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[ 30th May  5th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: The COVID 19 pandemic has continued to cause concern in Cox's Bazar. According to the WHO as of 6 June, a cumulative total of 9,402 host community members and 1339 Rohingya had tested positive for the virus and there have been 96 host community and 18 Rohingya deaths. This means there were 534 positive tests in the district including 177 Rohingya during the week. There were two deaths of COVID 19 positive patients, one host community, and one Rohingya during the week meaning the cumulative total number of deaths recorded is 96 host community and 18 Rohingya deaths
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Livelihood program especially for the women to reduces risk of GBV.
[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Cyclonic storms and heavy monsoon rains combined with the often temporary and exposed nature of shelters in the camp mean that wind and rain can cause significant damages within the camps.8 In 2020, wind and rainstorms fully or partially damaged around 3,400 shelters across camps 8E  ( 1,389 shelters ) , 8W  ( 1,894 shelters )  and 9  ( 113 shelters ) .
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Community members  ( women, men, girls, boys with multiple intersectional identities )  should be made aware of preventive measures for multi hazards through project interventions.
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The humanitarian community should advocate for voluntariness of all future relocations and availability of basic rights and services for refugees in Bhasan Char. Under the leadership of the Strategic Executive Group, the humanitarian community, including donors, should remain constructively engaged with the Government of Bangladesh to discuss the parameters of humanitarian involvement in Bhasan Char. In addition to advocating for the above mentioned outcomes  ( Recommendation 1 under Relocation to Bhasan Char ) , the humanitarian community should:  Support the Government of Bangladesh in ensuring voluntariness of future relocations to Bhasan Char, through consultations with refugees and the humanitarian community, provision of accurate and verifiable information delivered through trusted channels, counselling on protection risks and communication/other restrictions if any, and enabling informed consent of refugees prior to proposed relocation.  Conduct a mapping of available rights and services available on the island, including identifying gaps and risks.
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee/Host: The Government of Bangladesh should ensure an efficient, effective and predictable humanitarian response: The humanitarian community is supporting the Government of Bangladesh in delivering the Rohingya refugee response. Predictable administrative arrangements and unrestricted humanitarian access are critical for meeting the most urgent needs of refugees and host communities. Humanitarian partners face significant operational challenges within the existing system, resulting in delays, loss of resources and negative impacts on the well being of affected communities. The current framework can be strengthened as follows:  Ensuring regular dialogue between the government and all relevant actors through clear and established channels to build mutual trust and understanding. Providing clear, written guidelines for humanitarian operations, streamlining, clarifying and expediting project approval procedures, reducing paperwork, and ensuring transparency and consistency in processes.  Extending FD 7 approvals for at least 1 year consistent with the JRP timeframe, and in some cases multi year implementation should be possible where appropriate.  Expediting issuance of visas and work permits for international humanitarian staff in line with approved projects in order to ensure timely and high quality service delivery to affected communities.  Ensuring regular dialogue between the government and all relevant actors to build mutual trust and understanding.
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Humanitarian Coordination: The Strategic Executive Group and Inter Sector Coordination Group should facilitate a comprehensive review exercise to address complexity and gaps in humanitarian coordination. The review should be inclusive and involve consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including in particular diverse voices within the Rohingya refugee community. It should consider all existing networks and coordination structures, address perceptions of inclusion and exclusion of specific actors, identify existing gaps and overlaps, and conflict or lack of clarity among stakeholders. The review should:  Seek to address and build on recommendations made by previous evaluations and review processes.  Include a broad based mapping and stakeholder analysis  ( UN agencies, international/national/local NGOs, NGO networks, local authorities, groups among the host and Rohingya communities )  to gain a better understanding of their individual roles/ and capacities, assess exclusion/inclusion of actors from intersectional perspectives and identify gaps/ and overlaps, in order to build more effective and efficient structures.  Consolidate a shared “referrals guide' to enhance common understanding of complementary roles and capacities in the Rohingya refugee response and build trust between diverse humanitarian stakeholders.
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Lower levels of well being105 were recorded in female headed households or households with no male members of working age due to socio cultural norms, insecurity, GBV and lack of gender responsive facilities. Cultural practices like purdah in a woman's honour  ( izzot )  enforces seclusion of women and is seen as a marker of Rohingya values and identity. Women and girls commonly report incidents of violence and harassment which restricts their ability to access public services and facilities, including WASH facilities and water collection points, and free movement around the camps. The lack of safety and security also affects their employment prospects outside their homes.
