nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
[ 20th   26th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Following the high number of seizures of yaba last week, this week a total of 145,554 tablets were confiscated by law enforcement agencies. This is below the weekly average in 2021. The largest seizure of the week was 70,000 tablets seized by the Border Guard Bangladesh  ( BGB )  in Palongkhali, Ukhiya. As well as yaba, there were two cannabis seizures; in one case a Rohingya male was arrested with 200 grams of Cannabis in Camp 26 in Teknaf, and in the other case a Bangladeshi was arrested with 25kg of the drug. BGB seized 70000 yaba tablets in Palongkhali, Ukhiya. No one is arrested.
[ 29thJuly, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Refugees have highlighted the need for more clear information on access to assistance, hesitancy to relocate to safe shelters due to concerns such as lack of privacy in new living space and fear of losing their shelter plot, as well as worries about the spread of COVID 19, AWD and other water borne diseases.
[ 29thJuly, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Specialized protection interventions are needed to ensure appropriate support for extremely vulnerable refugees such as persons with disabilities, female headed households, and pregnant and lactating women.
[ 18th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has received another two million doses of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine from China. A consignment of one million vaccines arrived around 11:30pm on Saturday while a second shipment of as many doses arrived around 3:30am on Sunday. The vaccines have been kept at the warehouse of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Earlier, China had sent 1.1 million Sinopharm doses as a gift followed by another shipment of two million doses in early July, also as a gift. The latest consignment of two million doses is part of the deal Bangladesh inked with China to purchase vaccines.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  People also struggled to afford medical costs. This financial crisis caused the interviewees and their families significant stress and mental pressure as they struggled to meet their needs. In order to survive during the worst of the pandemic an lockdown, many interviewees relied on financial support from external family members or friends, used up their savings or business capital, or took out loans. However, not everyone had access to these financial coping strategies, and family and friends were often going through the same difficulties and struggled to help each other.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Many people with disabilities in Bangladesh did not receive any assistance from any formal sources, with serious consequences for their survival. Government social protection assistance, which was a mix of existing social protection programmes and COVID 19 specific assistance, was not provided to many people with disabilities in this study during the pandemic. None of the participants with disabilities in this study had received COVID 19 government support, and there were also complaints that usual assistance was insufficient for basic needs, regular or being provided late.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: In the host community, with a lot of young women of ‘marriageable age,' men are demanding high amounts dowry. Families have lost all crops they would have sold for their daughter's wedding.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Child Protection • Children are in risk because there is no guide wall in the canal. There is a possibility of drowning of children at any time.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Inadequate supply of safe drinking water, dry food and child food has been observed in both the community.
[ 9 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  In order to better understand the factors behind return migrants' decisions to migrate abroad, respondents were asked to list their primary and secondary reasons for leaving Bangladesh. The most commonly reported primary reason was a low salary in Bangladesh, with returnees from both Libya and Greece reporting this as their top reason  ( 51% for Libya and 51% for Greece )  for leaving. The most common secondary reason for leaving Bangladesh was returnees' families encouraging respondents to migrate; 24 per cent of respondents returning from Libya and 34 per cent of respondents returning from Greece cited this reason.
[ 9 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  MIGRATION TO LIBYA AND GREECE: Among respondents, migration from Bangladesh rose steadily from 2000 until 2011, after which there was a sharp rise in 2012, during which 15 per cent of respondents left Bangladesh. Migration fluctuated between 2013 and 2017 until 2018 and 2019 saw surges of respondents leaving Bangladesh again, the two years accounting for 41 per cent of respondents. 2020 saw a drop in migration among respondents, the lowest amount since 2010. This is congruent to the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic and subsequent global mobility restrictions.
[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Key risks by gender: Disaggregation of risks was also done by gender within the refugee and host community. Female participants' major risks related to socio cultural constraints, GBV, household access to basic resources/products, reduced physical health, and reduced income. Male participants on the other hand faced risks related to reduced income opportunities, competition over resources, corruption, and drug use. Unique to the camps, theft, blackmail related to inter group conflicts and bribery issues were additional risks identified, the latter relating to access to work opportunities.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Rohingya women in camps often prefer to deliver children at home rather than in facilities, adding an additional layer of complexity to SRH access.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: System is established for CP and GBV but not fully functional in camps and very less system activated in host community
[ 30 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  1.9 Trucks / lorries / covered vans / cargo vessels used for transportation of goods will be exempted from the ban; 1.10 Ports  ( air, sea, naval and maritime )  and related offices shall be excluded from the scope of this prohibition; 1.11 Industries and factories will continue to operate under their own management following health regulations;Bazaars and daily necessities can be bought and sold in the open space from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in accordance with hygiene rules and to be maintained by the Concerned trade organization / market authority. 1.13 No one can go out of the house except in case of urgent need  ( purchase of medicine and daily necessities, medical services, burial / burial etc. ) . Legal action will be taken against those who disobey the instructions; 1.14 Vaccination cards can be used to travel for vaccination; 1.15 Food Stores, Hotel   Restaurant will be able to sell food only if ( Online / Take away )  from 08.00 am to 08.00 pm; 1.16 International flights will continue and foreign travelers will be able to travel using the car by displaying their international travel tickets; 1.17 The Ministry of Religious Affairs will issue instructions regarding prayers in the mosque following the hygiene rules; 1.18 The Armed Forces Department will deploy the required number of troops to ensure effective field patrols under the Army in Aid to Civil Power Act. The district magistrate will confirm the matter in consultation with the local army commander;
[ 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Rice price marginally decreased across most markets and will likely stabilize and/or decrease further as supply from the harvest of other rice varieties continue to be available in markets  ( including early harvest of Boro rice ) . Onion prices decreased in the first weeks of April and marginally increased in the second half of April reflecting the start of Ramadan and lockdown  ( Lockdown period: 5 th April 16th May ) . • Red lentil price remained stable across most markets, continuing a trend observed from March, boosted by adequate stock levels.
