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[ 19th January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A fire broke out in CARE managed Camp 16 on 18 January 2021 around 3:00 am that burnt down two newly constructed, yet to open, Learning Centers. Camp community volunteers and disaster management unit volunteers under CARE rushed to the site and controlled the fire with available fire extinguishers, sand and water.The Rohingya community members also joined.
[ 19th January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Camp 16 where the fire broke out accommodates around 21,000 Rohingya refugees. On behalf of Bangladesh Government with support from IOM, CARE as site management focal for this camp oversees activities around site development, water, sanitation and hygiene  ( WASH ) , Gender based Violence  ( GBV )  and protection and nutrition.
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  People from the Rohingya and host community have been living in proximity and interact with each other on a regular basis. There are similarities in their culture, religion, and language.
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host community participants said many from the Rohingya people are involved in robberies, drug peddling, and extortion. They say that despite receiving relief items from different NGOs, the Rohingya work as day labourers or in different income generating activities. These activities negatively affect the livelihoods of the host, a contributing factor to their declining sympathy towards the Rohingya's plight.
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while 400 remain missing, the United Nations refugee agency said. “It is massive, it is devastating,' said the UNHCR's Johannes van der Klaauw, who joined a Geneva briefing virtually from Dhaka on Tuesday.
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Some Rohingya community participants suggested proper education could foster greater empathy and a sense of responsibility towards their hosts, improving everyone's ability to co exist.
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Mostly men from both communities expressed concerns about increasing incidents of murder, kidnapping and sexual harassment in the camps and adjacent areas. They no longer feel safe to leave their homes at night to visit relatives or doctors. Host community participants also worried about the increasing population of the Rohingya community which is putting pressure on resources. They said they now feel like they are in the minority
[ 18th January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  • Installation of all electrical infrastructure for the 150 bed treatment centre  ( ITC )  COVID 19 health facility. • All electrical installation infrastructure for the upgrading of the 4th floor of Sadar Public Hospital in Cox's Bazar. • The on going installation of a large scale UPS system  ( 100 KVA )  to back up all essential medical equipment at Sadar Public Hospital in Cox's Bazar.
[ 18th January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In response to the global spread of COVID 19, in April 2020 the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner's office  ( RRRC )  issued guidance to significantly reduce the humanitarian footprint in the camps, and to deliver only “essential services'. This impacted UNHCR's activities across the operation. A countrywide lockdown between March and July 2020 also impacted UNHCR's ability to deliver.
[ 18th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  About 690,000 children almost half of them are girls studied in the learning centers, known as Ananda Schools. The project has set up around 1,300 Learning Centres in slums of 8 city corporations, including Dhaka, where about 48,000 children are enrolled. At Ananda Schools, a single class teacher teaches the students until they are ready for the Grade 5 examination, allowing the poor children to proceed to the secondary schools.
[ 18th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  “The pandemic has disproportionately impacted the education of children from poorer households,' *said Mercy Tembon, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan. “The additional financing will help the slum children and the vulnerable youths build the foundations for better opportunities.'* “Bangladesh government is committed to ensuring education for all. Today, almost all children in Bangladesh step into a school,' said Fatima Yasmin, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Government of Bangladesh.
[ 18th January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  • Responded to 31,034 emergency needs within 72 hours after referral of cases of damaged shelters. The 2020 monsoon aected more than three times the number of shelters compared to 2019, where 9639 shelters where damaged. This was partly due to stronger rainfall and partly due to our inability to continue the regular Repair and Maintenance programme under COVID 19, making the temporary shelters more vulnerable to strong winds and heavy rainfall.
[ 18th January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   Challenges: A major challenge was, and continues to be, to reduce the spreading of COVID 19 on construction sites. Multiple guidelines and SOPs have been discussed, produced and published. The reality is that reduction of risk through preventive measures such as regular handwashing, masks and keeping physical distance is close to impossible to uphold on most construction sites. The general message to both colleagues, partners and contractors has been that sta_x001b_ on construction sites must have the possibility to choose to not perform the work at hand if it is not possible to do so safely.
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  “The cause of the fire is still unknown,' Zakir Hossain Khan, a senior police official, told Reuters news agency by telephone from the camps. Sanjeev Kafley, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies delegation in Bangladesh, said more than 17,000 shelters had been destroyed in the blaze, and tens of thousands of people had been displaced.
[ 18th January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The WASH unit was particularly badly hit by COVID infection with 50% of the team contracting the virus, two being referred to intensive care, and unfortunately one fatality  (  ( not COVID 19 related ) . Partners were also similarly badly hit with BRAC having eight WASH staff confirmed as COVID positive.
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  People in the host community should be provided gas and relief like us they are affected because of us. Also, some women who have babies and cannot work, need urgent support.'
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  As of 31 December, 367 confirmed cases of COVID 19 had been identified in the Rohingya refugee camps  ( 11 new cases in December )  with a total of 10 deaths, according to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR ) .