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The Government has expressed its intention to reduce the presence of NGOs in Cox's Bazar and international humanitarian staff, for streamlining response management and ‘lessening comfort'144 in the camps to incentivise repatriation and relocation. Although the number of international humanitarian workers in the Rohingya refugee response have progressively reduced since 2017 with a simultaneous increase in national capacity, NGOs continue to face challenges in securing organisational registrations and timely work visa/work permits for technical experts and managerial staff, resulting in loss of financial and human resources and risking the quality and integrity of projects
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Chapter 6: The Way Forward: Key Recommendations: 1. Refugee Protection: The Government of Bangladesh should undertake an urgent review of the 2013 National Strategy on Myanmar Refugees and Undocumented Myanmar Nationals. Current government policy is not fit  for  purpose in light of the large movement of hundreds of thousands of stateless Rohingya refugees in 2017, and the recent military coup in Myanmar. A clear policy framework should be developed for the Rohingya refugee response that is Stateowned, and consistent with existing domestic human rights obligations and humanitarian principles, and that:  Establishes a clear, transparent and predictable framework of cooperation for the Rohingya refugee response that is designed to include affected communities.  Ensures that people in need of protection are not pushed back at the borders and can access protection and humanitarian assistance.  Acknowledges the Rohingya identity and their Myanmar nationality; recognising the fact that the Rohingya are refugees and their experiences of persistent persecution and marginalisation in Myanmar, in line with Bangladesh's obligations under international law
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The Government of Bangladesh should work to improve camp security and build community resilience, on the basis of consultations with affected communities and humanitarian stakeholders. Security in the camps is best achieved in consultation with affected communities themselves, who are best placed to understand existing risks, with input from all relevant stakeholders who can support the design of appropriate strategies and preserve the civil and humanitarian character of the camps. Security can also be improved by:  Improving refugees' access to and participation in formal and protection sensitive and community centred informal justice systems through stronger engagement with legal actors.  Designing formal education and skills training projects benefiting both refugees and host communities, to reduce aid dependence, enhance self reliance and reduce social tensions. 291  Prioritising multi sectoral GBV support and outreach services for Rohingya refugee and host communities.  Engaging the support of camp authorities  ( CiCs/ACiCs, Bangladeshi Army, ApBN )  in recognising protection needs, vulnerabilities, and risks; making effective referrals; and managing data ethically and securely as part of the Joint Capacity Sharing Initiative led by the Site Management sector.  Lifting restrictions on Rohingya volunteer and cash based programmes in the camps. acknowledging their role as legitimate humanitarian actors and helping them use existing skills and build new skills to foster productivity and a sense of hope and agency.  Ensuring continued telecommunications access in accordance with the Government's ‘Digital Bangladesh' Vision to ensure efficient and effective information dissemination by the government and humanitarian actors, particularly in a pandemic setting, help maintain family and social/community networks, and counter misinformation, vulnerability to manipulation, and insecurity in and around the camps.  Preserving protection related services for those most at risk, even amidst COVID 19 restrictions.
[ 24th May   6th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: As of 6 June 2021, a total of 9429 individuals from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 7804 in Chokoria, 117 in Kutubdia, 626 in Moheshkhali, 281 in Pekua, 620 in Ramu, 4 672 in Sadar, 960 in Teknaf and 1 373 in Ukhiya.
[ 24th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Public health experts in Bangladesh have warned that the pandemic could take a catastrophic turn in the wake of rise in infections across the country, especially the border districts.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: 38% respondents  ( 37% of refugees and 48% of host community respondents )  have needs in food support. Among them, 17.7% were persons with disabilities • 37% respondents  ( 40% of refugees and 48% of host community respondents )  have needs in NFI. Among them, 11.2% were persons with disabilities.
[ 24th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The report flagged all of the 10 districts in Khulna division as very high risk zones. Seven districts in Dhaka division are at very high risk, it said before adding, two districts, including Dhaka, are at high risk while four others are at medium risk. In Chittagong division, six districts, including Chittagong, are at very high risk, three flagged as high risk zones and one as moderately risky.
[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Many areas of Bagerhat Municipality, Sharankhola, Morelganj, Rampal, Kachua and Mongla have been submerged by the floodwaters, causing massive damage to farms and homesteads. Heavy rains caused landslides in different parts of Chittagong city from morning to afternoon on Thursday. No casualties were reported. The district administration relocated five families at risk in the afternoon.
[ 10 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Physical assault incidents remain most reported GBV but on the rise  ( 52.9% Q2, 47.9% Q1 )
[ 15th 21st August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: A UNHCR report, published during the week, revealed that 2020 has been the deadliest year on record for refugee journeys in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea leaving 218 Rohingya dead or missing at sea among the 2,414 Rohingya who are known to have travelled in 2020.
