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[ 16th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Saudi Arabian Airlines was fined Tk2 lakh for carrying passengers to Dhaka without Covid 19 negative certificates. Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( HSIA )  Director  ( Security )  Group Captain AHM Towhid ul Ahsan said an executive magistrate of a mobile court fined the airline. A physician of the Airport Health Desk confirmed that a flight of Saudi Airlines with 254 passengers came from Riyadh at 7:40pm on Tuesday but none of them had Covid 19 negative certificates.
[ Bangladesh ]  : Children from vulnerable households, including those with no wage earners, report lower levels of access to alternative learning modalities.13 In a country where 45 million children are subjected to violent discipline,14 violence against women and children, including gender based violence, has increased by an estimated 31 per cent during the pandemic.
[ 23rd December 2020, Bangladesh ] One suggested solution to this issue  [ air pollution increasing risk of COVID 19 infection ]  has been reinstating and reinforcing Covid 19 restrictions and health guidelines that were in effect when the pandemic had just begun. This includes proper quarantining measures, and most importantly, encouraging and mandating the use of face masks.
[ 23rd December 2020, Dhaka ]  Although the coronavirus lockdown had initially resulted in an improvement in the air quality, pollution has gone back up again as restrictions were eased. Now, with winter further exacerbating the situation, the capital city's air poses a serious health hazard for its residents, even those without pre existing breathing difficulties. And with the pandemic still raging, health experts fear that the health consequences will only be direr.
[ 21st Dec 2020 Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 15,409 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours. As many as 15,669 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 160 authorized labs   government and private   across the country and 1,470 new patients were confirmed.
[ 5th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Continued support to communities and caregivers, as well as large scale awareness raising needs to continue on the risks that the monsoon season poses to children. Child protection concerns may see an increase in the coming weeks, and therefore longer term child protection case management is needed.
[ 21st Dec 2020 Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 32 more deaths from Covid 19 in the last 24 hours until Monday morning, taking the number of total fatalities to 7,312.Of the 32 deceased    23 men and nine women    15 were from Dhaka division, eight from Chittagong, three each from Barisal and Sylhet, and one each from Rajshahi, Khulna, and Rangpur divisions.Among the victims, 30 died at different hospitals and two at home.
[ 20th Dec 2020, Bangladesh  ]  Those to wish to receive Covid 19 vaccine doses will have to complete online registration before getting the shots, the health authorities have said. The Covid 19 Vaccine Management Taskforce earlier submitted a draft list of vaccine candidates to the Health Ministry, designating which groups or professionals should get priority. According to a member of the taskforce, NID or birth certificate information will have to be provided to complete the online vaccine registration process.
[ 14 April; 2021, Bangladesh ] The daily infection rate stood at 20.89 percent. So far, the health authorities reported 591,299 recoveries  ( 84.09 percent ) , including 5,333 in the last 24 hours. Bangladesh saw a spike in the number of daily cases in recent days that was followed by record single day death counts. On Wednesday, the country registered its highest number of deaths from the virus for the fourth time in five days. The figure was 69 on Tuesday, 83 on Monday, 78 on Sunday and 77 on Saturday.
Among FDMN/ Rohingya refugees: 9 COVID 19 cases were reported from 8 14 February 2021. • Currently, 36 Rohingya refugees are in home quarantine in the camps as of 14 February 2021. • From the host community: There have been 24 positive cases in the reporting period
A total of 112 persons are currently in home quarantine according to the Civil Surgeon Office in Cox's Bazar as of 14 February 2021.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Of the 18,421 COVID 19 samples conducted in the refugee population, 356 confirmed cases of COVID 19 were identified by the end of November, indicating an overall positivity rate of 1.9 per cent in the camps. The case fatality rate during the same reporting period was 2.8 per cent  ( 10 deaths )  with an incidence rate of 41.4 per 100,000 people
[ 15th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  At least 10 people, including children and elderly people, have died of diarrhoea in Kurukpata union in Alikadam upazila, Bandarban, while at least 136 people have been affected, said locals and the union parishad chairman. “Of the 10 deceased, one was a child, five women and four men,' said Kratpung Mro, chairman of Kurukpata Union Parishad.
[ 15th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  He also said that due to acute water crisis, locals are forced to drink water from streams and springs in the villages under different upazilas of the hilly district, including Thanchi, Alikadam, Naikkhonglchhari and Ruma. As a result, there are reports of diarrhoea, abdominal pain and other ailments every year.
[ 21 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The majority of Rohingya refugees are residing in temporary shelters built with plastic sheeting and bamboo, located in low lying areas vulnerable to flooding  ( UNHCR, 2020; Ahmed et al, 2018 ) . Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene  ( WASH )  facilities is limited in the camps, which are served by few freshwater standpipes  ( Vince, 2020 ) . Like for rural communities in Bangladesh, the bodies of water within and surrounding the camps such as ponds, canals and lakes are vital sources of water for daily household needs and bathing. They are also used for recreational activities by the camps' large child population.