[ 27 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: The Threat of Fires: These dangerous developments over the past year have been punctuated by the newly emerged threat of massive fires. While not new to the camps, the increased size and greater frequency of fires in the camps in 2021 have been alarming. Indeed, refugees interviewed by Refugees International consistently cite the threat of fires as the single greatest challenge they currently face and the one that literally keeps them up at night. Humanitarian workers similarly cite spikes in traumatization due to the fires.
[ 27 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: As of May 2021, there were 864 confirmed cases in the camps and 13 deaths. The real number is likely much higher, and a new spike in cases in April and May 2021 led to new restrictions across Bangladesh and a lockdown of some of the camps. There are no reliable figures for the incidence of infection in the camps, and relatively limited impacts thus far may also be due to factors such as the younger average age of the population. In any event, the general situation so far has not reached levels anticipated for such crowded conditions.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Conditions in the Rohingya refugee camps and the surrounding areas in Cox's Bazar District are deteriorating as a result of several days of heavy monsoon rainfall across southern Bangladesh, which is expected to continue for the next 48hours. In the Rohingya refugee camps, thousands of shelters have been damaged and flooded, low lying areas have also been flooded, and landslides have been reported
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both host and refugees: In the last 24 hours, humanitarian partners have received reports of approximately 13,000 people affected including 17 people who have tragically lost their lives, in both the refugee and the host communities. Due to lack of mobility, Women, children, older people and persons with disabilities face the greatest risk of being injured or killed and have the most difficulty accessing aid and safety.
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  After inspecting the market, Mayor Atiqul Islam told reporters the city corporation had set up antigen testing booths at each of the nine cattle markets under DNCC for the first time. Till now, three persons have tested Covid positive at those testing booths. “However, they are still careless,' he said. The mayor said the animals were tied up outside of the makeshift structures of the market as well. Hygiene rules were not being followed there. He issued instructions that the market be run in accordance with hygiene rules. He said that on duty magistrates would take action under the law to address the mismanagement at the cattle markets.
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  With rescheduling for a third time due to the Covid outbreak, admission tests for the academic session 2020 21 of Dhaka University  ( DU )  are likely to begin from October 1. He said it had been decided to rearrange the schedule considering the Covid 19 situation in the country. On February 18, the DU authorities decided to hold the tests from May 21 and later rescheduled the date to July 31. Admission seekers completed the application process online between March 8 and March 31. Admit cards can be downloaded from September 11 on the admission website.
[ 25th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: However phone interview participants said disbelief in the existence of Covid 19 is limited to less educated people. Perception data reveals that some people think NGO workers are responsible for the virus, that the virus originated in the host community or other countries like India or Pakistan.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Both Host and Refugees: Due to Government enforced COVID 19 prevention and control measures, humanitarian access has been restricted which has made it difficult for humanitarian agencies to respond to the existing needs of refugees and host communities, let alone take preventive action to mitigate the impacts of disasters like this before they occur
[ 14th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  A five year old has succumbed to death from burn injuries which she sustained in a fire at her house in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar on July 9, taking the death toll to three. With 42% burns, Aisha passed away on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment at the high dependency unit of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery  ( SHNIBPS ) , said the institute's Resident Surgeon Dr Partha Shankar Paul. Earlier on July 10, the girl's parents, Yasmin Akter, 35, and Abdul Matin, 40, also succumbed to death from burn injuries over 90%.
