About 70,000 farmers will be affected. Layer farms will gradually shut down if low egg prices persist. Hatcheries and feed mills will face losses. The Poultry Breeders Association says labour shortage is acute in feed factories. Most smallholder poultry farms operate on credit for their chicks, feed and medicine, but during the COVID 19 epidemic, such credit lines have disappeared because dealers think the market risks are too high. The whole poultry industry, including smallholders, traders, dealers, feed millers, hatchery owners and medicine providers have been significantly affected.
COVID 19 intensified pre existing problems in the poultry sector related to food safety fears over factory farming and consumers disliking broilers, and rising mortality presumably due to resurgent avian influenza, and other diseases.
Farm gate milk price reduced by 17% and consumer price by 21%   with the largest falls in Sirajgonj and Pabna, the highest milk producing regions. Yet the prices of mixed concentrate feed and feed ingredient increased by 8%. The Integrated Dairy Research Network estimates that by the end of March 2020, dairy farmers were incurring a loss of 37 crore taka daily. Most dairy farms are small producers  ( 76% have 5 cows or fewer ) .
[ 10th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The blaze at the camp in Bangladesh affected more than 40,000 people, injured more than 550 people and killed at least 15 individuals.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Host and refugee: The ban on cash for works programs and reduced NGO operations due to COVID 19 were therefore more likely to affect male employment rates. On the other hand, women in camps, are largely engaged in self reliance activities for consumption and income generation, which are often also facilitated by humanitarian
The Public Food Distribution System  ( PFDS )  was intended to feed the poorest about 15%  ( 2.5 crore people )  in a normal year, but under COVID 19, perhaps at least 30% of the population are likely to need direct food support
Relevant for cash transfer infrastructure, mobile banking services, such as bKash, have been disrupted in some places amid the shutdown  ( The Business Standard, 23 April ) .
[ 12 18th oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ] During the reporting period, a total of 4995 Kg of supplies including COVID 19 related items, Cholera kits and IEHK basic kits were distributed to five Upazila Health complexes through the Civil Surgeon's office. Nine implementing partners benefited from distribution of 2280kg of medical supplies and 200 waste bins were distributed to the partners.
Vulnerable households are not enrolled as PFDS beneficiaries  ( as FFP or VGF card holders ) , particularly those poor and vulnerable households residing in urban and peri urban areas, are now in the process of being enrolled and given cards for a Special Open Market Sales  ( SOMS )  programme to receive rice at 10 taka per kg, wheat flour, pulses, oil, etc.
NUTRITION, FOOD UTILIZATION, AND VULNERABLE GROUPS: The following recommendations emerged at the SUN meeting: There is an urgent need to increase awareness on COVID  19 using correct information.  Particular attention should be given to food security and nutrition in a larger perspective and there is need to undertake needs and assessments of the ultra poor and vulnerable.
NUTRITION, FOOD UTILIZATION, AND VULNERABLE GROUPS: The following recommendations emerged at the SUN meeting: An emphasis should be given to useful projections and forecasting of food security and nutrition situations and analysis.  There is a need to create awareness on what is a healthy diet, as was emphasized by the Health Minister at the virtual inauguration of the National Nutrition Week on 23 April 2020.
[ 10th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported 1,699 new Covid 19 cases in 24 hours until Tuesday, raising the caseload to 423,620. Besides, 16 more patients died from the virus infection during the period which took the fatalities to 6,108.
[ 10th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Until now, 2,470,164 tests have been carried out, including 13,520 new ones, and 17.15 percent of the patients turned out to be positive.
[ 7th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 336,568 patients  ( 80.25 percent )  have recovered    1541 in the last 24 hours. The fatality rate in Bangladesh is 1.44 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said. So far, 2,429,842 tests have been carried out, including 11419 new tests, and 17.23 percent of them have turned out positive.
[ 6th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 Effects: Certain Food items unavailable, Increased prices of food items, limited movement in camp.
[ 10th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of now, 3,190 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,205 in Chattogram, 374 in Rajshahi, 480 in Khulna, 205 in Barishal, 256 in Sylhet, 270 in Rangpur, and 128 in Mymensingh.