[ 3 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Besides, the Bangladeshi people, who are now in India and their visas have expired, can only enter the country after taking a release/certificate from the Bangladesh High Commissioner in India. In that case, they will have to follow a 14 day quarantine rule and the Health Services Division, Public Safety Division, Security Services Division, Shipping Ministry and deputy commissioner concerned will take necessary measures in this regard.
[ 3rd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  To curb the spread of Covid 19, the Cabinet Division imposed a week long restriction on the overall activities and movement of the citizens from July 1. In case of emergency, one must wear a mask and maintain social distancing while going outside.
Refugee:  [ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Protection trends and situation analysis: Anti Trafficking Working Group  ( ATWG )  : As per the WASH household survey  ( May 2019 by REACH ) , 5% of individuals over the age of 5 reported as having a disability, mostly related to mobility, followed by vision/sight and self care. It also reports 14% of Rohingya households reported the presence of at least one member with a disability. During the survey, over half  ( 56% )  of the individuals reported experiencing difficulties in accessing water points; 39% had difficulty accessing latrines; 28% had difficulty accessing bathing spaces; and, 29% felt unsafe accessing WASH facilities. Women with disabilities face more challenges than men in accessing humanitarian services.
[ 30th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The latest cases were reported after testing 28,195 samples. The infection rate jumped to 18.38 percent on Monday from 17.65 percent on Sunday. However, the death rate stands at 1.49 percent. During this 24 hour period, 2,077 coronavirus patients recovered. So far, 538,018 patients have made recoveries.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Protection trends and situation analysis: Anti Trafficking Working Group  ( ATWG )  : As per An Inter sectorial Analysis of Gender amongst Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. An Inter Agency Research Report, September 2020 : 90% of female FGD participants who were living with a disability never accessed SSWG. The people with disabilities are more likely to be at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation. • Persons with disabilities also face challenges in accessing health, and 58% of persons with disabilities do not know where to seek health services and more than three quarters  ( 84% )  did not know what COVID 19 is. This could limit their health seeking behaviour, even if experiencing COVID 19 like symptoms.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Protection trends and situation analysis: Anti Trafficking Working Group  ( ATWG )  : As per  ( J MSNA, October2020 ) : • Elderly may face more problems receiving/understanding information. • Households with persons with disabilities were found to be significantly more likely to report having adopted food based coping strategies and emergency coping strategies. • Lack of livelihood support to people with disabilities.
[ 14 April; 2021, Bangladesh ] Of the 96 deaths reported, 94 had died at hospitals and two at home. Hospitals treating Covid 19 patients in Dhaka and elsewhere are running out of general and ICU beds. Hospitals in Dhaka metropolitan area have 4,286 general beds and 59 ICU beds. Of them, only 526 general and 12 ICU beds are available, according to DGHS data.
[ 22 March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  SCALE AND IMPACT: Camp 9 sustained the most damage. Camps 8E and 8W also faced significant damage. Reported damage to infrastructure varies across camps. Almost all infrastructure across the three camps was damaged. 88% of key informants indicated that most or all shelters were damaged. Women friendly spaces and education facilities were also heavily affected, as were child friendly spaces, latrines, and water points.
Refugee:  [ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Protection trends and situation analysis : Gender Diverse Population Working Group  ( GDPWG )  : • Individuals of diverse gender and sexual identity, including transgender persons, report difficulties in accessing health  (  SRHR as well as for general communicable diseases )  and protection services of the humanitarian response in Cox's Bazar, due to stigma and discrimination. Members of the communities are forced to seek health services from private pharmacies which are prohibitively expensive and not qualified for diagnosis. • There is a significant information gap on kothis and hijra and their needs in the Rohingya camps. Discrimination and lack of livelihoods are resulting in negative coping mechanisms. Further, according to a rapid needs assessment in Cox's Bazar District in November 2017, minors are involved in sexual transactions as well.
Refugee:  [ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ] Protection trends and situation analysis : Gender Diverse Population Working Group  ( GDPWG )  : A survey conducted by Women's Refugee Commission reveals that some refugee men and boys in Ukhya, Cox's Bazar have been subjected to sexual abuse, violence  ( including mutilation, burning, castration and penial amputation )  and exploitation in Myanmar and again in the camps, which is likely to cause persistent physical and mental health problems. • Issue of misinformation, confusion and stigma around gender diverse community among refugees, host communities and service providers, including government departments, community/religious leaders are of concern, leading to discrimination and lack of access to basic services.