[ 9th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Five members of a family, including two children, have suffered burn injuries after an explosion caused fire in their house in Kamrangirchar, Dhaka early on Friday. The incident took place on the ground floor flat of a two storey house in Kamrangirchar's Siletta Bazar area at around 3:45am, police said. Four of the survivors are in critical condition, hospital sources said. Dr Partha Sankar Paul, resident physician at the burn institute, said among the five injured, Raihan, who suffered 10 12% burns, were released after primary treatment. “The family is in critical condition with serious burn injuries,' he said. He said Yasmin had been burnt the worst, sustaining 95% burn injuries, while Matin suffered 92% burn injuries, their nine year old 45%, and the five year old suffered 42% burns.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As women are largely reliant on permission from their husbands for decisions that affect household nutrition and health, a better understanding of men's perspective on these issues is needed to improve outcomes of interest.
[ 29 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Men, women and children need additional non food items such as clothing, and women and girls are in need of menstrual hygiene kits.
[ 11th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Access to repair damaged child protection facilities will help mitigate a potential increase in child protection risks. An increase in child labour is being seen in the camps and longer term case management is also needed to address this and other child protection issues.
In week 30, 42 deaths were recorded  
• 57%  ( n=24 )  were due to causes classified as “Others'
• 14%  ( n=6 )  as still birth  ( Born Dead ) 
• 20%  ( n=8 )  as neonatal  ( <28 days old ) 
• 2%  ( n=1 )  as severe acute respiratory infection  ( SARI ) 
• 7%  ( n=3 )  as maternal death
• Out of reported deaths, 21.4% occurred in health facilities and 73.8% at homes and 4.7% at community/public place.
No new diphtheria case was reported in go.data in week 30 A total of 9 290 case patients were reported since 2017 to till date • Confirmed = 343 • Probable = 2 803 • Suspected = 6 144 Total case reported in 2021 = 104 • Confirmed = 1 • Probable = 25 • Suspected = 78 Last confirmed case was reported in week 1  ( 4 January 2021 )  In total 47 deaths were reported, last death reported on 25 October 2019.
[ 30th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees:The International Organization for Migration  ( IOM )  said today many of the more than 13,000 Rohingya refugees forced out of their camps by flooding in Cox's Bazar which has killed at least six people were returning to their shelters to salvage belongings after a break in heavy rains which started since 27 July, but the risk of more casualties remained high. IOM said a total of more than 21,000 refugees had been affected and almost 4,000 shelters were destroyed. Food distribution centres, health facilities and water points have been damaged during three days of non stop rain. The six confirmed dead were killed in landslides or drowned in two IOM managed camps and officials fear more flooding and landslides will prevent help reaching others among the total of 884,000 Rohingya refugees in the country.
[ 8th   14th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  From no reported murder last week, the number of murders has increased to five this week. There were eight more unnatural and accidental deaths this week reported by the media .
[ 27th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   Refugees: 230 weather related incidents have been reported including floods, slope failures and windstorms affecting refugees. 6,148 refugee shelters have been damaged. Rapid technical assessments have been carried out for 1,462 shelters affected by windstorm.
[ 27th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   Health: Despite continuous rains and flooding, all health facilities in the camps are open, with doctors and paramedics on standby. All 12 Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centres remain functional.
[ 9 15 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Case Management: • As of 15 August 2021, across 13 operational SARI ITCs in the camps, there are 641 functional and 276 standby beds. Of these beds, 52% were occupied; with 76% being mild cases. Additionally, at the 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital, 10 Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU ) , 15 High Dependency Unit  ( HDU ) , and 13 Severe Care Unit  ( SCU )  beds are functional. 28  ( 74% )  beds of these are occupied at present.
[ 29 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  IMMEDIATE NEEDS • Road access blockages from landslides and flooding plus limitations on humanitarian staff entering the camps due to nationwide COVID 19 restriction measures have impacted aid agencies assessments, repair work of damaged infrastructure, and overall response.
[ 27th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  On Tuesday ( July 27 ) , the country once again recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll   258   while the day before, it reported the highest number of single day cases – 15,192. The test positivity rate, for the past few weeks, has remained between 25% and 30%. The latest figures took the number of overall fatalities to 19,779 while the caseload surged to 1,194,752. In May, when cases and fatalities again started to soar, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions had the worst numbers, followed by Rangpur. Just before Eid ul Fitr, Barisal and Sylhet emerged as the country's new coronavirus hot spots.The latest data trends indicate that the pandemic's second wave is now heading towards Dhaka division.
[ 27th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  officials, however, said that to help the general people suffering from the infectious disease, facilities needed to be increased in the government hospitals as Covid treatment is very expensive in the private ones.
[ 27th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  data, Sylhet division has the highest average COVID 19 infection rate – 41.99% – followed by Barisal division – 39.56%. Meanwhile, in Rajshahi division, the infection rate in none of the districts has so far crossed the 30% mark. The test positivity rate in three districts is around or a little over the 10% mark. In Khulna division, the average infection rate has come down to 26.31%. The latest figures indicate that the lockdown imposed in these divisions did help curb the steep rise in Covid cases. Meanwhile, the districts around or nearby Dhaka city are now showing an upward Covid trend.