Recommendations for immediate intervention: Immediate establishment of a Boro Harvest Real Time Monitoring Cell is recommended to identify bottlenecks and coordinate completion of the harvest. Greater movement of agricultural labour  ( with COVID 19 safeguards ) , machinery and fuel, is needed, especially now in the haor areas. 2. Assist with facilitation and oversight of agriculture sector transportation: More specific instructions and oversight are needed for security services to guarantee the unhindered transport of agricultural inputs, labourers and produce critical for continued production and marketing.
[ 7th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Saturday reported 1289 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 418,764. Meanwhile, 13 more patients died from Covid 19, taking the fatalities to 6,049.
[ 21st Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The economic consequences of the pandemic and its associate preventive measures have been one of the biggest impact on women, girls, men and boys in both communities  [ Host and refugees ] , which in turn limits their ability to seek services, meet their basic needs and has increased protection risks. Women, who are mostly engaged in the informal economy, and vulnerable populations dependent on daily work, such as transgender persons and female sex workers, are hit the hardest.
Recommendations for immediate intervention: Targeted producer level poultry, dairy and fishery sectors grants/loans: The Government's substantial agricultural stimulus package should start urgently with loans and grants to the poultry, dairy and fishery sectors, to avert a potential collapse at the farmgate. Loan processing should be easy and equitable distribution. 4. Link production to Social Protection Programmes: Eggs can be part of the newly developed food baskets planned for distribution by MoDMR and MoHFW. This presents an opportunity to protect nutritional status of vulnerable groups.
[ 1st April 2021,Bangladesh ]  For the time being, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh  ( CAAB ) , the regulatory body for all aviation related activities in the country, has decided to stop giving permits to all special flights to and from Dhaka. CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman said CAAB had already instructed all airlines to follow the health guidelines.
Recommendations for immediate intervention:. Increase food access and dietary diversity: The social protection response should not be limited to food grain and cash distribution, but should integrate nutrition, such as providing seeds for homestead gardens and more diversified food baskets. Need to scale up and expand coverage social safety net programs aiming to help more vulnerable, poor and lower income people. 6. Establish and pilot Covid Safe Market arrangements: Market design and functions must be reconsidered. In particular, the livestock market during Ramadan and Eid will need special guidance and planning this year to safeguard against COVID 19 transmission.
[ 5th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 331,197 patients have recovered from the disease   1910 in the last 24 hours. The fatality rate in Bangladesh is 1.45 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 4th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 2,389,677 tests have been carried out, including 13,914 new tests, and 17.33 percent of them have turned out to be positive. Bangladesh is seeing 2431.87 infections, 1947.65 recoveries and 35.25 deaths per million.
[ 1st November 2020,Bangladesh ]  So far, 325940 patients have recovered from the disease   1,795 in the last 24 hours.S o far, 23,48,811 tests have been carried out, including 12,549 new tests, and 17.42 percent of them have turned out positive.
[ 12 18th oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Since the conceptualization of SARI ITCs in Cox's Bazar by WHO, the IPC team provided guidance and continues to guide the setting up of SARI ITCs to make sure that partners consider IPC implementation at all stages. The WHO IPC team supports drawing of sketch plans of how the SARI ITC spaces should be organised to reduce chances of infection transfer from one place to another and these sketches were provided to partners for further drawing by the engineers. When actual constructions begin, the WHO team also visits the sites to advise partners where necessary and to make sure the recommendations are considered.
[ 1 30 November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee: The CHVs provide targeted counselling on testing to refugees identified with COVID like symptoms and support referrals. Some 22,000 refugees have been referred to health services by CHVs since they started their surveillance for COVID 19 in June
[ 1st April 2021,Bangladesh ]  According to CAAB, all incoming passengers are required to undergo a Covid 19 test regardless of their vaccination status. The passengers will be monitored and traced by the police and the local administration after being released from quarantine. Moreover, if a passenger fails to adhere to the directives, his or her passport will be confiscated by the authorities concerned.