[ 26th April   2nd May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of week 17,  ( 26 April – 2 May 2021 )  there are 579 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( SARS CoV 2 ) , 38 776 samples were tested, total positivity rate 1.5%. This week  ( week 17 ) , 54 new confirmed cases detected, 1 109 samples were tested, test positivity was 4.9%
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Protection trends and situation analysis : Housing, Land and Property Task Forum  ( HLPTF )  • Host communities continue to be the primary providers of land for refugees, particularly in the Teknaf camps. This has led to precarious tenure arrangements, with refugees paying rent from a low of zero in the older camps to a high of 500 800 BDT per month in the Teknaf camps. The majority are paying rent through CFW, in kind  ( through food rations, NFI materials ) , and labour  ( working on fishing boats and agricultural farms owned by the host communities ) . There has been a marked increase in exploitative practises, with those who cannot pay the high rent resorting to negative coping mechanisms, including illicit activities/yaba, sexual favours/trafficking leading to many living in constant fear of eviction and homelessness.
[ 26th April   2nd May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of this week  ( week 17 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 10  ( 0 120 )  and 19  ( 0 90 )  years • Female among tested and confirmed cases is 55% and 51% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C24 78, C2W 57, C3 39, C4 38, C15 32 )  • Cases per million in last 7 days 63, change in last 7 days 74% • A total of 11 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 1.9%
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Between Sunday and Monday, 34,968 Covid 19 tests were conducted at the 255 centers across the country. The latest figures show an infection rate of 20.59%. Meaning, one in five people getting tested turn out to be positive, a highly alarming rate which was below 3% less than two months ago. However, the sum total rate of infection has increased slightly to 13.78%. Moreover, 4,523 Covid 19 patients were discharged after recovery over the last 24 hours. Thus far, 581,113  ( 83.98% )  patients have completely recovered from Covid 19.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Protection trends and situation analysis : Housing, Land and Property Task Forum  ( HLPTF ) : Competing interests over the access/use of land, forest and water resources have led to rising tensions between the refugees and the host communities, Forest Department and other Government authorities, fuelling HLP disputes. • Increase in eviction cases and requests for relocation due to safety security concerns in and around the camps, fencing and camp consolidation initiatives.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ] Identified key unmet needs : Measures to improve the overall protection environment, including through effective access to formal and informal justice in line with protection principles, strengthening national systems, and complimentary interventions between development and humanitarian actors to institutionalize protection and accountability principles are to be strengthened. • While efforts to mitigate the risks of COVID 19 for persons with disabilities and older persons as well as for marginalized populations such as those of diverse genders continue, the need to further strengthen psychosocial counselling and support to these populations must be upscaled. Additional specialized services are required to ensure that no one is left behind.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Identified key unmet needs : COVID 19 containment measures, the closure of community facilities and other safe spaces have led to increased violence in the home for women and children. Women and girls are reportedly refraining from seeking medical services in reproductive health clinics due to fears associated with being identified as COVID 19 patients
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Identified key unmet needs : Child Protection partners face significant challenges as critical services were limited to case management, requiring a rapid adaptation of new modalities to ensure structured psychosocial support for girls and boys and differentiated procedures to address low, medium, and high risk cases while volunteers in the camps address the low and medium risk cases. The provision of support to adolescents through life skills, pre vocational, resilience and peacebuilding skills due to closure of facilities and social distancing measures also present challenges.Within the COVID 19 pandemic and monsoon and cyclone season, sustaining and strengthening the resilience of the community to mitigate the short, medium, and longer  term consequences of COVID 19 and maintaining a stable protection environment remains as a great challenge moving forward.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Identified key unmet needs : ADWG • The access of older people and people with disabilities to health, education, WASH, livelihood, shelter, protection services are limited. Intersectionality on age, disability, gender and its impact on access to services is hardly evaluated. • The access to complaint, feedback & response mechanism for people with disabilities and older people should be improved. Elderly and disable persons are usually left out from awareness and have diverse specific needs. • As per WASH household survey 2019, only 34% of all individuals were reported as having access to support services. ADWG updated the disability services matrix in October 2020, identifying in 11 camps, mostly in Teknaf area, without rehabilitation & assistive devices services.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Identified key unmet needs : GDP WG: • Lack of awareness activities, knowledge on gender diversity, human rights and specific needs, and personal bias, is limiting the access to basic services of gender diverse minorities in the camps. • New and increased protection risks arising from COVID 19 faced by women, girls, men and boys, transgender persons and female sex workers  ( discriminated by social and religious norms, rumors, and social stigmatization )  and key vulnerable and marginalized groups are not fully mitigated and addressed, as highlighted by a ISCG report. Religious leaders, women leaders, civil society organizations representing vulnerable and marginalized groups and communities overall are not fully engaged in prevention and response activities
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Identified key unmet needs : GDP WG: The advocacy currently undergoing for essential services that have been deprioritized in the COVID19 response  ( e.g. protection services, GBV services for survivors, sexual reproductive health services, menstrual hygiene management, drop in centres for female sex workers, women's leadership programming and initiatives, income generating and self reliance activities and education )  should be reassessed and re established, taking into account safety measures, and should include gender diverse population.