[ 27th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As per The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  data, an alarming number of samples are testing positive for Covid in Faridpur division On Monday ( 26th July ) , Faridpur district reported an infection rate of 37.38%. Test positivity rates in the nearby districts – Rajbari and Shariatpur –were recorded at 33.71% and 49.81% respectively. Meanwhile, Gazipur had the highest infection rate on Monday – 64.73%. It was 46.87% in Munshiganj, 40.61% in Narsingdi, and 21.81% in Narayanganj during the same period. The infection rate in Comilla on Monday was 41.21% while it was 38.52% in Brahmanbaria, 39.59%, in Chandpur and 40.55% in Laxmipur.
[ 29th July, Cox's Bazar ]  Local media reported 51,150 affected host community families in 413 flooded villages. Access to camps and host communities has been impeded with floods damaging infrastructures such as health, nutrition and WASH facilities. Bangladesh Meteorological Department  ( BMD )  has forecasted monsoon rains to continue until 30 July.
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Some of the major restrictions to be imposed from July 23 to August 5 are: * All government, semi government, autonomous and private offices will be closed; * Road, rail and waterways public transport  ( including domestic flights )  and all types of motorized vehicles will be suspended; * Shops, including malls and markets. will remain closed; * All public gatherings such as social  ( wedding ceremonies, birthdays, picnics, parties, etc ) , political and religious ceremonies will be banned; *People cannot leave their homes, except in case of emergencies, such as to buy medicine and daily essentials, to seek medical care, Covid vaccination, or to conduct funerals for the dead. Legal action will be taken against violators; * Government officials will remain at their workstations and conduct official activities virtually; * Trucks/lorries/covered vans/cargo vessels used for transportation of goods will be exempted from the ban; * Kitchen markets and stores selling daily essentials can remain open from 9am to 3pm; * Eateries and restaurants will be open for takeaways from 8am to 8pm; * International flights will continue and passengers will be able to travel via car by showing their international travel tickets; * Tourist attractions, resorts, community centres, and recreation centres will remain closed; * All kinds of factories will remain closed.
[ 29 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Specialized protection interventions are needed to ensure appropriate support for extremely vulnerable refugees such as persons with disabilities, female headed households, and pregnant and lactating women
[ 29 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: There is a request from the Government of Bangladesh to support the host communities including food assistance to approximately 2,400 individuals displaced to seven evacuation centres, and safe water and sanitation services for emergency cyclone centre locations. Assistance to host communities has begun.
[ 1st August  7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Following the arrest of 215 Rohingya in Ramu last week, another 136 Rohingya have been detained this week again in Ramu Upazila as part of enforcing COVID 19 lockdown. On 3 August, 33 Rohingya were detained in Ramu Upazila while they were returning to the camps after they failed to find employment outside the camp during the COVID 19 restrictions. On 5 August, the Upazila Administration in Ramu detained 64 Rohingya from three raids. The next day, 39 more Rohingya were detained in Ramu on similar ground. The Rohingya detained were allowed to go back to their respective camps after having being fined and their mobile phones being confiscated.
[ 19th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Constituting approximately 22.41 %  ( 199, 431 youth )  of the total Rohingya youth population in Cox's Bazar  ( 899,704 ) , young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are most at risk due to their stage of development. Further compounding their vulnerabilities is the reality that only 3% of youth aged between 15 24 are engaged in any type of educational programming.
[ 1st August  7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: Between August 10 and 12, Rohingya refugees above 55 years will get the Covid jabs. Initially, the plan is to vaccinate 48,000 Rohingya in the first phase. Care Bangladesh has set up a 40 bed COVID 19 isolation centre in Camp 4
[ 1st August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 1 August, 223 people were found positive out of 727 samples in the lab of Cox's Bazar Medical College and 31 people tested positive in Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital through Rapid Antigen Test.
[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: On 3 August, 191 people were found positive out of 1034 samples in the lab of Cox's Bazar Medical College. In Cox's Bazar district, a total of six people died of covid 19 in a single day.
[ 4th August2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: The local people in Char Elahi area of Companyganj Upazila, Noakhali District have detained 14 Rohingya  ( 8 men, 2 women, and 4 children )  and handed them over to the police. The Rohingya detained were fleeing from Bhashan Char and returning to their original camp in Cox's Bazar.
[ 4thAugust 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On the 13th day ( 4th August )  of lockdown, the local administration of Cox's Bazar fined 105 people with 73,750 BDT for flouting lockdown restrictions.
[ 4th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 4 August, 195 people found positive out of 1094 samples in the lab of Cox's Bazar Medical College and 12 people were tested positive through RAT test in Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital.
[ 5th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: 64 Rohingyas were detained from different points on the Chittagong Cox's Bazar highway in Ramu, Cox's Bazar. They are searching for a job.