[ 14th January 2021, Nayapara ]  In the early hours of 14 January 2020, a devastating fire broke out in Nayapara Registered Refugee Camp in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. Over 3,492 persons lost their homes and belongings, as the fire completely gutted 600 shelters  ( including two belonging to Bangladeshi families in the host community ) , 150 shops and an NGO facility. An additional 54 shelters were dismantled to stop the fire.
[ 14th January 2021, Nayapara ]  The local fire department was at the scene and able to control and contain the fire within two hours. The Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner  ( RRRC ) , the Camp in Charge  ( CiC )  of Nayapara Registered Camp, and law enforcement authorities also quickly mobilized to support the response in the area.Fortunately, no deaths or serious injuries were reported, and the few people with minor injuries have been released after treatment.
[ 14th January 2021, Nayapara ]  Community health workers from the RRRC's Refugee Health Unit  ( RHU )  and Research, Training and Management International  ( RTMI ) , UNHCR's partner for health services, were on the scene immediately after the disaster to provide first aid and referred those injured for care and treatment. As noted above, despite the scale of destruction caused by the fire, no deaths or serious injuries were reported, and the few people with minor injuries were released after being treated
[ 14th January 2021, Nayapara ]   BRAC, Humanity and Inclusion, RHU and Technical Assistance Inc. have been providing psychosocial support to affected individuals and families since the incident. Refugees who lost medical cards for vaccination and longterm treatment records are approaching health facilities in the camp to replace these documents and to medicines for those on long term treatment programs
[ 14th January 2021, Nayapara ]  A devastating fire broke out in Nayapara Registered Refugee Camp today. Some 3,500 persons lost their homes when the fire destroyed more than 550 shelters. A community centre and several shops were also completely destroyed. Very fortunately, no deaths or serious injuries have been reported, and the few people with minor injuries have been released after initial treatment.
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Many from the Rohingya community have been trying to acquire Bangladeshi citizenship documents, thus the Bangladesh Government has postponed issuing all documents i.e., NID cards, birth registration etc. for everyone, and this is making the host community unhappy.'
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  People of Shymanagr, Assashuni and Kaliganj Upazilas are waterlogged and difficult for them to maintain primary health care. And it may increase risk to get services for safe delivery and post natal care.
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host community participants say the Rohingya community have had limited education which is reflected in their overall behaviour. This lack of education, they say, is the reason some members of the Rohingya community are involved in criminal activities and inter community clashes.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Overall, access to clean water, safe sanitation and good hygiene has been seriously compromised which can be lead life threatening waterborne disease considering the current Pandemic situation in these regions as the number of new Covid 19 cases continues to rise in Satkhira and Khulna districts
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Rohingya community : Hold awareness sessions for host community about the tragedy of the Rohingya's displacement, Provide proper education for the Rohingya, Organise inter community picnics, football matches, and cultural programmes.
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both host community male and female participants believe some members of the Rohingya community people are involved in criminal activities, quarrelling amongst themselves as well as with the host community. The host community says this has a negative impact on their lives
[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host community : Put in place strict rules and regulations, Hold awareness sessions for the Rohingya community, where agencies can discuss issues related to co existence, Educate children from different communities separately.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Overall 572,222 children  ( as per SoS/D form )  were affected and large portion of children either living in marooned or been temporarily were displaced from home in the affected 9 Districts • Condition is severe in Satkhira, Pirozpur, Borguna and Khulna district's where many people including children living in make shift places.
[ December 2020, Bangladesh ]  In Bangladesh, Camps in Charge Gender Officers are working in Rohingya refugee camps focusing on supporting COVID 19 preparedness and response activities  ( consultations, awareness raising, community outreach, coordination ) , as well as leading efforts to ensuring women's voices, demands and needs feed into overall camp management and development efforts. For this they are working through the 24 Rohingya volunteers and women leaders and their networks across 12 camps.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  A large number of people were temporarily displaced, majority residing in temporary shelters on embankments, cyclone shelters and hosted by relatives in affected areas. However many of them already returned to their homes but on top of 11,000 individuals been displaced during cyclone Amphan last year hundreds and thousands individual displaced in Satkhira districts and other pocket location as per displacement management cluster.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Estimated damage of livestock sector worth of BDT 35,338,610 equivalent of USD 417,629. DLS has vaccinated 6,816 cattle and 60,015 poultry. DLS also treated 6,655 cattle and 91,460 poultry. The fisheries sub sector has faced a cumulated loss of BDT 125 Crore  ( USD 15 million ) . This included damage of 16,765 Hector of fishing enclosure, 412 fishing vessels and other critical infrastructure.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  3,699 blood samples taken from the Rohingya refugee community as part of the COVID 19 seroprevalence study conducted in December.