Refugee:  [ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Identified key unmet needs : GDP WG : Civil society organizations within the Rohingya community should be involved and drawn upon for their advice on culturally sensitive gender equality programming. GBV actors in particular should ensure that capacity development efforts related to sexual violence appropriately address and integrate male survivors and survivors with diverse SOGIESC. • The report by The Women's Refugee Commission  ( WRC )  asks the Protection Actors to “engage men, boys, and persons with diverse SOGIESC in the development of prevention and risk mitigation strategies for sexual violence and exploitation inside and outside the camps. Ensure the availability of safe shelter for at risk males and male survivors'.
Refugee:  [ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ] Identified key unmet needs : HLPTF: • Need for additional land/spatial planning: The refugees are located on 34 extremely congested camps. The natural population growth of the refugees according to the Heath Sector is 3% per annum. In the next 5 years, the additional refugee population will be 130,000 and in 10 years 250,000 or more. This growing population will require additional land for shelter, basic services and other infrastructure. Similarly, the mortality rate is estimated at 0.3% per annum, meaning almost 13,000 deaths in the next 5 years and 26,000 in 10 years extending the requirement of land for burial plots and graveyards in and around the camps. With current constraints on durable solutions, there is an urgent need for the ISCG and humanitarian community to a )  rationalize the current use of the land inside the camps, b )  carry out the long term site, and spatial planning, starting with the Macro Settlement Development Plan currently developed by the SMSD, UNHCR, IOM and UNHabitat and c )  lastly advocate for additional land.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Between 8 March and 20 December 2020, according to the DGHS Press Release, there were five hundred thousand seven hundred thirteen  ( 500,713 )  COVID 19 confirmed by rRT PCR, GeneXpert and Antigen tests including seven thousand forty five  ( 7,280 )  related deaths  ( CFR 1.45% ) . Bangladesh is the top 26 th country in the world and accounts for 0.7% of the COVID 19 disease burden in the world.
Refugee:  [ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Strategic priorities for the Working Group : Enhance Protection Assessments/Monitoring and protection case Management, including referrals, psychosocial and legal assistance. The identification of Persons with Specific Needs including individuals with heightened protection risks for individual specialized response and referrals will be prioritized. • Promote Community Based Protection and strengthen community based protection structures. Social protection messaging through community based protection networks will continue; ensuring that refugees have access to life saving information.• Capacity building for duty bearers and other protection stakeholders, including government bodies, host community, religious leaders, service providers and locally elected bodies to overcome personal biases, stigma and discrimination and enhance the access for refugees to needed assistance and services.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  In the epidemiological week 51, number of new cases in Bangladesh is 10,180; case per 100,000 population per week is 6.0. New death is 235; death per 100,000 per week is 0.14. Weekly new test is 106,050; tests per 100,000 per week is 62.3; weekly test positivity is 9.6%.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Strategic priorities for the Working Group : Mainstreaming protection through Age/gender and diversity approaches as well as accountability to affected populations throughout the response. • Measures to address emerging tensions within and between communities will be prioritized by enhancing community based security mechanisms and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in order to strengthen access to justice and social cohesion. • Institutionalization of protection and accountability principles by building the capacity of administrative, judicial and law enforcement authorities, prioritizes access to formal and informal justice mechanisms, safety and security, and leverages the complementarity of humanitarian and development initiatives
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  While, 54.3% of the reported death were from Dhaka division, 18.7% from Chattogram, Khulna – 7.2%, Rajshahi – 5.8%, Sylhet – 4.5%, Rangpur – 3.9%, Barishal – 3.3% and the lowest 2.2% from Mymensingh division.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Strategic priorities for the Working Group : Continuous registration exercise will ensure the continuity of documentation needs for new arrivals and protection cases. Civil documentation, including Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce certificates: technical support to authorities for provision of civil documentation; awareness raising; advocacy. • The capacity of the Protection Focal Points and the 55 Protection Emergency Response Unit Teams who are deployed in all the 34 camps as well as volunteers will be strengthened and supported.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week  ( epidemiological week 51 ) , in comparison to the previous epidemiological week, the number of new weekly COVID 19 cases decreased by 21.6% ( 10,180 in week 50 and 12,988 in the previous week )  while the number of COVID 19 new weekly deaths increased by 13.5%  ( 235 and 207 respectively ) ; overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  increase to 1.45 which was 1.44 for in the last week.
[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  91% of Rohingya households resorted to negative coping mechanisms to address their needs and 46% of households were economically vulnerable, with consumption below the Minimum Expenditure Basket  ( MEB ) .
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of 20 December 2020, among the reported cases 26.4% cases were confirmed in people between 31 and 40 years old, 19.3%   in the age group of 21 to 30, 19.3%   41 to 50 years and 16.0% in the age group between 51 and 60 years old. The highest death rate  ( 31.5% )  was reported in the age group of 61 to 70 years old, 30.5% in the older age group of 71 and above and 21.9% in the age group between 51 and 60 years. Male represented 71% and 76% of the of total reported confirmed COVID 19 cases and deaths respectively.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of 20 December 2020, 68.6% of reported cases were from Dhaka division, 12.2% from Chattogram, Khulna – 4.9%, Rajshahi – 4.8%, Sylhet – 3.0%, Rangpur – 2.9%, Barishal – 2.0% and the lowest 1.5% from Mymensingh division.