[ 7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: A sample of hell: Rohingya forced to rebuild camps again after deadly floods. At least 21,000 refugees displaced after heavy rain devastates Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, the latest in a series of disasters to hit the area.
[ 1st August  7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: 19 patients died of COVID 19 this week in the district, making the death toll of 206 since the beginning of the pandemic. The week has also seen 1,426 more people getting infected by the COVID 19, reaching the total number of patients infected by the virus to 19,237. The ongoing nationwide lockdown has been extended till 10 August and will be relaxed after then
[ 11 Aug 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: The vaccinations follow the devastating monsoon rains that hit Cox's Bazar District over the past weeks, causing flash floods and landslides which killed eight Rohingya refugees and 15 Bangladeshis in the host communities. Almost 25,000 refugees were displaced due to landslides, flooding, wind and storms. Thousands of facilities have been damaged including primary health clinics, distribution points and latrines. Access was hindered due to damage to roads, pathways and bridges.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees:  Higher secondary school enrollment rates among HC in CXB are below national averages. • DRP children restricted to learning centers in the camps. • Girls are more likely to drop out of schools than boys.
[ 9th 15th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Five  ( 5 )  suspected diphtheria case was reported in go.data in week 32 A total of 9 296 case patients were reported since 2017 to till date • Confirmed = 343 • Probable = 2 803 • Suspected = 6 150 Total case reported in 2021 = 111 • Confirmed = 1 • Probable = 25 • Suspected = 84
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  People with disabilities are almost entirely reliant on their family members to acquire food and non food items and for support with basic needs, such as going to the toilet or bathing.
[ 16th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has identified the existence of the “Lambda' variant, a new Covid 19 strain which the World Health Organisation has termed as “variant of interest,' first identified in Peru. The new variant was identified from a sample collected in March during a genome sequencing by the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research  ( BCSIR )  and Jahangirnagar University, according to media reports. According to the genome sequencing report published in Germany's Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data  ( GISAID ) , the variant has been found in the sample of a 49 year old woman in Dhaka.
[ 9th 15th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  In week 32, 27 deaths were recorded   • 74%  ( n=20 )  were due to causes classified as “Others' • 14%  ( n=4 )  as still birth  ( Born Dead )  • 4%  ( n=1 )  as neonatal death • 4%  ( n=1 )  as severe acute respiratory infection  ( SARI )  • 4%  ( n=1 )  as infectious disease • Out of reported deaths, 44.4% occurred in health facilities and 51.8% at homes and 3.7% at community/public place.
[ 11th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 10 August, the Government of Bangladesh launched the vaccination campaign in the Rohingya refugee camps, in cooperation with humanitarian organizations. Over 880,000 refugees are hosted in Cox's Bazar. The first refugee vaccination round will target over 65,000 people aged 55 and over. More than 4,000 individuals were vaccinated on the first day of the campaign.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Children with disabilities may face major challenges living in the camps and are more likely to fall behind on education.
[ 22nd August 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 1,218 dengue patients are currently undergoing treatment at various government and private hospitals in the country, including 1,131 patients at 41 government and private hospitals of Dhaka division, and 87 patients at hospitals in other divisions of the country. So far this year, a total of 8,041 patients have been hospitalized with dengue, including 6,787 people who have returned home after treatment.
[ 10th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  There were no difficulties encountered, except for a cellular network problem, which participants engaged in the field response and in the AAR review reported to have caused most calls to be dropped, and that early in the response, the team communicated internally and externally through SMS or phone calls.
[ 8th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Bangladesh government plans to relax the restrictions on public movement across the country in phases from August 11, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain has said. "A notification will be issued today  [ Sunday ]  or tomorrow  [ Monday ]  following the instructions of the prime minister. Our advice is to relax the lockdown gradually,' he said.
[ 23rd August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has been seeing over 200 dengue cases every day since August 1, amid the rising Covid caseload. According to the DGHS Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room, so far 37 people have died of the mosquito borne virus this year.
[ 22nd August 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 291 fresh dengue cases were reported across the country in the 24 hours till Sunday morning. Among them, 259 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 32 outside the capital, a press release from the Health Crisis Management and Control Room of Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Majority of DRP and HC households use unimproved WASH facilities • State of accessible WASH facilities in and outside the camps are reported as unsafe, particularly for girls.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees:   Evidence on disability inclusion and access to relevant services is entirely focused on DRP, neglecting hosts completely. Child marriage rates high across both DRP and HC.
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Bangladesh Situation: Between 8 March 2020 and 15 August 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release there were 1 418 902 COVID 19 cases confirmed by RT PCR, GeneXpert, and Rapid Antigen tests, including 24 175 related deaths  ( CFR 1.7% ) . Bangladesh is among the top 26 countries contributing to 0.69% of the COVID 19 cases of the world.