[ December 2020, Bangladesh ]   A total of 10,495 general beds, 602 Intensive care unit  ( ICU )  beds, 12,795 Oxygen cylinders, 714 high flow nasal cannula, and 621 oxygen concentrator are available in the hospitals across the country.. DGHS and IEDCR have opened up hotline number  ( i.e. 16263, 333, 10655, 01927711784, 01927711785, 01937000011, 01937110011 )  for consultation with doctors through phone calls which already have attended to 2,32,82,295 phone calls.
[ December 2020, Bangladesh ]  From the very first case identified in March 2020, the total number of Covid 19 patient is 513,510 among which 7,559 persons died and 457,459 persons recovered up to December 31, 2020. Though government has taken steps to minimize movement of people but the situation may become worsen if health guidelines by the Director General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  are not maintained properly.
[ 26th Feb, 2021 Bangladesh ]  The Government of Bangladesh relocated thousands of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char a floodprone silt island in the Bay of Bengal between December 2020 and February 2021, according to humanitarian actors. More than 10,000 refugees were residing on the island as of mid February following the most recent Government of Bangladesh initiated relocations on February 14 and 15 that moved approximately 3,600 refugees from Cox's Bazar District to the island, relief actors report.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Safety, security, and protection issues of large displaced women are serious concern while 12% of them are staying on embankment and thus highly vulnerable to all sorts of violence including child marriage, dowry, and trafficking. 43% damage of sanitation facilities might increase long distance movement for women and adolescent girls to maintain safe hygiene practice in addition to hampering privacy. This would also mean menstrual hygiene practice being extremely limited leading to sexual and reproductive tract infections as well as urinary tract infection. Post cyclone scarcity of clean water and sanitation facilities is likely to cause major impediment to maintaining hygiene which is crucial for COVID prevention.
[ 26th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Due to the monsoon, many shelters have become fragile. So at night, thieves are stealing necessary goods/things by cutting the bamboo fence and tarpaulin of shelters. If people go to their relatives' house, they face such incidence.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  As of end December 2020, 145 oxygen concentrators were distributed to government owned facilities.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  170 MAM Pregnant and Lactating Women  ( PLW )  were admitted to nutrition programmes, of a total of 30,000 PLW screened.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Over 156,000 children under five were screened for malnutrition in the Rohingya communities in December. • A total of 993 cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition  ( SAM )  and 2,698 cases of Moderate Acute Malnutrition  ( MAM )  were admitted to the respective nutrition treatment. Out of all screened children under five, 993 children with SAM, and 2,698 children with MAM were admitted to the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme  ( OTP )  and Target Supplementary Feeding Programme  ( TSFP ) .
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On the other hand, women generally have to manage both the family and their jobs simultaneously which creates ongoing pressures. During the lock down they couldn't do their jobs or shop.
[  5th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Now, citizens aged 35 and above will be able to sign up for vaccines using the government website, surokkha.gov.bd. The DGHS halted Covid 19 vaccine registration in the last week of April due to a shortage of doses. Since then, only medical and dental students, university students, law enforcement officials, and migrant workers have been able to register for vaccination.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Over 48,689 Bangladeshi children under five were screened; 85 SAM and 537 MAM children were admitted to the nutrition programme. 214 MAM PLW were admitted to the TSFP programme, and 2,165 mothers and caregivers of children under five received IYCF messages in small group sessions. COVID 19 messages were distributed to 69,730 mothers.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  1,033 m3  ( 840 mt )  of relief items were received into common storage on behalf of 11 organisations, reaching a total of 6,062 m3 of relief items stored on behalf of 20 organizations in five hubs in Cox's Bazar District. Items received in December included 40,000 tarpaulins, 10,000 cement blocks, face masks, isolation gowns, face shields and dustbins from partners. • The Logistics Sector and partners transported 8,997 m3  ( 2,486 mt )  of relief items for 20 organizations using 774 trucks
[  5th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment inaugurated special vaccine registration for expatriate workers on Monday. To avail the vaccine, expatriate workers must first register through the “Ami Probashi' app for identity verification. They can then register with the Surokkha website under the “registration  ( passport ) ' category.
[ 26th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: It has been observed that during COVID 19, GBV has increased against girls and women. The possibility for GBV survivors to report GBV has become more difficult due to the restriction on protection actors during the lockdown.
[ 28th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  In March 2020, when the first COVID positive case was detected in Bangladesh, Zannatul came to know about the virus from television news. "Initially people seemed indifferent about the disease. They thought, COVID 19 wouldn't reach them," she narrates.
[ 2nd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The closures come as Bangladesh hits 617,764 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. After a nearly seven month shutdown since late March last year, the zoo at Dhaka's Mirpur reopened on November 1, but the new surge in covid 19 cases prompted authorities to shut it down again.
[  5th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Expatriate workers travelling to other countries may avail the Sinopharm vaccine from any vaccination centre across the country. The ministry has urged expatriates to leave the country only after completing both doses of the vaccine.