Host:  [ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]   More than a quarter  ( 27 percent )  of the current labor force were non participants during the baseline. This increase is largely driven by low exposure hosts  ( 30 percent ) , where the share of new entrants into the labor force is twice that among high exposure hosts  ( 15 percent ) . 17 percent of these new entrants are unemployed, with a gender ratio that is consistent with the unemployment rates. Two thirds of new host labor force entrants are women, again largely driven by low exposure regions  ( 70 percent ) ; and close to 60 percent of these entrants are secondary household members i.e. the spouses or children of the household heads.
[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Durable shelters, service centers, and distribution points need to be constructed as soon as possible to ensure they are in place prior to the heavy rains. Overall access difficulties to reach essential services are exacerbated during the monsoon due to the difficult and dangerous camp terrain and weather related damages to temporary structures, particularly for vulnerable populations with pre existing mobility restrictions
Refugee:  [ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Strategic priorities for the Working Group : ADWG • Support sectors in use of Sex, Age and Disability Disaggregated Data  ( SADDD )  in sectoral planning, programming and reporting. • Self reliance and livelihood activities to be made accessible for older people and people with disabilities; Rohingya older people already have some skills hence economic self reliance support  ( specially for young old )  will reduce their vulnerability. People with disabilities should be included using twin track approaches. • Improve the access to food, health and Wash services for older people and enhance information sharing and outreach in these sectors for people with disabilities and older persons. • Extend disability targeted support in camps and communities where there currently are no service providers, by engaging the health and protection sectors. • Ensure that complaint and feedback mechanisms are accessible to everyone in terms of timing, language, location and method of dissemination  ( such as audio or visual in relation to specific needs )
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The highest number of weekly cases  ( 25,481 )  reported in epi–week 26  ( 22 – 28 JUN 2020 )  while the highest weekly death  ( 314 )  recorded in the following week 27  ( 29 JUN – 05 JUL 2020 ) . During the last week cases increased in Rajshahi division by 20.1%, followed by Rangpur – 14.2% and Chattogram – 11.3%; while cases reduced in Barishal division by 34.5% followed by Sylhet – 13.2%, Khulna – 10.8%, Mymensingh – 8.4% and Dhaka – 1% than the last week.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  As on 20 December 2020, overall attack rate  ( AR )  in Bangladesh is 294 per 100,000 population and 100%  ( 64/64 )  of districts with the estimated total population of 170,306,468 have reported confirmed COVID 19 cases. In the reported week  ( week 51 ) , COVID 19 weekly average AR  ( 294/100,000 )  increased by 2.1% from the previous week.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Strategic priorities for the Working Group : GDP WG • Outreach and awareness activities for the gender diverse population on services available  ( e.g. health, GBV, legal, HLP, protection )  and rights to empower individuals as right holders. • Capacity building for duty bearers and other protection stakeholders, including government bodies, host community, religious leaders, service providers and locally elected bodies to overcome personal biases, stigma and discrimination and enhance the access to basic services. • Addressing mental health issue  ( psychosocial, psychosexual counselling and psychological first aid )  of the gender diverse population.Ensure data collection and research and evidence based analysis to minimize the information gap.
[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Even prior to the fire, humanitarian resources were overstretched and struggled to meet the basic needs of the approximately 860,000 residents. Key constraints include: • Increased pressure on existing facilities. The destruction of key humanitarian facilities  ( distribution sites, health centres, learning centres )  will require humanitarians to set up temporary emergency sites and/or to adapt existing sites for larger populations.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Strategic priorities for the Working Group : GDP WG : Ensure regular coordination with Different Government institution and local Govt. administrations such as   law enforcement force, CICS, District courts, UNO, Chairman members, Municipality. National law & policy  justice and rule of law implementation, Advocacy & referral system, Involvement of Armed police Battalion, Army, Coast guard & increasing civil police relations and conduct • Advocacy initiatives inside camp area can include Administration of Camp in Charge  ( CiC )  office, Site management office, frontline volunteer, Rohingya leaders, Mahji's, religious leaders, service providers, and sector wise advocacy which outlines health, GBV, Wash and Protection each of camp and livelihood opportunity. • Ensuring Donor commitment by regularly presenting in donor briefings.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Out of the total 500,713 COVID 19 cases registered as of 20 December 2020, 87.4%  ( 437,527 )  recovered, 1.45% ( 7,280 )  died and 11.17% ( 55,906 )  are active cases. In the epidemiological week 51, weekly average number of COVID 19 active cases decreased by 15%, in comparison to the previous week  ( 58,485 and 62,592 respectively ) ; during the same time, weekly recovery has decreased by 33.3%  ( 16,631 and 24,936 respectively ) .