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In the past week  ( epidemiological week 32, 2021 ) , Bangladesh reported 65 207 new cases, a 27.0% decrease compared to the previous week; the case rate per 100 000 population per week is 38.6. The country reported 1 523 new deaths, a 12.3% decrease; the death rate per 100 000 per week is 0.9. The weekly new test is 291 111  ( daily average: 41 587 ) , an 11.0% decrease compared to the previous week; the test rate per 100 000 per week is 172; the weekly average test positivity rate  ( TPR )  is 22.4%, TPR decreased by 18.0% from the previous week. Overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  is 1.7% which was 1.67% last week.
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The highest number of weekly cases  ( 99 693 )  was reported in the epi week 30  ( 26 JUL   01 AUG ) , 2021, and the highest daily cases, 16 230, were recorded on 28 July 2021. The highest weekly death  ( 1 736 )  was recorded in week 31  ( 02   08 AUG ) , 2021 with the highest daily death of 264 on 05 August and 10 August 2021. In the reported week, COVID 19 daily average cases decreased by 27.0%  ( 9 315 this week and 12 767 in the previous week ) .
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Out of the 1 418 902 COVID 19 cases registered as of 15 August 2021, 91.1%  ( 1 292 698 )  recovered, 7.2%  ( 102 029 )  were active cases, and the remaining died  ( previously mentioned as CFR ) . In epidemiological week 32, the average number of COVID 19 weekly active cases decreased by 20.7% compared to the previous week  ( 112 028 this week and 141 345 in the previous week ) ; during the same time, weekly recovery decreased by 22.2%  ( 87 251 in the current week and 112 181 in the previous one ) .
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Camps are at higher risks of infectious diseases such measles, diphtheria, diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. • Disease prevalence persists despite mass vaccination efforts • COVID 19 a potential new threat.
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Among the reported deaths, the share of age group 65 74 years is 30.6%, followed by the group of 55 to 64 years  ( 25.4% ) , 75 to 84 years  ( 14.5% ) , 45 to 54 years  ( 13.8% ) , 35 to 44 years  ( 6.5% ) , 85 years and above  ( 5.2% )  and the age group of below 35 years holds the remaining 4.0%. Male represents 66% of the COVID 19 deaths while the male proportion is 65% for the cases.
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of 15 August 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release, 8 408 521 COVID 19 tests  ( RT PCR 91.3%, GeneXpert 0.9%, and Rapid Antigen 7.8% )  were conducted in the country with an overall positivity rate of 16.87%  ( 20.25% in the last 24 hours )  by 709 laboratories/test centres. So far, 74.0% of the samples  ( 6 220 709 )  have been tested for COVID19 in government facilities  ( RT PCR 55/133, GeneXpert 50/53, and Rapid Antigen 489/523 ) . During the last week, 2 Rapid Antigen test centres have been added to the network of COVID 19 testing facilities. As of 15 August 2021, the test per case is 5.9, indicating the number of tests required to identify 1 case.
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Case Management and Infection Prevention & Control: According to DGHS, as of 15 August 2021, there are 17 164 general beds dedicated to COVID 19 treatment countrywide, 51.93%  ( 8 913 )  of which are occupied; 36.9% of the dedicated general beds are in Dhaka City. There are 1 333 dedicated ICU beds in the country, 76.1%  ( 1 014 )  of which are occupied; 67.7% of the dedicated ICU beds are in Dhaka City
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  According to DGHS, as of 15 August 2021, the country's current institutional quarantine capacity is represented by 629 centres across the 64 districts, receiving 31 991 persons. A total of 98 969 individuals were placed in quarantine facilities, and 78 955  ( 80% )  of them have already been released. Over the same period, 342 930 individuals were isolated in designated health facilities, and 262 852  ( 77% )  were released.
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Points of Entry  ( PoE )  & Quarantine: During week 32  ( 09 – 15 AUG 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at the international airports has decreased by 1% than the week before  ( 169 and 171 flights, respectively ) , but the number of incoming passengers has increased by 4%  ( 22 323 and 21 491 persons, respectively ) . In the reported week, 2 984 travellers were sent to Institutional Quarantine, and 22 423 were sent for Home Quarantine after passenger screening at the Points of Entry
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Despite ongoing efforts, malnutrition and stunting persists among both HC and Rohingya children. Studies need to be undertaken to identify the operational bottlenecks in nutrition programs for both HC and Rohingya.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Particular attention needs to be directed at women and children who suffered from sexual violence. To improve mental health within the camps, it is also imperative to develop strategies focused on understanding men and elderly populations who may hold deeply entrenched social values that hinder progress.
[ 8th   14th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A total of 806,175 yaba tablets has been seized this week by the security forces – a 29% decrease from the preceding week but remains twice higher than that of the weekly average. Besides the seizure of 0.8 million yaba tablets, RAB also seized 1.45 kilograms of marijuana in Teknaf on 10 August.