[ 1st Jan  31st Dec, 2020, Bangladesh ]  Fifty five per cent of mothers in camps reported having to feed their children less diverse foods while 46 per cent reported food shortages and feeding less food to their children8 .
[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  WHO and UNICEF also provided English and Bangla versions of the weekly radio script on COVID 19 confirmed cases and number of tests conducted among refugee and host communities and shared with partners to be widely disseminated by the Rohingya community through radio broadcasting for wider dissemination.
[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   During the reporting period CHWs conducted 290 494 household visits in which 6226 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 48 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 95 110, and 334 moderate/severe patients. To date, 40 575 persons with COVID like symptoms were referred to health facilities, 2545 of which during the reporting period.
[ 8th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  The circular emphasized ensuring safety protocols, health guidelines and social distancing rules in public transports. People will still have to wear masks at all times while going outside and maintain health restrictions, the circular said.
[ 10 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Points of Entry  ( PoE )  & Quarantine: In the reported week  ( week 18, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( the only IHR designated airport in the country )  had increased by 17% than the week before  ( 204 and 175 flights, respectively ) , while the other two international airports at Chattogram and Sylhet were not in operation. The number of incoming passengers has increased by 77%  ( 28 478 and 16 107 persons, respectively ) . In the reported week, 6 011 travellers were sent for institutional quarantine, and 24 125 sent for home quarantine after screening at the PoE.
[ 10 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to DGHS, as of 09 May 2021, the country's current institutional quarantine capacity is represented by 629 centres across the 64 districts, receiving 31 991 persons. A total of 60 511 individuals were placed in quarantine facilities, and 54 762  ( 90% )  of them have already been released. Over the same period, 126 153 individuals were isolated in designated health facilities, and 107 407  ( 85% )  of them were released.
[ December, 2020, Bangladesh ]   Trafficking and smuggling remain significant concerns in Bangladesh. Child trafficking in particular continues to be a major problem in a number of camps, mostly involving girls and often relating to child marriage, with the promise of economic stability through marriage being used to lure victims into trafficking and smuggling schemes.
•  [ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  The Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( ITC ) bed capacity is 948 with 547 operational beds and 401 standby beds respectively. The current occupancy is at 8 10%. With most of the beds being used for mild/moderate cases.
• [ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  During the reporting period, a total of 2,285 samples tested from host and Rohingya community in the Cox's Bazar district laboratory
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  In the reporting period, CHWs provided messages on COVID 19 to 301,028 persons. Since the beginning of the response, CHWG partners conducted more than 4.9million household visits and had contacts with a cumulative number of more than 14.2 million adult household members.
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  As of 30 December 2020, the COVID 19 Seroprevalence study sample collection has been concluded in the camps, with 5498 households visited and 3699 blood samples collected. ELISA testing has been concluded. Data analysis and report writing are ongoing.
[ 31st March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A General Food Distribution  ( GFD )  site was burned down in the fire. Many people lost essential documents in the fire.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: At the same time, visits to private clinics of those seeking treatment dropped from 47% last year44 to 36% this year, while the proportion of individuals who sought treatment reporting having sought it at pharmacies or drug shops in the market remained high  ( 41% ) . Furthermore, the proportion of households reporting having adopted health related coping strategies increased.
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Dhaka, Bangladesh –Bangladesh has reported a record high number of daily COVID 19 infections as the government moved to ban flights from several countries in an attempt to stem surging cases.
[ 12 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, Bangladesh is seeing a sharp rise in Covid 19 in coronavirus fatalities, breaking its single day death count record for the third time in as many days on Monday. The health authorities confirmed 83 deaths in the afternoon, taking fatalities to 9,822, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said. Between 8am Sunday and 8am Monday, 7,201 new cases were recorded, pushing up the caseload to 691,957. The infection rate jumped to 20.59% from 19.81% on Sunday.
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Virologist Mushtaq Hossain told Al Jazeera that compared with other countries like the United States and Brazil, Bangladesh has not been hit hard by the virus, which has led to people underestimating its dangers. “This has led people to believe that the virus is not that dangerous,' he said.
•  [ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  Fifteen out of 19 Points of Entry has been functional in different strategic locations around the camps. A total 36,520 individuals have been screened during the aforesaid reporting period. Continue supporting to identify febrile passenger and pedestrians for providing hygiene education related to COVID 19 health awareness and referrals made to nearby health facilities.
[ 29th Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  PoCs also rely on publicly shared pumps, latrines, and other sanitation facilities making it harder to contain the potential spread of infectious diseases
• [ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  IRC volunteers reached 2295 Rohingya refugees from 733 households with key COVID 199 awareness messaging. • Save the children reached 6,735households and 15,091 people with key COVID 19 awareness messages in the reporting period. Additionally, 65 sessions were conducted through CHW supervisors reaching 565 community people.