[ 17th December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The following day another session was organized with Buddhist monks in Ramu Buddha Bihar also in Cox's Bazar. Thirty one monks from different sub districts discussed how they could assist in ensuring their communities continue to wear masks and take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID 19. Secretary of the Buddhist International Federation Bhante Sunanda Priya said that monks have the trust and respect of the community and it is, therefore, a responsibility to deliver proper information on how to fend off COVID 19.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of 06 December 2020, according to the DGHS Press Release 3,075,680 COVID 19 tests were conducted in Bangladesh with the overall positivity rate of 16.28%  ( 8.7% in last 24 hours )  by 160 laboratories. As of 20 December 2020, test per case is 6.14 which indicates the number of tests required to identify 1 case.
[ 10 May, 2021, Bangladesh ] Inter district transport services have remained closed while intra district transport services were allowed to operate ensuring health guidelines. Launch and train services remain off. But the restrictions could not deter people from travelling to their village homes ignoring health risks.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week  ( week 51 ) , the number of international flights has decreased by 5.9%, in comparison to the previous week  ( 160 and 170 respectively )  leading to decrease in the number of incoming passengers by 3.3%  ( 26,547 and 27,448 respectively ) . In the reported week 433 individuals were sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( HSIA ) .
[ 15th December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Due to the sprawl of Rohingya refugee camps, many emergency cases arrive in Primary Health Care Centres, facilities which are often not prepared to receive them, in terms of equipment, training and protocols. Since emergency health care is a developing field in Bangladesh, a systematic approach is needed.
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As the humanitarian response continues, health care and mental health support is being provided to those who have been injured or experienced stress as well as first line responders. Aid agencies are also monitoring the safety conditions of refugees to mitigate risks, as they remain vulnerable to incidents of theft, harassment, and exploitation.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  During the reporting week 51, five  ( 5 )  positive cases were identified at the designated points of entries if the country  ( 4 travelling from India and 1 from United Arab Emirates ) . Out of individuals sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at HSIA during the week 68%  ( 294/433 )  are travelling from Saudi Arabia.
[ 5th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The refugees were refused re entry into Bangladesh, forcing the passengers to try to reach Malaysia before coming ashore at Idaman Island.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Working Group's response strategy: Continue to strengthen community based structures through community engagement and capacity building, enhancing access to justice through community based approaches including through community representation, community policing, and standardized mediation. • Support community based child protection structures that specifically focus on child protection to address child protection issues  ( community based child protection mechanisms; capacity building targeting community based child protection structures ) .• Continue to strengthen community based approaches to mitigate and respond to SGBV by leveraging Women Centers/WGSS/WFS as well as community networks to mitigate GBV risks, whilst empowering women through skills training, and vocational training.
[ 21st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  According to DGHS, as of 20 December 2020, there are 10,460 general beds in the country of which 31.4%  ( 3,284 )  in Dhaka city and 568 ICU of which 50.4%  ( 286 )  in Dhaka city dedicated for COVID 19 treatment. Presently 25.5% of the general beds and 53.2% ICU beds are occupied all over the country.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Working Group's response strategy : ATWG: • Develop and lead a collective strategy for anti trafficking interventions in Cox's Bazar. • Prevent trafficking through awareness raising in affected communities. • Protect victims of trafficking through protection services, including legal assistance. • Build the capacity of partners and authorities by providing technical guidance and training. • Coordinate and conduct activities that are in line with the 2021 JRP and the Protection Sector's objectives, and the Government of Bangladesh's National Plan of Action on Trafficking  ( 2018 2022 ) .
[ 10 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Shops and shopping malls will remain open from 10am to 8pm maintaining health guidelines. If any kind of deviation and violation are seen, the shopping malls and shops will be closed instantly, says a Cabinet Division notification
[ 27th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Between 8 March and 27 December 2020, according to the DGHS Press Release there were five hundred nine thousand one hundred forty eight  ( 509,148 )  COVID 19 confirmed by rRT PCR, GeneXpert and Antigen tests including seven thousand four hundred fifty two  ( 7,452 )  related deaths  ( CFR 1.46% ) . Bangladesh is the top 27 th country in the world and accounts for 0.64% of the COVID 19 disease burden in the world.
[ 27th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  In the epidemiological week 52, number of new cases in Bangladesh is 8,435; case per 100,000 population per week is 5.0. New death is 172; death per 100,000 per week is 0.1. Weekly new test is 96,230; tests per 100,000 per week is 56.5.3; weekly test positivity is 8.77%.
[ 9th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Around 77% of the returnee migrants in Bangladesh were struggling to find jobs between April and November last year because of Covid 19 pandemic, a new study has revealed. Among the migrant households with returnees, 61% had at least one member who lost a job or earning opportunity during the pandemic.