[ 12 18th oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  With a total of 41 cases, Camp 24 has the highest number of cases to date, further ahead from Camps 2W and 15 with 25 and 23 cases respectively and camp 3 with 20 cases. To date, 16 cases were reported from Camps 6 and 12 from Camp 4 and 2E. Camps 1W and 7 had 10 cases each while Camp 17 reported 9 cases. As for Camp 9, 8 cases were reported to date. Camps 1E, 5, 10, 12, 18 and 26 registered 7 cases each. Camps 16 and 22 registered 6. Nayapara RC identified 5 cases. The remainder Camps, 19, 27, 25, 4 extension, 8W, 11, 14, 21, 8 E, 23, 13, 20, 20 Extension and Kutupalong RC had so far less than 5 cases.
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee – Health: 3% of households reported sickness of household members as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak
[ 1st April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman said passengers coming from the United Kingdom would not be required to be institutionally quarantined as they carried RT PCR test certificates, but they must remain isolated at home. As a precautionary measure, CAAB has also asked the airlines to enforce necessary hygiene rules both inside and outside an aircraft.
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community – Health: 3% of households reported sickness of household members as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak.
Recommendations for immediate intervention:.Roll out communication and awareness strategy: It is crucial to disseminate accurate food safety information: in relation to COVID 19 and other issues, and to provide nutrition messages as household budgets may be increasingly constrained. This action will be key to protecting the poultry market which continues to suffer from such myths. 8. Provide demand support to egg producers. Bangladesh could adopt Andhra Pradesh government's  ( India )  example of locally procuring and distributing eggs in lieu of missed school meals. Eggs could be included also in the newly developed food baskets distributed by MoDMR and MoHFW. These measures could help stem some of the farmlevel spoilage of eggs, support small producers and promote nutrition of vulnerable groups.
[ 14th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  People are concerned about the distribution of the vaccine. They've heard media reports that limited doses of the vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh – perhaps only enough to protect about 15 million people. They worry that distribution will be limited to rich and powerful people such as national and local political leaders, their family and relatives. They are concerned that if only a small number of people are vaccinated, COVID 19 will never be eradicated from Bangladesh.
Recommendations on medium to longer term interventions: Establish a Task Force to oversee import of foods and agricultural inputs: The Task Force will need to act on foreseen breakdowns in trade due to embargos or market protection actions by key trading partners. Ports will need to be prepared and COVID 19 safetyprotocols set up, potentially negotiated with new trading partners. 4. Increase Boro Season rice procurement: The Government can consider increasing its boro procurement target this year, as a precautionary measure, perhaps to 2 MMT, subject to storage capacity. An expanded procurement will provide wider rice producer support in this time of need and give extra assurance to the continuity of public food transfer programmes.
[ 26 th Oct  1st Nov 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Between 26 October and 01 November, 26 new COVID 19 cases were confirmed in the Rohingya refugee camps. The cumulative share of positive tests is 2.3%, with 9 deaths and a fatality rate of 2.7%. The incidence rate is 39 per 100 000 people and 9.1% of the cases showed severe symptoms at the time of admission while 7.5% of the cases report at least one co morbidity. Although the main age of tested samples is below 12 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 40+ years  ( 158 per 10 000 people ) , however the highest number is 219 tests per 10 000 population among patients aged 0 9 years.
Recommendations on medium to longer term interventions: Form public private partnerships to increase food delivery by retailers: Retailers have responded to the large market opportunities for expanded e commerce under the lockdown and have rapidly increased home delivery of food in urban areas through their websites. 6. Establish Cold Chains across districts: The potential to lengthen the shelf life of fresh products must be taken in order to increase self sufficiency and reduce food waste.
[ 2nd November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Sunday registered 1,568 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 409,252. Besides, 18 more patients died from Covid 19 during the period, taking the fatalities to 5,941. So far, 325940 patients have recovered from the disease   1,795 in the last 24 hours.
[ 1st November 2020, Bangladesh ]   Some 28 percent youths aged above 18 left studies to support their families amid the Covid 19 pandemic in the country, according to an online survey conducted by Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.