[ 29th Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Poor nutrition combined with low general immunization coverage in the settlement makes PoCs vulnerable to communicable infections from both vaccine preventable and water borne diseases  [ 6, 34, 35, 36 ] .
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  Cox's Bazar district: A total of 26 new COVID 19 positive cases were reported in Cox's Bazar district from 04 10 January 2021 according to the Civil Surgeon Office. The first laboratory confirmed case was identified in Cox's Bazar on 23 March2020.
[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   Routine immunization  ( RI )  sessions continue, both fixed and outreach, with WHO's guidance on the operation and sustaining of immunization programs during the COVID 19 pandemic, and a revised strategy and microplan having been reviewed by the government with technical assistance from WHO and other partners based on data collected in 2020.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: A further 20% reported an increase in girls under 18 getting married, 7% reported an increase in children experiencing psychosocial distress and 2% each reported an increase in violence against children and/or children going missing.
[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  WHO continues to provide epidemiological data to support operational decision making for the COVID 19 response in Cox's Bazar. As of 31 January 2021, a total of 5505 individuals from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 537 in Chokoria, 105 in Kutubdia, 359 in Maheshkhali, 219 in Pekua, 3930 in Ramu, 2868 in Sadar, 453 in Teknaf and 571 in Ukhiya.
[ 19 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  ThePfizer BioNTech vaccinehas an efficacy of 95% against symptomatic SARS CoV 2 infection.However, preliminary laboratory studies of the mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna have shown decreased effectiveness against the double mutant variants discovered in India, WHO said in a note.
[ 28th march 2021, Bangladesh ]  The second highest number of child marriages, 23, took place in Natore district followed by 15 each in Jessore and Kushtia. Besides, 10 child marriages have taken place in Jhalokati, eight each in Naogaon, Chapainawabganj and Narsingdi, seven in Gaibandha and Cox's Bazar, six each in Nilphamari and Ladhipur, and five each in Chittagong and Rajshahi.
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  A total of 68,561 people  ( 46,288 males and 222,273 females )  reached through 14,037 Inter Personal Communication  ( IPC )  sessions on use of masks and social distancing. • Total 81 complains, 414 feedback, and 1223 queries were recorded and responded to in 14 Information and Feedback Centers. • Live phone in on “Properly use of Mask' broadcasted by community Radio Naf 99.2 FM.
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  A total of 543 adolescents  ( 283 boys and 260 girls )  engaged in 113 adolescents radio listeners clubs  ( ARLC )  sessions on social distancing and use of masks. • Cox's Bazar District Information Office engaged two vehicles to deliver with COVID 19 messages through loudspeakersin Cox's Bazar Sadar, Teknaf, Ukhiya, and Ramu Upazilas.
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Hasina said that as the country began its vaccination rollout, some people became less careful about taking precautions to stop the spread of the virus. “I cautioned it for a number of times that even if you get vaccinated, you should wear a mask and maintain social distancing. People seem to pay no heed to such warning,' she said.
[ 28th march 2021, Bangladesh ]  In April last year, he said, the Child Helpline received 450 phone calls related to child marriage. “Going by the number of pleas received from adolescent girls to stop child marriages, we see a trend of increase in attempted child marriages in recent times as opposed to pre pandemic days. Now, we are getting more than 150 such calls in a month,' he added.
[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  There are both positive and negative terms to describe menstruation and menarche in Rohingya language – the most common, neutral terms are “becoming a youth, entering the house, or growing up.' Sadly, while all participants were able to receive some information about puberty and menstruation prior to its occurrence, most of this information pertained to the cultural norms and restrictions related to the practice of purdah that commences with menstruation as opposed to information on menstruation and menstrual hygiene
[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of 31 January 2021, a total of 381 COVID 19 cases have been reported among Rohingya/FDMN. With a total of 54 cases, Camp 24 has the highest number of cases to date further ahead from Camp 2W with 38 and Camps 3 and 15 with 28 and 25 cases, respectively.
[ 17th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has reported over 100 coronavirus deaths in a day again. In the 24 hours to Saturday morning, 101 new fatalities were reported, taking the death toll to 10,283. Total cases climbed to 715,252 after 3,473 new infections were recorded, according to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 22 28March 2021, Bangladesh ] As of 28 March 2021, 6,014 cases and 73 deaths have been reported from the host community in Cox's Bazar; A total of 203 new cases were recorded among the host community from 22 28 March 2021.
[ 21st  27st February 2021, cox's Bazar ]  On 26 February a local man was arrested by the Armed Police Battalion  ( APBn )  for his involvement in the kidnapping of five Rohingya Majhis a few weeks earlier. As the municipal election in the district approaches incidents of political violence have also continued.In Pekua five members of the opposition Bangladesh National Party  ( BNP )  were assaulted by political opponents.