21st August 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: 46 people were found positive out of 446 samples in the lab of Cox's Bazar Medical College and 8 people tested positive in Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital through the RAT test.
[ 23rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: “Due to the pandemic, schools and learning facilities for children have been closed indefinitely, as well as child friendly spaces, multi purpose recreational areas,' Educo Humanitarian Program Director Matiur Rahaman said in a statement on Monday.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Community members expressed concern about burnt trees in the vicinity of their shelters, particularly in light of the impending monsoon and cyclone season. Although some trees have shown signs of regrowth, there is a possibility that if the bark was damage the tree would be more suspectable to insect attack. Therefore any trees that pose a threat to shelters or other infrastructure should be pruned or stumped. In order to improve decision making around how to handle this potential human health hazard the results of the tree catalogue exercise have been shared with the relevant site management actors.
[ 23rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: “Children are absolutely out of education. Child protection interventions have also been limited due to entry restrictions for humanitarian workers,' he said. He also expressed concern that if the situation continues, refugee children, particularly girls, are likely to be forced into child marriage, child labor, and even trafficking, as families struggle to cope with the pandemic.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  WASH has been a concern for women and girls. Access to clean water has been a challenge for women, girls and people with disability as nearby tube wells are under water and the pathways are slippery. Toilets are overflowing therefore are no segregated toilets for women and girls.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Host: Hygiene support, sanitary pad for the women and adolescent girls to reduce risk of reproductive health diseases and awareness should be built on how to dispose the sanitary products.
[ July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On 26 July, another 139 Rohingyas were arrested in Ramu Upazila. The majority of Rohingya detained were sent back to their respective camps after being fined and having their phones confiscated.
[ 27th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: At least eight people, including six Rohingya refugees, were killed on Tuesday after heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and floods in Cox's Bazar. The landslides damaged several hundred houses of the Rohingyas while the flood inundated over 100 villages of the district, causing harm to the shrimp farms and croplands. Five of them, including three children, died after a hill subsided on Rohingya settlements at Block G 37 of Balukhali Camp No 10 in Ukhiya around 1pm, officials said.
[ 1st july 31st July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Challenges: • Heavy rainfall is affecting operations and causing flooding in the camps. • There are continued delays in obtaining approval to import telecommunications equipment and utilize the network. • Once COVID 19 related restrictions are lifted and equipment approvals are finalized, the ETS will begin installation of connectivity equipment in additional sites and work towards expanding the network
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Reconstruction of access roads, bridges and stairs, guide wall, drainage systems, toilets, water points to increase accessibility of the community people.
[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Fifty three percent of the refugee and 60 percent of the host respondents noted that lack of income/ job opportunities had led to increased intra household tension. Conflicts occurred mostly between husband and wife, due to the inability to bear the financial cost of the family, such as regarding food, clothing, school fees or medicine. Women mostly had to face the brunt of polygamy which led to increase in childbirth as well cases of domestic violence in many cases.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Ensure that the most vulnerable population  ( including persons with disabilities and older people )  who live in areas with potential risks of landslides need to be given priorities in emergencies relief support including relocation and shelter.
[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A key challenge to women's and girls' hygiene lies in the availability of toilets, water, and bathing facilities, an issue that is closely connected to social norms surrounding women's movement outside the home.
[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Women and girls appreciate and desire having these conversations with other women in safe spaces in their sub blocks: Participants appreciate and desire greater contact with humanitarians, especially Rohingya women volunteers, in safe spaces that are in their sub blocks. Women and girls face challenges in accessing services outside their sub blocks due to social norms, but greatly appreciate when humanitarians visit and facilitate sessions in their sub blocks.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Comprehensive primary health care services including skin disease treatment with adequate medicines for the vulnerable group. Health risk mitigation measures for AWD, skin diseases, dengue, COVID 19.
[ 21st July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The upazila complexes that lack such facilities are located in Chittagong, Rangamati, Feni, Khagrachhari and Sylhet districts. Meanwhile, as many as four patients died at Pabna General Hospital due to a shortage of oxygen on July 4, according to relatives of the deceased.