[ 21 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The social contexts of the drowning incidents varied more with older children. Playing and bathing were the primary activities for why the children had gone to the body of water where they drowned. A common theme noted within accounts of fatal drowning among older children and adolescents was that they often occurred after the victim had just finished or was on a break from school or madrasa and went to play or bathe in water bodies, usually with peers and without adult supervision. Fatalities occurring on days when madrasa or school were off were also mentioned multiple times. Other recurring themes from the accounts were that older children engaged in behaviour such as going to water bodies described as far away from the victim's home, bathing in ponds alone, and victims deliberately disobeying their parents by going to forbidden water bodies.
[ 13 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Environmental/Geographical Context: The Rohingya influx placed enormous pressure on the environment and available natural resources in Cox's Bazar. Camps were established in protected forest areas, resulting in deforestation and disruptions to ecosystem services.
[ 9th May 2021, Bangladesh ]   More than three fourth  ( 77% )  of the marriages that took place in households during surveyed period had brides who were under the age of 18, which is 26% higher than the national rate of child marriage  ( 51% )  in 2018. Child marriages were found to be more prevalent in rural areas  ( 81% )  than in urban locations  ( 70% ) .
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Working Group's response strategy : GDP WG: Build capacity of host community and local government administrators to respond to needs, including local administrations, local elected officials, service providers and religious leaders. Capacity building initiatives inside camp areas can include administration of Camp in Charge  ( CiC )  9 offices, site management offices, frontline volunteers, Rohingya leaders, Mahjis, religious leaders, service providers, and sector advocacy focusing on health, WASH, food security and livelihoods, and protection and GBV within each of the camps. • Address mental health issues for gender diverse populations including psychosocial, psychosexual counselling and psychological first aid. • Reduce the information gap on gender diverse populations, such as inclusion of gender diverse populations in project development and monitoring and evaluation frameworks, legal analysis, GBV assessment, and collection of disaggregated data on population size, sexual and gender identification.
While, 54.7% of the reported death were from Dhaka division, 18.8% from Chattogram, Khulna – 7.0%, Rajshahi – 5.7%, Rangpur – 4.5%, Sylhet – 3.9%, Barishal – 3.2% and the lowest 2.2% from Mymensingh division.
[ 31st dec 2020, Bangladesh ] Refugee: In response to the current COVID 19 pandemic, UNHCR has stepped up its preparedness and response mechanisms. Four quarantine facilities are established, the facilities can accommodate up to 1,765 contacts of suspected/ confirmed cases, and new arrivals. Two SARI  ( Severe Acute Respiratory Infection )  Isolation and Treatment Centres with altogether 194 beds were established, for critical cases in need of mechanical ventilation, UNHCR is supporting local health authorities by setting up an 18 bed Intensive Care Unit in Cox's Bazar's main district hospital as well as a ward for up to 20 severe patients. 469 refugees and host community members received treatment in the facilities so far.
[ 9th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  One fourth  ( 25% )  of returnee migrant households are concerned over repaying their outstanding migration loans, which amount to an average of Tk76,000  ( around US$900 ) , and a maximum of Tk700,000  ( around US$8300 ) , the study found. Around 44% reported that they could not find any income generating work and some of them are managing expenses by withdrawing from savings or using rent from assets.
[ 26th April   2nd May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Total 541  ( out of 579 )  confirmed cases have been investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  and captured through go.data as of week 17 ▪ Total 1,990 contacts have been identified and registered for follow up ▪ Out of those, 1, 624  ( 82% )  contacts have been completed the follow up ▪ Forty three  ( 43 )  contacts  ( 2.6% )  became cases during follow up period ▪ Average number of contacts is ~4 per positive case.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host : MICS data suggests that, across Bangladesh, adolescents are exposed to high levels of physical and emotional violence. These conditions are also likely to exist in CXB host communities.
[ 13 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Pest Control and Disease Management: Pheromone Traps: Pheromones are chemicals insects use for communication. Insects send chemical signals to attract mates, warn others of predators, or find food. Pheromone traps can be used to monitor target pests. By monitoring for insects using these traps, early infestation detection may be possible – a critical step in lessening damage to agriculture or other plants.
[ 27th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  According to DGHS, as of 27 December 2020, there are 10,510 general beds in the country of which 31.2%  ( 3,284 )  in Dhaka city and 582 ICU of which 49.8%  ( 290 )  in Dhaka city dedicated for COVID 19 treatment. Presently 23.2% of the general beds and 50.7% ICU beds are occupied all over the country.
[ 27th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The highest number of weekly cases  ( 25,481 )  reported in epi–week 26  ( 22 – 28 JUN 2020 )  while the highest weekly death  ( 314 )  recorded in the following week 27  ( 29 JUN – 05 JUL 2020 ) . Weekly cases increased in Sylhet division by 7.8%; while decreased in Rajshahi division by 45% followed by Rangpur – 42.3%, Dhaka – 16.8%, Barishal – 14.3%, Chattogram – 10.6%, Mymensingh – 7.8% and Khulna – 4.1% than last week.