[ 21st February, Cox's Bazar ]  A labour leader was attacked and injured in the hands of the opponent in the market due to an organisational dispute. The robbers looted property from Nuruzzaman's house in Kutubdia. Two men have been arrested for illegal logging in Fashiakhali area of Chakaria
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Between 8 March 2020 and 20 June 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release <https://corona.gov.bd/press release> there were eight hundred fifty one thousand six hundred sixty eight  ( 851 668 )  COVID 19 cases confirmed by RT PCR, GeneXpert, and Rapid Antigen tests including thirteen thousand five hundred forty eight  ( 13 548 )  related deaths  ( CFR 1.59% ) . Bangladesh is among the top 31 countries and accounts for 0.48% of the COVID 19 cases of the world.
[ March october 2020, Bangladesh ]  During the reporting period, the number of assessed PoEs in Bangladesh increased from 19 to 201 PoEs. The status of the PoEs changed notably. None of the PoEs were fully operational at the beginning of the assessment. However, by October 2020, 10 PoEs were fully operational, seven were partially operational and three were fully closed.
[ 23 February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  − Three Rohingya robbers were killed in a Teknaf gunfight. − Police arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Ramu with 17 litters local alcohol.
[ 24 February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  − Police have arrested a Rohingya drug smuggler from Ukhiya with 6000 Yaba pills.
[ 25 February 2021, Bangladesh ]  : − On 25 February, 12 people were injured including eight women in a clash between two groups over a land dispute in Bamula Para of Pekua Upazila in Cox's Bazar. − On 25 February, three people were injured by opponents in a land dispute in Volaiyagona, Pekua Upazila in Cox's Bazar.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the epi week 24, all divisions experienced an increment of weekly new cases; the highest increase observed in the Dhaka division, 114.4%  ( 8 215 this week and 3 831 in the week before ) , followed by the Rangpur division 86.7%  ( 1 598 and 856 respectively ) , Mymensingh division 61.9%  ( 633 and 391 respectively ) , Barishal division 49.6%  ( 338 and 226 respectively ) , Khulna division 49.3%  ( 5 418 and 3 630 respectively ) , Chattogram division 42.2%  ( 2 933 and 2 062 respectively ) , Sylhet division 20.6%  ( 609 and 505 respectively )  and Rajshahi division 12.9%  ( 5 002 and 4 431 respectively ) .
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]   Both Refugee and Host: There are continued reports of increases in GBV and security risks for women, girls and transgender persons in the camps and host communities, as well intimidations and threats against Rohingya women leaders and volunteers, especially in Teknaf camps and northern camps adjacent to Kutupalong Registered Camps.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 31 January 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release 3,651,722 COVID 19 tests were conducted in Bangladesh with the overall positivity rate of 14.65%  ( 3.02% in last 24 hours )  by 204 laboratories. Four Rapid Antigen test centers have been added to the network of COVID 19 testing facilities since last week. As of 31 January 2021, test per case is 6.82 which indicates the number of tests required to identify 1 case.
[ 1st Jan  31st Dec, 2020, Bangladesh ]  Adolescent radio listener clubs  ( ARLCs )  engaged 2,525 adolescents  ( 1,515 girls )  to improve their understanding of COVID 19, disease outbreaks, nutrition and mental health.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 20 June 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release, 6 327 734 COVID 19 tests  ( RT PCR 97.1%, GeneXpert 0.9%, and Rapid Antigen 2.0% )  were conducted in the country with an overall positivity rate of 13.46%  ( 16.38% in the last 24 hours )  by 528 laboratories/test centres. So far, 72.9% of the samples  ( 4 616 317 )  have been tested for COVID 19 in government facilities  ( RT PCR 53/126, GeneXpert 43/46, and Rapid Antigen 356/356 ) . During the last week, twenty two  ( 22 )  Rapid Antigen test centres have been added to the network of COVID 19 testing facilities while six RtPCR
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week, in comparison to the previous epidemiological week, the number of new weekly COVID 19 case decreased by 19.8%  ( 3,340 in week 03 and 4,167 in the week before )  and the number of COVID 19 new weekly death also decreased by 11.1%  ( 104 and 117 respectively ) ; overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  increase to 1.52 which was 1.51 last week.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to DGHS, as of 31 January 2021, there are 10,331 general beds in the country of which 31.4%  ( 3,241 )  in Dhaka city and 595 ICU of which 52.1%  ( 310 )  in Dhaka city dedicated for COVID 19 treatment. Presently 14.9% of the general beds and 30.9% ICU beds are occupied all over the country
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week  ( week 24, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at three international airports has increased by 9% than the week before  ( 162 and 149 flights, respectively ) , and the number of incoming passengers has increased by 3%  ( 23 736 and 23 151 persons, respectively ) . In the reported week, 4 490 travellers were sent to Institutional Quarantine, and 23 738 sent for Home Quarantine after passenger screening at the Points of Entry.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  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 20 June 2021, a total of 10 090 337 doses of COVISHIELD vaccine were administered, out of which 5 820 015 population received their 1st dose and 4 270 322 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 2 727 857  ( 64% )  males and 1 542 465  ( 36% )  females received their 2nd doses of vaccine.