. [ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The Government of Bangladesh and the humanitarian community should promote social cohesion through host community engagement. The socio economic and environmental challenges faced by local populations of Cox's Bazar, one of the most underdeveloped and disaster prone districts of Bangladesh, have been compounded by the presence of more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees. The lack of a clear longer term framework for the Rohingya refugee response has created uncertainty for both refugee and host communities, resulting in tensions. The Government of Bangladesh with the involvement of the humanitarian community must continue to support host communities in addressing gaps in access to basic needs and services, determined through a consultative process by:  Conducting structured consultations with diverse voices in the host community to assess their needs, vulnerabilities, and risks; their perceptions; and challenges and opportunities for positive interaction between Rohingya and local communities continuing impact of the presence of more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees in the district as well as develop a better understanding of their needs and priorities.  Providing accurate information on a regular basis to the local community to build awareness on the host community initiatives implemented by the humanitarian community in Cox's Bazar and assess its impacts.  Facilitating direct engagement between host communities and Rohingya refugees, including through the use of digital communications tools, where possible, to identify common concerns and resolve disputes in an amicable manner, with the support of Bangladeshi authorities and humanitarian actors.
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee:Cross Cutting Issue: Engagement with Affected Communities: The Government of Bangladesh and the humanitarian community should centralise Rohingya representation in humanitarian decision making. The Government of Bangladesh with the involvement of the humanitarian community should support community self representation and leadership by:  Advocating for an inclusive legal and operational space that will help elevate Rohingya voices by encouraging and supporting formal and informal Rohingya civil society initiatives and systematically help build leadership and representative structures in the community.  Fostering meaningful participation of Rohingya and host community representatives  ( from among elected representatives, teachers, community mobilisers, faith based leaders etc )  in key sector humanitarian coordination and humanitarian decision making fora, including through greater access to digital communication tools.  Creating a safe space for Rohingya refugee volunteers, by putting in place community based safeguarding measures such as community policing, safety audits, strong reporting and referrals mechanisms and sensitivity trainings for the community, camp authorities and security actors.295  Establishing community based representative structures in the form of camp and block level committees replacing the existing majhi system, across all the camps, in collaboration with RRRC and CiCs.
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee:The NGO community  ( including all international, national, and local agencies ) , should prioritise complementary and coordinated NGO action to achieve the best humanitarian outcomes for affected communities. The starting point for localisation in the Rohingya refugee response is understanding the needs of stateless Rohingya refugees and host communities, and then, developing local protection capacity to meet those needs.293 Capacity cannot be understood outside of context, and it requires specific knowledge, experience, relationships, ways of working, and social and cultural understanding, in addition to technical expertise.294 In the context of the Rohingya refugee response, the NGO community should reflect and take steps to collaborate and coordinate in order to effectively and sustainably deliver humanitarian support by:  Collectively contribute to a broad based mapping and stakeholder analysis and development of a shared referrals guide, led by SEG/ISCG, to build trust and enhance common understanding of complementary capacities in the response.  ( See Recommendation 1 on Humanitarian Coordination ) .  Promoting NGO leadership and engagement in the Rohingya refugee response by strengthening existing NGO coordination mechanism/s by building closer linkages between international, national and local NGO networks, aimed at promoting the humanitarian agenda over individual or organisational interests.
[ 28 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: In the last 24 hours alone, over 300mm of rain fell on camps hosting more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees. That's nearly half the monthly rainfall average for July in one day. More heavy downpours are expected in the next few days with the monsoon season stretching over the next three months. The situation is further compounded by the COVID 19 pandemic. There is currently a strict national lockdown in response to rising cases across the country.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: 16% respondents  ( 16% of refugees and 17% of host community respondents )  need Dignity Kits. Among them, 7.7% were persons with disabilities • 45% respondents  ( 42% refugees and 78% of host community respondents )  have needs in Hygiene Materials. Among them, 23.6 % were persons with disabilities
[ 27th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Due to continuous rains since early morning, hundreds of Rohingya settlements in at least eight refugee camps located near the hill slopes of Ukhiya and Teknaf were damaged on Tuesday. The heavily affected camps are Kutupalong Camp No 5, Balukhali Camp No 1, Teknaf Camp No 26, Jamtali Camp, Hakimpara Camp No 24 and 27 and Madhuchhara Camp.
[ 27th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Maheshkhali UNO Mahfuzur Rahman said that a teenage girl died and two others were injured due to landslide at Sipahipara under Chhoto Maheshkhali Union in the morning. According to Cox's Bazar Met Office, the district recorded 134mm rains in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning. Assistant Meteorologist Md Abdur Rahman warned of heavy rains on Wednesday, adding that more landslides might occur in Cox's Bazar and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
[ 27th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  According to Cox's Bazar upazila offices, over 1,000 acres of shrimp farms and croplands have been damaged by the flood that inundated over 100 villages of the district's Chakaria, Ramu, Pekua, Ukhiya and Teknaf areas.
[ 21st July 2021, Bangladesh ]  "If someone has temperature, they should be tested for dengue as well as Covid," he added. "And in case of treatment, medicines must be taken on the advice of a registered doctor only. If necessary, one could take treatment by contacting the hotline number of DGHS."