Recommendations on medium to longer term interventions: Communicate food safety and nutrition information in partnership with modern retailers: Retailers have expanded e commerce and urban home delivery under the lockdown, and public private partnerships could be formed to use retailers' websites, and other means, to disseminate accurate food safety information in relation to COVID 19, and to provide nutrition messages as household budgets may be increasingly constrained.
[ 21st Dec, 2020 ]  Also, 1,153 new cases were reported at that time, taking the country's caseload to 500,713.
[ 22 March 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the epi week 11, the Barishal division has the highest growth of weekly new cases, 184%  ( 88 this week and 31 in the week before ) , followed by Khulna 141%  ( 217 and 90 respectively ) . The Dhaka division reported the highest number  ( 11,073 )  of new cases, with 26 new cases per 100,000, an increase of 99%; followed by Chattogram  ( 1,506 ) , with 5 new cases per 100,000, an increase of 40% compared to last week.
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: Protection: Vulnerable groups: • Few respondents mentioned women to be generally more vulnerable due to financial dependency on husbands and in addition less likely to receive justice as a result of corruption • During the quantitative survey, protection related concerns were raised related to: • Single female headed households not being able to meet their basic needs due to a lack of income compounded by interruptions in cash relief • Fear of violent groups, e.g. when using bathrooms at night • Lack of livelihoods support for disabled people
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee – Nutrition: 75% of households reported having received Shuji packages++ from food distribution centers since Eid Ul Fitr  ( 24 May ) .70% of households with pregnant/lactating women  ( PLW )  reported PLW to be enrolled in a nutrition feeding program  ( the approximate margin of error is +/ 7% )  • 57% of children 6 59 months were reported to have been screened for malnutrition by mother/volunteer in the 30 days prior to data collection • 59% of children 6 59 months were reported to be enrolled in a nutrition feeding program
[ 1th October 2020, Ukhia ,Teknaf Upazila ]  Refugee: Protection: First points of contact and issues of concern: • In Ukhiya, key informants reported an increase in robbery since the lockdown, sometimes indicating the absence of night guards as a possible reason • One key informant in Teknaf reported that households reported security issues to local government authorities  ( NRC ) , while also seeking registration support from them • One key informant in Ukhiya reported not to be aware at all of where to report security concerns/issues
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee – Education: 27% of households reported a loss or diminished access to education as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak.
[ 19 25th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  COVID 19 has seen a decrease in parents and guardians getting the follow up shots in their vaccine schedule: the month long strategy reminds adults on the importance of vaccines, especially for children yet to be vaccinated
[ 1st November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Placing the survey report, Tamara E Tabassum said more than two thirds  ( 69pc )  of the respondents reported a significant reduction in income, while only 12 out of 1,163 respondents reported that their income increased during the pandemic.
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Shelter, NFI, Site Management: Host Community: There was consensus that the lockdown had not impacted on shelter conditions but on households' ability to make repairs • Shelter support in the surveyed areas is limited and due to a loss of income  ( and potentially an increase in prices of shelter materials )  less households could afford to implement repairs • Key informants commonly reported borrowing money as a means to meet NFI needs
[ 26 th Oct  1st Nov 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  A total of 1416 community health workers  ( CHWs )  have been trained and are coordinated by the Community Health Working Group  ( CHWG )  to provide enhanced Community Based Surveillance and Home Based Care which includes counselling on testing, quarantine and patients' referral to isolation facilities. During the reporting period, CHWs conducted 137 576 household visits in which 2922 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 3 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 49 081, and 202 moderate/ severe patients.
[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  946 isolation and treatment beds ready by the end of September  ( of a target of 1,900 ) .14 SARI ITCs operational by the end of September  ( of a target of 14 ) .
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: Nutrition: A large majority of key informants indicated that nutrition support had not been  ( widely )  available before the lockdown neither, and where it was, it had often been interrupted or stopped • Similarly, during the household survey, households reported that there were no such programs in their areas/they did not know where to get nutrition support or that there was a general lack of information on nutrition services
[ 31st dec 2020, Bangladesh ] Refugee: Reduced uptake of preventive health services such as antenatal care and immunization.