[ 18 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee/Host: Rohingya and host communities remain vulnerable, with overall vulnerability of both populations increasing in 2021  ( WFP REVA4  ) . Food Security Sector  ( FSS )  partners are targeting 100% of Rohingya population living inside the camps and 70% of host community population in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazila to improve communities' food security and resilience. In April, Rohingya population continued to receive monthly food entitlements through electronic voucher assistance. Since January, coverage of self reliance activities for refugees increased while livelihood support for host communities decreased slightly. 24 partners reported 5Ws in April  ( 26 in March )
[ Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  More food during peak floods: beneficiaries report the use of significantly more coping strategies during the peak floods. Forgoing meals  ( especially for adults )  appears to be the main behavioral change; roughly a third more people report skipping meals at the peak of the floods  ( page 52 ) .
[ 10 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the reporting week, eight  ( 8 )  positive case  ( travelled from India )  was identified at the IHR designated PoE  ( Benapole Land Crossing )  of the country. Out of individuals sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at active PoEs during the week, 39% travelled from India, 29% from Qatar, 13% from Bahrain, 12% from Kuwait, 1% each from Italy, France, Turkey, Germany, and UAE, and the remaining 2% from other countries.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The Government of Bangladesh started relocating Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island with 1,642 refugees moved in early December and 1,804 at the end of the month. This is in addition to the 306 Rohingya refugees who were rescued at sea and relocated to the island in April, bringing the total number of refugees on Bhasan Char to approximately 3,750.
[ 1st  7th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Community based mortality surveillance including SARI death has been continued since week 28, 2020. Twenty eight  ( 28 )  SARI deaths have been reported so far and reviewed subsequently by Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  for COIVD 19. Total 5 SARI deaths were considered as death due to probable COVID 19.
[ 26th Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Seroprevalence Study in camps • 3699 samples were collected between 2 December and 30 December 2020. • ELISA testing was completed in the first week of January. • The Seroprevalence study results are with IEDCR for validation as of now. • The timeline for release was supposed to be January
[ 26th Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   Makeshift Camps: Prevalence of both acute and chronic malnutrition in MS camps remain almost same as previous round with no major change being observed. However, MUAC based GAM prevalence slightly decreased from 4.9% to 3.1% and it may be due to possible impact of expanded MUAC only programming initiated since the start of the COVID pandemic. Wasted children by MUAC has higher and increased chance of being detected and treated due to MUAC only referral and admission cut off at <130mm into the nutrition center. Slight improvement of U5DR also observed in MS compare to last round  ( 0.68 vs 0.31 ) .
[ 26th Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Nayapara Registered Camps: The levels of acute malnutrition in NYP RC seems to be similar as previous rounds, indicating a stagnated trend. GAM by WHZ slightly increased compare to previous round  ( 13.3% vs 14.8% )  possibly due to expanded MUAC only programming causing out of detection/treatment of certain proportion of children who are only malnourished by WHZ criteria. Big reduction of Stunting could be linked with sampling characteristics as 10% reduction in one year is quite impossible as an impact of programme intervention. Although upper CI was at 34.5%
[ 31st March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Many of the Rohingya refugee families lost either some or all of their personal belongings, and therefore are in need of clothing. Agencies are also starting assessments to identify families whose essential documentation such as birth certificates, identification documents, were lost or destroyed in the fire.
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  A total of 213 persons are currently in home quarantine according to the Civil Surgeon Office in Cox's Bazar as of 10 January 2021.
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  During the last week  ( EPI week 1 ) , reports were received from 158,356 household visits, in which 3,528 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, soar throat, cough )  and 13 patients were identified with moderate/severe COVID like symptoms. The cumulative number of patients identified with mild symptoms since the introduction of the activity from EPI week 25 is 84,405 and 278 patients with moderate/ severe symptoms. 1716 persons with COVID like symptoms were referred to health facilities in the past week, where the cumulative figure of referral is 36,303.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, a total 206,777 people have been inoculated in Mymensingh division, 959,840 in Chittagong, 515,480 in Rajshahi, 457,681 in Rangpur, 614,860 in Khulna, 207,855 in Barisal, and 248,689 in Sylhet division.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  LS stored 4,341 mt of relief items for 20 organisations across five warehouses in Madhuchara, Balukhali, Unchiprang, Teknaf and the COVID 19 Special Hub. • In partnership with Humanity & Inclusion Atlas Logistique, LS transported 2,486 mt of relief items for 20 organisations using 774 trucks.
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  WFP's e voucher outlet, Balukhali 1 outlet, in Camp 9 will be closed for a few days. Families will be informed once it is open again. There may be changes to the operating hours for the WFP Nutrition centers in Camp 8E and Camp 9 and it may be closed for a few days.