[ 29 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Eight people were killed – five from one family – while thousands more have had their homes washed away or flooded, while communal latrines are unusable and clean water unavailable. Home gardens which allow households to grow their own food have also been destroyed.
The very high risk districts are  Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Tangail, Gazipur, Kishoreganj, Sylhet, Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga Thakurgaon, Lalmonirhat, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Kurigram, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Bogura, Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi, Natore, , Rajbari, Jhenidah, Magura, Faridpur, Jessore, Narail, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barisal, Chandpur, Feni, Noakhali, and Khagrachhari.
[ 24th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the wake of a dramatic surge in infections, two third of Bangladesh is now at very high risk of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization  ( WHO ) . Its Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Update, released on June 21, flagged 40 districts as very high risk zones, 15 districts as high risk zones and six as moderately risky.
[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: On the other hand, 22 percent of the refugee and 10 percent of the host community respondents suggested reduced income opportunities led to increased inter community conflicts, due to competition over work opportunities between the host and refugee communities. There were perceptions among host community that wage rates had decreased due to the Rohingya influx, with surplus labor supply, leading to competition in the informal job markets.
[ 24th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Out of the eight districts in Rajshahi division, six have been found at very high risk of Covid 19 while two at high risk. In Rangpur division, five districts are at very high risk while three at high risk. Three districts in the southern division of Barisal has been found at high risk and as many at medium risk. In Barisal division, three districts are at high risk and three at medium risk.
[ 25 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On 4 July a high probability of severe flooding was forecast for mid July along the Jamuna River in Bangladesh, with one third of the area's total population likely to be affected
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Listen and take action from messages delivered through trusted channels to support the need of the affected personsincluding psychosocialsupport, protection actors, accessto assistance, and reporting of incidents, among others.
[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Key Findings & Recommendations: ▪ Women and girls appreciate and desire more information about menstruation, puberty, and their bodies: Sensitization sessions were received by all participants who generally appreciated them. All participants desired more information especially about menstruation itself, how their bodies work, and about various health related issues connected to menstruation.
[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Intra household conflicts were considered the most frequent, followed by inter household and intercommunity conflict, in both the refugee and host communities. One of the common drivers identified in both communities was lack of income/job opportunities, which was associated with different kinds of tensions.
[ 1 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ] To date, conditions for their safe and voluntary return to Myanmar have not been achieved. With increasing number of COVID 19 cases in the camps, it is essential that treatment facilities, masks and accurate information are widely available.
[ 29 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: A large fire in the crowded Cox's Bazaar refugee camp earlier this year forced 50,000 people to flee their homes, and these floods come at a time when they were beginning to get back on their feet and rebuild their homes and lives. The impact of climate change is today's reality and is very visible in Bangladesh.
[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Women and girls are generally following menstrual hygiene guidance to the best of their abilities, but often struggle with drying the menstrual hygiene materials in a culturally appropriate way: Most of the guidance concerning menstrual hygiene is being followed by women in the camps, but women are struggling to _x001f_nd e_x001d_ective and hygienic ways to dry their reusable pads while adhering to cultural norms. More support and possibly supplies need to be provided to women to ensure that they can manage this challenge – especially in the rainy months.
[ 1 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: The primary and secondary impacts of COVID 19 have compromised access to health and nutrition services for Rohingya refugees, reversing some of the gains made in the past.
[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Hundreds of thousands of houses, fish farms, croplands and roads have been submerged, causing huge sufferings for the coastal people, who are yet to recover from the losses from Cyclone Yaas that hit the coastal region in May this year.
[ 7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   Refugees: At least 21,000 refugees were displaced by heavy monsoon rains that began on 27 July and lasted for days. Flash flooding inundated the fragile shelters, which are made of bamboo and tarpaulin, with landslides crushing those perched on unstable hills.
[ 31 May 6 June, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: COVID 19 Update of Laboratory Confirmed Cases among Host Population – • As of 06 June 2021, 9,429 COVID 19 cases and 96 COVID 19 deaths have been reported from the host community in Cox's Bazar. Of these, a total of 290 cases were recorded from 31 May  06 June 2021.
[ 16th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  A country of more than 160 million, Bangladesh has so far administered more than 1.05 million doses since its mass vaccination campaign began in early February. Mass inoculation resumed earlier this month after Bangladesh received 4.5 million doses of the US made Moderna vaccine and China's Sinopharm shots.