[ 27th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  As on 27 December 2020, overall attack rate  ( AR )  in Bangladesh is 299 per 100,000 population and 100%  ( 64/64 )  of districts with the estimated total population of 170,306,468 have reported confirmed COVID 19 cases. In the reported week  ( week 52 ) , COVID 19 weekly average AR  ( 299/100,000 )  increased by 1.7% from the previous week.
[ 13 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Germinating seeds – Mature plant: Maintain protection from wind and high heat for newly planted seeds – this can be done through placing close to the home which may provide shading and wind protection. As the seeds grow, train them through attaching to trellis, to grow vertically. Eventually, once mature plant, the vines can grow on top of the house. This rotation of protecting germinating seeds and training mature plants to grow vertically correlates nicely with seasonal distributions  ( i.e. winter plants are mature and growing on the roof while summer seeds further mature, conversily, winter plants are likely dead by the time summer plants are mature enough to replace them on the roof ) .
[ 9th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Moreover, over three quarters of sample households  ( 77% )  saw a decline in their average monthly income during the pandemic. The average monthly savings of households decreased by 62% on average, and household debt increased by 31%, as they depleted their savings and borrowing money to manage their daily expenses. The average monthly expenditure on the other hand fell by only 8.6%.
[ 17th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  DGHS Non Communicable Disease Control  ( NCDC )  Unit Line Director Dr Mohammad Robed Amin told Dhaka Tribune: “If 100,000 people are vaccinated every day, the remaining vaccines will last around 20 days, hardly a month.' Neither the Department of Health nor Beximco, the official distributor of the vaccine in Bangladesh, knows when the next shipment of vaccines will arrive. Experts said the vaccine crisis was not limited to Bangladesh as the entire world was scrambling for answers to Covid 19.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Persons from Refugee camps have more urgent needs in MHPSS services compare to people from host communities • Persons with Disabilities are also experiencing enormous psychological stress and feeling lack of support from community  ( 15.2% )  in emergency condition compare to persons without disabilities  ( 6.7% ) .
[ 17th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the DGHS, about 5.7 million people have received the first dose of the Covid 19 vaccine in Bangladesh, while over 900,000 people have received second doses as of April 15. The administering of the second doses began on March 8. A total 7,088,469 people have registered for the vaccine in the country so far. As the administering of first doses has continued alongside the administering of second doses, the stock of vaccines will run out before everyone who has received first doses receives his or her second dose. As a result, the DGHS is now looking at alternative sources of vaccines, such as Russia and China.
[ 12th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Half a million doses of Sinopharm Covid 19 vaccine have arrived in Dhaka from China as a special gift. An aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force  ( BAF )  carrying the consignment landed at the Kurmitola Air Force base in the early hours of Wednesday.
[ 26th April   2nd May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Two  ( 02 )  suspected diphtheria case was reported in go.data in week 17 A total of 9 264 case patients were reported since 2017 to till date • Confirmed = 343 • Probable = 2 803 • Suspected = 6 118 Total case reported in 2021 = 78 • Confirmed = 1 • Probable = 25 • Suspected = 52 Last confirmed case was reported in week 1  ( 4 January 2021 )  In total 47 deaths were reported, last death reported on 25 October 2019.
[ December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The use of Educational Technology, such as prerecorded audio lessons and telephone based lessons, was unreliable due to limited 3G/4G connectivity across the camps.
[ 12th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  A letter of interest to buy the vaccine has also been sent to the Chinese authorities concerned, he told the media. Earlier, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Monday announced that 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine would reach Dhaka Wednesday as a special gift.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Working Group's response strategy : HLPTF • As the co led of the HLP TF, provide technical and protection related support to the HLP TF on the development of HLP technical guidance, advocacy and policy documents to address prioritized HLP issues, starting with the a )  HLP Case Management Guidelines and b )  Relocation SOP. • Effective eviction monitoring and HLP Case management system set up. • Increase HLP response capacity: Ensure protection and especially legal aid organizations incorporate HLP services  ( eviction monitoring, HLP case management including Alternative Dispute Resolution  ( ADR )  mechanisms, HLP training )  as part of the general protection programming. Provide funding and resource support. Technical guidance and training manuals will be developed by the HLP TF. Mainstream HLP into all humanitarian: protection activities, starting with HLP Due Diligenceensure all protection partners carry out HLP due diligence before renting land/property, constructing facilities inside and outside the camp boundaries for protection activities  ( offices, WFS, CFS, counselling rooms etc. )
[ 23 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Cyclone Fani  ( 2019 )  alone affected over 20 million people across parts of India and Bangladesh. Presently, Bangladesh is also facing the COVID 19 pandemic. WHO reported that as of 4 May 2021, there have been 763,682 confirmed cases of COVID 19 with 11,644 deaths in the country  ( WHO, 4 th May 2021 ) . During the COVID 19 pandemic, Bangladesh also faced cyclone Amphan in May 2020, and flooding in June 2020  ( IFRC, 2020 ) .