[ 29th Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A number of characteristics of the settlement make it vulnerable to the outbreak of a respiratory illness such as COVID 19. Many shelters are shared by multiple households and tend to be overcrowded
[ 16th Feb 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period CHWs conducted 306 854 household visits in which 6273 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 36 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 199 952, and 717 moderate/ severe patients. To date, 44 742 persons with COVID like symptoms were referred to health facilities, 4073 of which during the reporting period.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On the following day, 24 Rohingyas  ( including 15 women and six children )  with a similar intention were detained by the police at the same location. 13 Three Bangladeshi human traffickers, including two women, were also arrested. On 29 May, ten Rohingya  ( seven women and three girls )  left Bhashan Char intending to go to Malaysia by boat were landed at Mirsharai Char near Chattogram. Three Bangladeshi brokers were also arrested linked to this case who allegedly took BDT 20,000 from each Rohingya with a false promise of moving them to Malaysia.
[ 22nd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Rohingya and host communities remain vulnerable, with overall vulnerability of both populations increasing in 2020. 22% of Rohingya population who are most vulnerable received fresh food voucher assistance  ( $3 top up )  to purchase additional food from FFCs.
[ 22nd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  According to the poverty levels in each Upazila outlined in the District Development Plan and taking COVID 19 impacts into consideration, FSS identified 629,297 individuals as people who are at risk of food insecurity.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: The inclement weather which impacted the district this month resulted in the death of 16 including ten by drowning and six by lightning strikes. In combination, the drownings and lightning strikes accounted for 30 percent of all unnatural deaths in the district. 80 percent of all victims of drowning were children. While all the victims of drownings were members of the host community, half of the victims of lightning strikes were identified to be Rohingya living in the camps in Ukhiya. During the monsoon, the risk of people being killed in drowning and lightning strikes as well as landslides increases.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Following the seizure by the authorities of 2.28 million yaba tablets in April, the quantity seized in May decreased to 1.89 million making the 2021 monthly average 2.4 million tablets. While 24% of drug related arrestees were identified to be Rohingya, they were found to have been involved in trafficking 53% of all the yaba tablets seized in May in Cox's Bazar.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: The single largest confiscation of 550,000 yaba tablets was made by the RAB from Camp 9 in Ukhiya on the final day of the month.10 BGB made the second largest seizure  ( 250,000 tablets )  in Teknaf at the beginning of the month making no arrest. The Detective Branch  ( DB )  made a seizure of 150,000 tablets in Ramu where both a Rohingya man and a member of the host community were involved in the smuggling. On 8 May, the police made the fourth largest seizure of 120,000 tablets in Cox's Bazar Sadar.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: There was also a seizure of 100 grams of crystal meth from a Rohingya man in Camp 27 on 5 May.36 The other seizures of yaba included 300 tablets from Camp 3 on 6 May, 7,000 tablets from Camp 8E on 12 May, 2,000 tablets from Camp 2 on 19 May, 20,000 tablets in front of Rohingya Hindu Camp.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 24 May, seven Rohingya were arrested near Nayapara Registered Camp for illegally entering Bangladesh from Myanmar. The Prothom Alo newspaper reported that the APBn have detained 29 such new arrivals in the past few months and sent them to the transit camp in Ukhiya for further processing.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: A Bangladeshi broker reportedly agreed to aid the Rohingya family in exchange for BDT 255,000  ( USD 3,000 ) .15 Two days later, two BC fleeing Rohingya adolescent girls were captured by locals in Subarna Char Upazila of Noakhali District. On 30 May police again arrested 14 Rohingyas at the same place.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: 15 more Rohingya were detained in the Cox's Bazar camps after they had returned from Bhashan Char without permission. On 24 May, three Rohingya  ( including two women )  were reported to have returned to Camp 22 after fleeing from Bhashan Chair by paying brokers.18 Again, on 27 May, a 40  year old man was detected in Camp 26 who had also fled Bhashan Char.19 On 29 May, ten Rohingya were detained by the Armed Police Battalion  ( APBn )  in Camp 3 for moving from Bhashan Char without permission.20 Finally, on 30 May, a 15 year old Rohingya boy was detained in the Kutupalong area for fleeing from the island.
[ 4th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  After reviewing the current situation of the COVID 19, a 18 points directives/circular was issued by the Prime Minister's Office on 29 March 2021 with Ref. No. 03.00.2690.082.46.025.2021.124. With reference to that Circular, the following terms and conditions are issued to comply from 06:00 hrs on 5 April 2021 to 24:00 hrs on 11 April 2021.
[ 22 28March 2021, Bangladesh ] Total 432  ( out of 438 )  confirmed cases were investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT ) . Contact tracing has been done accordingly by CT supervisors with 1,724 contacts registered in Go. Data. Out of those, 1,470  ( 85% )  contacts have been completed the follow up.