[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Residents were facing extensive damage as low lands, including fish farms and croplands, had been submerged in water, said Raduli Union Parishad Chairman Abdul Majid Goldar. Officials say at least 50,000 families of Bagerhat district have been marooned and over 5,000 fish farms have been inundated by the floodwaters, caused by the low in the Bay.
[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Fires alter the ecosystems and quality of natural resources available to the community with immediate consequences for environment and human health, such as soil and water contamination from burned materials and air pollution from smoke. Longer term consequences stem from the loss of vegetation cover that, combined with a damaged root system, soil hydrophobicity and altered soil structure, disrupts the natural hydrological and pedological processes.
[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In the more congested camps, many participants have constructed toilets inside their shelters. While this allows women and girls to safely access the toilet, women noted that it often causes other problems in terms of maintaining hygiene in their shelter, as the latrines attract insects. The workshops held with two groups of women with disabilities explain that maintaining good hygiene is very di_x001a_cult. Many cannot go to the latrines or bathing facilities by themselves which impacts their ability to maintain good hygiene, especially during menstruation
[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The loss incurred by the shrimp and the crab farms would be no less than Tk11 crore, said Raj Kumar Bishwas, assistant director of Khulna Divisional Fisheries Department. Rampal Upazila saw a loss of around Tk3.8 crore, Senior Fisheries Officer Sheikh Asaduzzaman said, citing preliminary assessments. Apart from the floodwaters, the incessant rains accompanied by winds have increased the sufferings of the coastal people.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: In the coming days, heavy rainfall has been forecasted to continue; which can worsen the situation and will increase the vulnerability of individuals with specific needs in particular to the people with disabilities and of the elderly age group.
[ 7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said hundreds of clinics, aid delivery centres and toilets were damaged, though some have since been repaired.
[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Some women, despite having water supplied directly to their shelter, explained that they still do not have access to enough water as the pipe goes out of service continually. Participants also reported a scarcity of pitchers and the small size of the shelter, make it di_x001a_cult to store enough water to maintain good personal hygiene. However, many women and girls noted that they now receive soap regularly, something which many did not have access to in Rakhine. However, it was noted that the current amount of soap distributed is not su_x001a_cient for their family to maintain hygiene properly.
[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  However, in the camps, the shelters are small and crowded. The small size of the shelters also means families eat, sleep and cook in the same place making it di_x001a_cult to maintain hygiene and tidiness. Sleeping and cooking in the same space was expressed as a source of distress for many women who struggle to keep the shelter clean. These challenges faced when maintaining good personal hygiene are only made worse in monsoon season when shelters are likely to _x001c_ood or become damaged. The weather during the monsoon also makes drying essential menstrual items even harder, putting women and girls at greater risk of developing infections and illnesses
[ 4 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The Rohingya camps generate 119.8 tons of waste per day. Much like everywhere else, the waste problem in the camps demands a sustainable solution. The Rohingya refugee crisis added to an already challenging task of waste management in this part of Bangladesh, which relies on its coastlines and forests for food and livelihoods. Upcycling helps to keep the camp environment clean in two prominent ways: preventing the risk of floods and keeping the groundwater safe. Most of the household waste in the camps ends up in the canals and poses a big threat of flood during the monsoon season.
[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Hydraulic modelling4 overlaid on the January 2019 shelter footprint indicated that around 2,100 structures5 were at risk of significant flooding from a one in ten year rainfall event across the whole of camps 8W, 8E and 9. Approximately 1,070 of these were in the fire affected area.6
[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Prior to the fire, landslides were a common occurrence within the camps  ( Figure 5 )  and according to landslide maps, the northern area of Camp 9 had a high number of structures exposed to this hazard. The fire is likely to have intensified this risk as almost three quarters of structures in the three camps were within the fire affected area.
[ 31 May 6 June, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As of epidemiological week 22  ( 31 May  06 June 2021 ) , there are 1,354 COVID 19 confirmed cases in FDMN/Rohingya refugees detected from 44,834 samples tested since the beginning of the outbreak, bringing the overall positivity of 3%. This week  ( week 22 ) , 166 were tested positive from 1,147 samples. A total of 18 confirmed COVID 19 deaths were reported since the onset of the outbreak  ( Case Fatatlity Rate  1.3% ) , with no deaths in this reporting period. The first COVID 19 patient was detected in FDMN/Rohingya Refugee camps on 14 May 2020 and the first death was recorded on 31 May 2020.
[ 31 May 6 June, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During week 21  ( 24  30 May 2021 ) , no suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  death was recorded; the total remains at 44 in 2021. All deaths were investigated by RIRT as a part of COVID 19 response and of these, 09 came out as probable COVID 19 deaths.