[ 31st dec 2020, Bangladesh ] Refugee: Poor infant and young child feeding and maternal care practices among children under 2 year.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  refugee: WOMEN IN CAMPS REPORT HIGHER RATES OF WORK THAN MEN, WHO SEEM TO HAVE FACED PROGRESSIVE JOB LOSSES SINCE JANUARY 2020. About 22 percent of the female labor force in camps reports actively working for pay in the 7 days prior to the survey  ( April May 2020 )  as opposed to the male labor force who not only report lower shares of active employment  ( 15 percent ) 9 but also higher losses in employment progressively since January, 2020. Job losses in camps in march, 2020 are possibly related to reduced operations in camps due to COVID 19 which came into effect officially at the same time as the government lockdown i.e. At the end of march
[ 31st dec 2020, Bangladesh ] Refugee: Community based psychosocial interventions are not yet at the scale needed to reach the number of refugees in need of these activities.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Host and refugee: actively working enterprise owners are much more likely to report lower incomes than active wage workers. In other words, for those actively working during the lockdown, overall incomes have fallen due to reduced activity or reduced work hours, but wage rates have remained relatively inflexible downwards.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  RECENTLY DISPLACED ROHINGYA SIGNIFICANT DROPS IN WORK IN CAMPS SINCE BASELINE, DRIVEN BY MULTIPLE FACTORS, RELATED AND UNRELATED TO THE COVID 19 CRISIS.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Reported employment among hosts, even within the lockdown period, remains high  ( 89 percent ) 2 . However, the figure masks a large share of the labor force who are reporting being employed 3 but temporarily absent from work i.e. not actively working. Almost 2 out of 3 hosts who report being employed were in fact not actively working in the 7 days before the survey. In contrast, during the baseline  ( Mar Aug '19 ) , temporary absence among the employed was less than 1 percent. Unsurprisingly, an overwhelming majority of temporarily absent workers attributed the reason to COVIDrelated restrictions to work
[ 9th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  disclosed the updated figures through a regular press release on Wednesday. Of the total samples tested, 12.67% tested positive, whereas 16.63 % cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, added the press release.
[ 4th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee: Prior to COVID 19, all Rohingya refugees in the camps were vulnerable to some degree; no one's basic needs were completely fulfilled and everyone experienced safety and security challenges  ) . The same can be said for more than 370,000 Bangladeshis in Cox's Bazar district living under the poverty line and an additional 400,000 estimated to be particularly vulnerable to poverty and other secondary impacts of the pandemic
[ 4th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee:While containment measures are essential to reducing the spread of COVID 19, they create barriers to the availability, accessibility, awareness, quality, and utilization of critical services and livelihood opportunities, leading to an immediate and likely longterm decline in wellbeing. Households already struggling to access assistance and services to meet their specific needs are the most gravely impacted and face the highest risk of extreme poverty and severe long term impacts, such as increased mortality and morbidity
[ 31st October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Despite the pandemic inducing a global economic shutdown the remittance flow remain unaffected. In Bangladesh, remittances are projected to grow at a rate of 8% to around $20 billion, the report added The report also said, in both Pakistan and Bangladesh, the negative impact of the Covid 19 induced global economic slowdown has been somewhat countered by the diversion of remittances from informal to formal channels due to difficulty in carrying money in person under travel restrictions.
[ 9th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  41% of who are employed  ( 256 ) , not confident to retain job during and after COVID 19 44% of who are unemployed  ( 27 ) , were not allowed to work since they came back from village after holiday
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee: Education: Impact of the lockdown on education a general concern – aside the loss of education, key informants also mentioned less regular daily routines as a risk to children's wellbeing. Main barriers to studying effectively remotely: • Inability of other household members to support children • Lack of money to pay for private tuition • Support on remote education generally reported to have been limited across the surveyed camps • Children needed to help in household
[ 30th January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Majority of the Rohingya community people know about Covid  19 symptoms; 72 % Have knowledge about Covid  19 symptoms.