[ 9 15 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During week 31  ( 02  08 August 2021 ) , 03 suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  deaths were recorded; the sum increased to 60 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.
[ 8th   14th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Following the arrest of 136 Rohingya in Ramu last week, another 33 Rohingya have been detained this week in Ramu Upazila. They were sent back to the camps after being fined with BDT 3,300 and their mobile phones being confiscated. They were reportedly returning to the camps as they failed to find employment outside the camp during the COVID19 restrictions.
[ 16 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Surveillance & Laboratory: As of 15 August 2021, 58.7% of reported cases were from Dhaka division  ( 48.1% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 15.3%, Khulna – 7.3%, Rajshahi – 6.5%, Rangpur – 3.6%, Sylhet – 3.4%, Barishal – 2.9% and the lowest 2.3% from Mymensingh division. While 44.4% of the reported deaths were from Dhaka division  ( 29.2% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 19.6%, Khulna – 13.2%, Rajshahi – 7.5%, Rangpur – 5.0%, Sylhet – 4.0%, Barishal – 3.4%, and the lowest 2.9% from Mymensingh division
[ 8th   14th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: The single largest seizure of 140,000 yaba tablets this week was made by the BGB following a brief exchange of gunfire with the drug traders in Ukhiya. RAB made two more large seizures of 120,000 and 116,300 yaba tablets resulting in the arrest of two Rohingya men from Camp 19, and two members of the host community from Pekua respectively. NSI made another large seizure of 80,000 yaba tablets from Camp 8E and arrested a 30 year old Rohingya man on 10 August.
[ 9 15 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Community Health Workers  ( CHWs )  visited 115,503 households; of which 1,084 individuals with mild respiratory symptoms ( fever,sore throat, cough )  and 27 with moderate to severe COVID like symptoms were identified. The cumulative number of persons identified with mild and moderate to severe symptoms are 166,523 and 1,017 respectively. A total of 1,085 individuals with COVID like symptoms were referred to health facilities, whereas the cumulative figure of referral is 89,381.
[ 9th September 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Directives on opening learning centres shall be passed later on. Preparatory activities. maintenance, cleaning shall be continued in the meantime.
[ 19th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  “In order to follow through with the government directives, a team of the district administration's executive magistrate will aid the tourist police,' said Superintendent of Cox's Bazar Tourist Police Md Zillur Rahman. He added that tourist police teams would monitor the Laboni, Shugandha, Kolatoli, Kobita Chaottor, Inani and Patuartek points on the beach. Meanwhile, Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner Md Mamnur Rashid said that the district administration would closely monitor the situation. He added that authorities concerned had been instructed to ensure that people wear masks and use sanitizers.
[ 14th August 2021, Bhasan Char ]  Refugees: Police said many Rohingya have fled the island in recent months and been arrested in coastal towns in Bangladesh's Chittagong region. Amnesty International's South Asia campaigner Saad Hammadi said Bangladesh must “ensure that any relocation to the island is voluntary' and refugees have “the right to freedom of movement between the island and mainland, where many of them have their families and relatives'.
[ 21st August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health authorities have been recording over 200 dengue cases every day since August 1. Some 1,206 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are undergoing treatment in the country as of Thursday morning. According to health authorities, most of the cases that have been reported so far are from the capital. Of them, 1,119 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the rest were listed outside Dhaka. Some 7,750 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January, and 6,509 of them have been released after they recovered from the disease.
[ 22nd August 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 1,218 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country, including 1,131 patients undergoing treatment in Dhaka division and 87 hospitalized outside the capital, the release added. A total of 8,041 patients have been admitted to different hospitals across the country since January this year. Among them, 6,787 patients have returned home after recovery, the DGHS said. The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR )  confirmed that 36 cases of dengue fever have so far been reported.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: There is also a general lack of information related to waste management in and around the camps. Further studies are required on the provision of menstrual hygiene services for DRP women.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: There is a high occurrence and risk of GBV, human trafficking, criminal activities and inter communal disputes reported, leading to a heightened level of vulnerability of both HC and DRP communities in the CXB region.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: While several Rohingya report having access to mobile phones, they still lack sufficient information due to the issue of high levels of illiteracy. In a more recent assessment, DRP reported an increase in mobile phone ownership and the subsequent improvements.
[ 24th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: On August 18, Bangladesh police allegedly arrested nine Rohingya refugees who had fled from Bhasan Char. Refugees said that after the recent capsize and arrests, the authorities ordered camp leaders to guard the island at night to prevent people from escaping. Camp leaders allegedly issued a warning that anyone caught trying to escape would be falsely accused of smuggling recreational drugs, which can lead to indefinite detention without bail.
[ 24th August 2021, Bangladesh ] Refugees: The Bangladesh government should permit Rohingya refugees to leave Bhasan Char so they can safely reunite with their families at the refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar. The government, which is reportedly finalizing plans with the United Nations to start operations on the island, should make the safety and protection of the refugees a priority, including by allowing them freedom of movement to return to Cox's Bazar.