[ 31 May 6 June, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  investigated a total of 1,045  ( out of 1,354 )  confirmed cases. Meanwhile, Contact Tracing Supervisors conducted contact tracing for 2,605 contacts registered in Go. Data. Out of these, 1,918  ( 73.6% )  contacts have completed their follow ups.
[ 31 May 6 June, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: District Laboratory • In week 22, WHO conducted an on spot refresher on sample collection and handling in four COVID 19 sentinel sites in the Rohingya camps as a continuous effort to improve the quality of testing outcomes.
[ 18th 24th July, Cox's Bazar ]  A stricter nationwide lockdown is being observed in the district since 23 July. The law enforcement agencies remain vigilant in monitoring whether the health directives are being respected by the population in the district.
[ 18th 24th July, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Following 43 Rohingya detained last week while they were fleeing from Bhashan Char  ( BC ) , this week seven more Rohingya  ( including two women and three children )  were detained after they illegally returned to Camp 3 in Cox's Bazar from the BC.
[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  More than 400 villages under 41 unions in Cox's Bazar have been flooded due to three days of torrential rains. The Met Office in a bulletin on Thursday said that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind were likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at many places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions. It also predicted moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall at different other places in the country.
[ 31 May 6 June, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Case Management • Across the 12 operational SARI ITCs in the camps, there are currently 545 functional beds as of 06 June 2021. Of these beds, 61% are ocupied with COVID 19 patients; more than 80% are mild cases. In general, partners continue to monitor new infection trend and could potentially scale up additional 348 beds. Additionally, at the 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital, 10 Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU ) , 8 High Dependency Unit  ( HDU ) , and 20 Severe Care Unit  ( SCU )  functional beds are available. Out of these, 22  ( 58% )  beds are occupied at present.
[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees; Meanwhile, the flood situation in Cox's Bazar district remained unchanged on Thursday. Landslides and floods in the district have killed at least 20 people, including Rohingya refugees, in the past three days. Moreover, the Bakkhali and Matamuhuri rivers   the main rivers of the district   are currently flowing above danger level. According to official estimates, at least 250,000 people have become stranded.
[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  High salinity adversely effects the environment and agriculture production. In the host community, water from both the Madhuchara and Balukhali canals is used for irrigation and if it has high salinity may negatively influence production and livelihoods. Additionally, if salinity in riverine ecosystems exceeds 1,000 mg/l, aquatic organisms are negatively affected and may result in the loss of biodiversity as only salt tolerant species will be able to thrive.
[ 30 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  1.19 The district magistrate will hold a coordination meeting with the concerned officers at the district level to determine the jurisdiction, method and time of patrolling of army, BGB, police, RAB and Ansar. He will take action if there is a need for special corner activities locally. The concerned Ministries / Departments will provide necessary instructions in this regard at the field level; 1.20 The Ministry of Public Administration will ensure the appointment of the required number of Executive Magistrates at the field level; 1.21 And the Director General of the Department of Health will empower the district administration and the police force to take legal action on his behalf.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Persons from the LGBTIQ+ are largely hidden. If the transgender people reveal their identity, they cannot study in schools as fellow students and even teachers do not treat them well; they do not get good jobs because of the lack of education, even the jobs that do not require literacy are not offered to “hijras' as the employers and other workers do not approve of their presence in the workplaces. They are denied medical treatment by the doctors and health staff because they are uncomfortable to serve them and sometimes maltreat them. Even within their own 53 families, persons identifying as LGBTQ+ often do not have the option to live with their families. The parents, siblings and other relatives are not comfortable to disclose their identity. So, they must either hide their sexuality and/or gender identity and assimilate   or leave the family  ( Researchgate, 2015 ) .
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Engage community people for cash for work as part of response and disaster recovery intervention for the landslide and rescue of flood affected people.
[ 14 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Vaccination: Oxford/AstraZeneca  ( COVISHIELD )  2nd dose vaccination has been continuing with remaining balance doses only in very few health facilities in the country. Since the beginning, as of 13 June 2021, a total of 10 070 182 doses of COVISHIELD vaccine were administered, out of which 5 820 015 population received their 1st dose and 4 250 167 competed for their two doses schedule. Total 3 609 065  ( 62% )  males and 2 210 950  ( 38% )  females received their 1st dose of vaccine, while 2 714 837  ( 64% )  male and 1 535 330  ( 36% )  female received their 2nd doses of vaccine. Bangladesh has received additional 6 lacs Sinopharm  ( BIBP )  vaccine doses from China on 13 June 2021 as a gift. The present stock for the Sinopharm vaccine doses is around 1 100 000 at present. The preparatory activities for the wide inoculation are ongoing. Total 63 health facilities such as Government Medical Colleges and District General/Sadar Hospital, one health facility from each District have been identified and training for all the health facilities will be completed by 15 June 2021. Besides that, a consignment of 100 620 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine reached Dhaka on 31 May 2021. This was the first shipment from the COVAX Facility received by Bangladesh. Preparatory activities for the inoculation of the Pfizer vaccine are ongoing and training will start from 15 June 2021.