[  9th  15th October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  WHO continued conducting a training in Community Based Mortality Reporting aimed at building the capacity of 150 medical doctors, reporting officers and community health workers. During the week, COVID 19 testing of refugees increased: 873 refugees were tested, compared to 652 in the previous week. In host communities, testing also increased with 358 tests conducted, compared to 353 in the previous week
[ 21st October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The reusable masks have been produced by local tailors and 2,855,850 distributed to both refugees and host communities, together with visual guidelines on how to effectively wear and wash the masks. Before it was possible to distribute masks across all 34 camps, the first distributions prioritized the most vulnerable groups such as older persons, volunteers and individuals attending distributions sites who were more frequently in contact with others, and for use in Women Friendly Spaces where women and girls seek services and support for gender based violence and sexual and reproductive health and rights
Until now, 3,035,728 tests have been carried out, including 13,191 new ones. So far, 16.37% of the tests turned out to be positive. Bangladesh is seeing 2,918.12 infections, 2,534.20 recoveries, and 42.23 deaths per million.
[ 3rd Nov 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  People in Need Food – Rohingya refugees861,545 individuals – 100% of total population
[ 22 March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The highest number of weekly cases  ( 25,481 )  reported in the epi week 26, 2020  ( 22 – 28 JUN ) , and the highest daily cases 4,019 recorded on 02 July 2020. The highest weekly death  ( 314 )  recorded on week 27, 2020  ( 29 JUN – 05 JUL ) , with a highest daily death of 64 on 30 June 2020. In the reported week, COVID 19 daily average cases increased to 1,926 from 1,009 in the week before
[ 5 19th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Door to door COVID 19 messaging is ongoing in camps where IOM is the area focal point for providing WASH services, as well as in an additional camp where IOM is providing WASH services through an implementing partner. In the past two weeks, teams completed a total of 67,498 awareness raising sessions. The key messages focus on maintaining social distance, covering your mouth or face when coughing or sneezing, avoiding touching eyes, mouth, and nose with unwashed hands, washing hands frequently with soap and water, avoiding close contact with sick people, cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces daily, and staying at home as much as possible.
[ 5 19th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Mental health and psychosocial support services continued as usual at health facilities, which included individual counselling, psychological _x001f_rst aid  ( PFA ) , awareness raising sessions and follow up. MPHSS community based activities, such as non formal education activities, arts and crafts, socio relational activities and home visits, are being gradually restored while maintaining social distance and ensuring safety measures.
[ 9th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  1 in 4 employed workers are not getting the same facilities as before. Festival bonus, overtime & snacks bill facilities were cut off.
[ 9th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  only 1 in 3 has taken 3 meals in a day 2 in 3 has taken only 2 meals in a day 96% has cut down food cost 97% has cut food consume pattern
[ 9th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  37%reported to increased conflicts and tension at home 51% conflicts happened due to household chores, going outside, mental pressure etc.   28% reported these experiences “more frequent' than before COVID
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  “With the cyclone season fast approaching, people on Bhashan Char could become stranded with a shortage of food when major storms strike,' said Sanjeev Kafley, head of the IFRC delegation in Bangladesh. Kafley said any storm could cut the sea passage to Bhashan Char, “in turn denying the delivery of relief, medicines and other vital supplies'.
[ 9th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  only 6% has ability to meet food expenses for more than one month by savings. But 54% has ability for 7 15 days only
[ 9th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  93% did not receive any support/ relief during COVID 19 In food consumption pattern, workers food habit changed but still they are out of food rationing program
[ 16th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Saudi Arabian Airlines was fined Tk 2 lakh for carrying passengers to Dhaka without Covid 19 negative certificates.
[ 28th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  Currently, there are 77,485 active cases in the country. Of the total victims, 4,513 are men and 1,348 are women. Of the latest fatalities, 18 are aged above 50 years, two between 41 and 50 years and three others between 31 and 40 years.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]    In accordance with the CEDAW Committee's General Recommendation 33, establish an independent oversight mechanism tasked with addressing genderbased discrimination by justice system professionals. • Restructure role and appointment procedures for public prosecutors, such that they are independently appointed and provide training in criminal law so that prosecutors are adequately trained and able to perform their duties.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]     Create an online centralized filing system for all gender based violence cases, and make relevant case information accessible to all parties free of charge. • Hold accountable all public prosecutors and other legal officers requiring bribes in exchange for legal representation or other legal services to which complainants or defendants are entitled.