[ 18th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: COVID 19 Vaccination Abstract: • As of 17 August 2021, 30,628 Rohingya were vaccinated with 1st dose. • 50 Adverse Event Following Immunization  ( AEFI )   with 01 serious  were reported till now. • Monitoring and Supervision Findings  ✓ Some beneficiaries aged 55 years and more didn't receive vaccination cards. ✓ Some of the beneficiaries are deceased and some have relocated. Target to be reviewed. ✓ Raining during the campaign is an unavoidable challenge. ✓ It is challenging to mobilize beneficiaries from distant blocks/ sub blocks to the vaccination center: the last 2 days have observed a slight decrease of coverage.
[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health systems around the world are in jeopardy with accumulative demand for care of people with COVID 19, intensified by stigma, misperception and restrictions on movement that mess up the health care services  ( WHO, 2020 ) .  ) . In this context, weaknesses of the health care sector have been exposed to a great extent. Bangladesh is no exception in this respect. The ongoing health pandemic triggered by COVID 19 has challenged the country's overall health care system resulting in mobilisation of health specific resources and diverting to combat the COVID 19 affected patients.
[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ] Given the situation, the government of Bangladesh has taken some measures that many analysts felt insufficient. As a result, a noticeable disruption of essential health care services is reported. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a circular in May 2020 with the instructions for all public and private hospitals to provide health care services to non COVID 19 patients5. Many people are reported to have died without treatment.
[ 18th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Infection Prevention and Control Update: • IPC committees and IPC focal persons: Most of the health facilities have shared their lists. • IPC supportive supervision findings from selected facilities: ✓ Inadequate decontamination leading to safety of both patients & staff. ✓ Poor waste management system ✓ Many delivery beds are rusty and dirty ✓ Inappropriate use of PPE ✓ Inappropriate storage of medicines • Many Rohingya volunteers are not vaccinated against Hepatitis B.
[ 18th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Preference of Rohingya Community  • Preferred language: Rohingya language in simple description  ( particularly for technical terms )  • Preferred formats: Audio  ( loudspeaker/miking )  and verbal/ face to face. • Preferred sources: 1. NGOs  ( NGO volunteers ) , 2. CiC volunteers & 3. Imams • Information preferences of Rohingya women: ✓ Sharing information verbally/door to door is the most effective and trusted means ✓ Rohingya speaking volunteers are preferred and trusted
[ 18th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Preference of Rohingya Community Language challenges in healthcare settings: ✓ During consultations, the lack of Rohingya speaking doctors is often a challenge. ✓ Many respondents feel that they and their culture were not respected. ✓ Many patients do not understand prescriptions. ✓ Advice generally is provided verbally, sometimes written. ✓ Prescriptions written in English more likely to be understood  ( with help )  ✓ There is often confusion about prescriptions/treatment
[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  3.5 Experience in seeking health services during pregnancy, child delivery and post delivery period More than one in ten pregnant women did not take any healthcare services during the lockdown: Among the surveyed households, 167 households had pregnant women during COVID 19 lockdown. However, 10.8% of pregnant women did not take regular healthcare services during the lockdown.
[ 24th August 2021, Bangladesh ] Refugees: Following a meeting in July with a UN delegation, Bangladesh authorities announced that they would relocate an additional 80,000 refugees from Cox's Bazar to the island starting in October. It is unclear how Bhasan Char will sustain a population of over 100,000 given that the 20,000 people currently living on the island already face inadequate health care, a lack of education and livelihood opportunities, food shortages, and abuses by security forces. A recent diarrhea outbreak on the island claimed lives because of a lack of medical supplies during the monsoon season.
[ 25th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Matiur Rahaman, director of the Educo humanitarian program in Bangladesh response says :“Due to the pandemic, schools and learning facilities for children have been closed indefinitely, as well as child friendly spaces, multi purpose recreational areas. Children are absolutely out of education. Child protection interventions have also been limited due to entry restrictions for humanitarian workers.'
[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  The average monthly cost of treatment of the selected households was around BDT 2,400 in January, which went up to BDT 2,500 in April and BDT 2,677 in July and BDT 2,744 in August. The clinical cost was higher in the urban level households compared to the rural level households in almost all four months. In August 2020, the average monthly clinical cost in rural level households was 2,632 BDT, which was 2,904 BDT in urban level households.
[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS 2017 18 data reveals that on average 47% of pregnant women get 4+ ANC service. This study reveals that 37.6% of pregnant women got 4+ ANC service, which is around 10% lower than the national average. The situation is much worse in rural areas  ( 30.3% )  than in urban areas  ( 52.0% )  and both are much lower than the percentage in BDHS 2017 18  ( 42.7% and 58.7% respectively ) .