[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Canopy cover: Plantation data of the last three years indicates that due to high settlement density, the fire affected camps have been less forested compared to other camps. However, the majority of trees in the affected area were severely burnt and required management action. Over 230 trees were surveyed and over half were highly charred at ground level  ( 152 trees )  and 1 meter above ground  ( 151 ) .
[ 16 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Drug Administration  ( DGDA )  of Bangladesh on Tuesday approved Janssen single dose Covid 19 vaccine for emergency use in the country. In a statement, the DGDA said people aged 18 or above can be inoculated with the Janssen vaccine doses. This is the sixth Covid 19 vaccine to get DGDA nod for emergency use, but the first single dose jab approved in the country. The other approved vaccines are: Covishield produced by Serum Institute of India, Sputnik V of Generium Joint Stock Company of Russia, Sinopharm by Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co. Ltd of China, Pfizer vaccine by Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV, and Coronavac produced by Sinovac Life Sciences Ltd of China.
[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The degree of char is linked to cambium health, which is an important factor to whether a tree will survive in the aftermath of a fire. Trees displaying high and medium char values were unlikely to regenerate and posed a safety risk by becoming widowmakers  ( Figure 9 ) .12 On the other hand, the lightly charred trees were likely to regenerate and some had already developed visible sprouts  ( buds and leaves )  from branches, trunks or from roots during the survey.
[ 19th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  This Sinopharm vaccine will not be given to anyone under the age of 18 years. A person will also not receive the vaccine if he has a fever or is ill at the time of taking the vaccine, has a previous history of vaccine allergies, or has severe side effects after taking the first dose. People with uncontrolled chronic diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma, kidney disease, people undergoing dialysis, cancer patients and people with low immunity have to first take the advice of a registered physician before taking the vaccine.
[ 19th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The nationwide Covid 19 vaccination campaign, which had been stalled due to a lack of vaccine supply in April, resumed on Saturday with the Sinopharm vaccine doses received as a gift from China. The administration of first doses resumed initially with medical students, Director of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital Prof Dr Khalilur Rahman told Bangla Tribune.
[ 7 21June, Cox's Bazar ] The median age of tested and confirmed cases was 11  ( 0 120 )  & 22  ( 0 100 )  years, respectively and ratio of females among tested and confirmed cases was 54% and 49%, respectively. Though the median age of tested samples remained below 11 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 50+ years: 638 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 790 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 5.5% in 30 39 years age cohort and the age specific mortality 1.9 per 10 000 population observed among 50+ years during the period. In total, and since the outbreak began, 20 deaths due to confirmed COVID 19 have been reported in the camps with a case fatality ratio of 1.3%.
[ 7 21June, Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: Since the onset of the outbreak in 2017, Diphtheria surveillance is ongoing in the camps. The total number of diphtheria cases reported is 9278 to date  ( 3016 in 2017; 5330 in 2018; 614 in 2019; 226 in 2020 and 92 as of week 24, 2021 ) . In total, 9033 cases were reported in the camps and 245 from the host community, with 47 deaths registered in the refugee camps and none in the host community. While the first Diphtheria case was detected on 10 November 2017, the first death occurred on 29 December 2017 and the last death on 25 October 2019.
[ 1st July 2021, Bangladesh ]  One in every 12 individuals 60 years or older in Bangladesh have dementia, says a national survey on Wednesday. The burden is higher in Rajshahi  ( 15% )  and Rangpur  ( 12% )  than other divisions and did not vary between urban and rural area's 8%. The burden of dementia among females was found higher than males across all ages and divisions.
[ 7 21June, Cox's Bazar ]  RISK COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: During the reporting period CHWs conducted 299 217 household visits in which 5230 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 57 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of patients with mild symptoms is 150 398, and 814 patients with moderate/ severe symptoms. To date, 78 510 persons with COVID 19 like symptoms have been referred to health facilities, 3706 of which during the reporting period.
[ 29 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The floods also heighten the risk of water borne diseases, which along with COVID 19, is yet another threat to the health of the Rohingya refugees living in the camps. Bangladesh registered the highest number of new coronavirus cases and deaths within a single day on Monday. A two week lockdown was imposed by the government last Friday, with people urged to stay indoors at all times.