[ 15th January 2021,Nayapara Camp ]  A massive fire swept through the Nayapara Registered Camp yesterday, burning over 800 infrustructures to ashes. It affected over 3,000 people living in the camp area. BRAC HCMP is working around the clock to support the affected families with hot cooked food, disaster resilient shelter kits, floor mats and jerry cans. BRAC also continues to scale up its existing relief efforts with over hundreds of staff and volunteers. BRAC is also working to improve living condition in the camp.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]    Women and girls in Bangladesh are facing increased domestic violence during the Covid 19 pandemic, highlighting long term systemic barriers to legal recourse, protection, and social services.
[ 22nd Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Thursday saw another spike in Covid 19 cases as the health authorities of the country confirmed the detection of 1,696 new cases in 24 hours, taking the caseload to 394,827.Twenty four more patients died from Covid 19 during the period, raising the death toll to 5,747.Besides, the total recoveries from coronavirus have jumped up to 310,532 with recovery of 1,687 more patients from the disease in 24 hours.
[ 22nd Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  The daily infection rate on Thursday was recorded 10.97 percent upon testing 14,086 samples in 24 hours. 17.86 percent of the tested 22,06,411 samples so far have turned out to be Covid 19 positive.
[ 25th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Sunday saw further spike in Covid 19 cases as the health authorities of the country detected 1,308 new patients across the country in 24 hours, taking the total to 398,815. During the period, 23 more patients died from Covid 19, raising the death toll to 5,803. Besides, the total recoveries from coronavirus have jumped up to 315,107 with recovery of 1,544 patients from the disease during the period.
[ 4th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  The number of deaths from Covid 19 in Bangladesh rose to 6,004 on Wednesday with the death of 21 more people in 24 hours. Besides, health authorities registered 1517 new coronavirus cases during the period, pushing the caseload to 4,14,164.
[ 29th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ] Bangladesh on Wednesday announced the detection of 1,493 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours and 23 more deaths. The country's caseload now stands at 403,079 with 5,861 fatalities. With the recovery of 1,610 patients, the total number of recovered patients jumped to 319,733. The current recovery rate is 79.32 percent.
[ 25th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 2,995 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,154 in Chattogram, 370 in Rajshahi, 464 in Khulna, 197 in Barishal, 241 in Sylhet, 261 in Rangpur and 121 in Mymensingh.
[ 22nd Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  Across the country, 12,150 people are now in isolation and 39,871 in quarantine.
[ 18th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Also, 1,318 new Covid 19 cases were reported, taking the country's caseload to 498,293. So far, 433,614 patients – 87.02% – have recovered.
[ 4th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 331,197 patients have recovered from the disease   1910 in the last 24 hours. The fatality rate in Bangladesh is 1.45 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 1st November 2020,Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Sunday registered 1,568 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 409,252. Besides, 18 more patients died from Covid 19 during the period, taking the fatalities to 5,941.
[ 28th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Wednesday announced the detection of 1,493 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and 23 more deaths. The country's caseload stands at 403,079 with 5,861 fatalities. With the recovery of 1,610 patients, the total number of recovered patients jumped to 319,733. The current recovery rate is 79.32 percent.
[ 4th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  However, as with coal, reliance on import of LNG will be an economic burden and a poor energy security outcome. Although LNG prices have been well down in 2020 amid the Covid 19 pandemic, future price volatility could well make LNG an expensive source of power generation, particularly when compared to ever cheaper renewable energy.
[ 7 – 13 March 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ] On 9 March, it was reported that 159 families  ( 698 people )  located in Camp 23 had been moved to other camps in the district while on 10 March a further 160 families  ( 721 people )  were moved out of the camp.
[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Sector Gaps/Constraints in September : • Refugees continued to raise concerns about the lack of mosquito nets and the risk of seasonal flu, malaria and dengue.