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[ 4th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee:Host community households reporting at least one member aged five and above requiring assistance to complete daily activities were 5% more likely to report health or medical expenses in the 30 days prior to data collection compared to households reporting no members requiring assistance to complete daily activities  ( ISCG 09/2019 ) . This suggests that such households incur additional expenses to manage care for these individuals
[ 25th April   1st May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The largest seizure during the week was made by the Department of Narcotic Control  ( DNC )  which captured 52,000 yaba tablets along with a locally made gun in Whykong, Teknaf. The Border Guard Bangladesh  ( BGB )  made two seizures of each about 40,000 tablets in Teknaf during the week.
[ 17th Nov 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 This severely affected all 245 businesses surveyed.   237 ( 44% )  income reduction   106  ( 20% )  loss of capital,   60  ( 11% )  partially closed,   56 ( 10% )  closed fully and   44  ( 8% )  asset loss.
[ 3rd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The consignments have arrived at a time when Bangladesh has been desperately looking for Covid 19 vaccines to inoculate huge numbers of people. On Thursday, the foreign minister expressed his optimism that the shortage of vaccines would be over soon as Dhaka was expecting a steady supply of vaccines from different sources. On the same day, the health minister in a video message had said that the government would resume its regular vaccination drive after getting these 4.5 million doses of vaccines.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  BGB recovered 40,000 yaba tablets near the Unchiprang Beribadh area of Whykong UP, Teknaf. − A clash between two groups from the Buddhist community over control of a temple in the Dakshin Klashapara area of Haldia Palong UP, Ukhiya, has left six people injured.
[ 3rd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  On Saturday, 1,051 people received their second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine. Among them, 672 are men and 379 women. A total of 4,290,964 people have now received both doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, while 10,110,979 have received first doses. Meanwhile, 942 people, of whom 559 are men and 342 women, received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Saturday. The total number of people to have received Pfizer shots stood at 1,866, including 1,143 men and 723 women.
[ 18th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh will receive 106,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid 19 vaccine on June 2, according to a Health Ministry official. Ministry spokesperson Maidul Islam confirmed Dhaka Tribune about the development after a conversation with Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday evening.
[ 18th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  He said the vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh under the Covax scheme, which is co led by the World Health Organization, the Gavi vaccine alliance, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. The Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective in preventing Covid 19 in those who did not contract the virus.
[ 31 Aug 2020, Bangladesh ]  CHALLENGE: Insufficient bed and human resource capacity of the health system to respond to an expected increase in COVID 19 cases.  Reduced uptake of preventive health services such as antenatal care and immunization.  Poor infant and young child feeding and maternal care practices among children under 2 year.  Community based psychosocial interventions are not yet at the scale needed to reach the number of refugees in need of these activities.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: A fire has destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, killing at least three people, police and witnesses said. Local police chief Ahmed Sanjur Morshed on Friday said they recovered the bodies from the debris after it took firefighters several hours to bring the blaze under control.
[ 11th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 2,484,688 tests have been carried out, including 14,524 new ones, and 17.12 percent of the patients turned out to be positive.
[ 11th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of now, 3,205 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,208 in Chattogram, 374 in Rajshahi, 480 in Khulna, 205 in Barishal, 256 in Sylhet, 271 in Rangpur, and 128 in Mymensingh.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: NUTRITION : • With limited nutrition support from humanitarian actors across the surveyed areas, only 15% of children aged 6 59 months and 12% of pregnant/ lactating women were reportedly enrolled in nutrition feeding programmes.
[ 8th Nov, 2020 Bangladesh ]  In October 2020, the average retail price of coarse rice was BDT 45  ( US$0.53 )  per kilogram, which is 32 percent higher than last year  ( Figure 1 ) . Retail prices of milled rice are increasing irrespective of the category  ( e.g., coarse, fragrant rice ) . Analysts attribute the increase in domestic prices to market speculation as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic.
[ 1 31st Oct 2020,Cox's Bazar ]  On 6 7 October, UNHCR and other agencies deployed emergency protection staff to respond to violence reported in limited areas of the camps in Cox's Bazar. The violence was reported to have been caused by clashes among two criminal gangs in the camps. Close to 1,600 families were displaced across the affected areas of the camps and temporarily stayed with relatives or in communal facilities such as learning centres before returning to their shelters. A number of the humanitarian agencies on the ground were required to temporarily suspend regular activities until order was reinstated by the Bangladeshi law enforcement and security forces. The situation has since stabilised.
[ 1 31st Oct 2020,Cox's Bazar ]  Some reports have pointed to a rise in suicide attempts in the camThe data currently available on suicide is, however, difficult to read with certainty. UNHCR's protection staff as well as the inter agency Mental Health and Psychosocial Support  ( MHPSS )  Working Group have both highlighted the fact that reported suicides have been increasingps in Cox's Bazar since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic, particularly among women
[ 1 31st Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The number of confirmed COVID 19 cases identified in the camps in Cox's Bazar in October has decreased. From 1 31 October, some 55 new cases of COVID 19 were detected. Detection and tracing continue to be a high priority, and UNHCR and other agencies are working with refugee Community Health Volunteers  ( CHV )  from the camps to help identify further cases
[ 1 31st Oct 2020,Cox's Bazar ]  Since the first COVID 19 case was detected in May, the total number of confirmed cases in the Cox's Bazar refugee camps is 336, including 9 deaths. UNHCR continues to manage two COVID 19 treatment facilities and an ICU ward in the Sadar District Hospital which serve both the refugee and host communitie
[ 12th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ] Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 1,733 new Covid 19 cases in 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 425,353. Besides, 19 more patients died from the virus infection during the period which took the fatalities to 6,127.
[ Sept 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  IOM's GBV teams disseminated lifesaving information at the community level, but also via its 10 Women and Girls Safe Spaces. Community mobilizers and volunteers sensitized communities on COVID 19 prevention and response measures, embedded with protection and GBV related messages. To ensure a harmonized approached in GBV prevention and male engagement efforts, and as part of its Menstrual Hygiene Management  ( MHM )  activities, IOM organized the session “More Equal Gender Roles During COVID 19'. With its partner IP PULSE, IOM reached 10,004 individuals.
[ 7th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 36 deaths from Covid 19 in the 24 hours to Monday morning. With the latest development, the total number of deaths reached 6,874 in the country. The country also logged a total of 479,743 coronavirus cases with 2,198 people testing positive over the same period.
[ 7th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning, 3,720 have died in Dhaka division, 1,282 in Chittagong, 414 in Rajshahi, 503 in Khulna, 227 in Barishal, 270 in Sylhet, 311 in Rangpur, and 147 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.43%.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In January,a fire swept through at Nayapara camp, another Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar that left thousands without shelter. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 550 shelters – home to at least 3,500 people – were either totally or partially destroyed in the blaze, as well as 150 shops and a facility belonging to a non profit organisation.
[ April  June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As per UNHCR registration data, the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar campsis estimated at 889,704 people  ( 52 percentwomen and girls, and 52 percent children ) . Persons with disabilities constitute around one percent. The average household size is 4.7 persons per household.
[ 23   29th Nov 2020, Camp, Cox's Bazar ]   Ten is the total number of deaths reported with case fatality rate of 2.9%. The incidence rate is 40.7 per 100 000 people. 8.7% of the cases showed severe symptoms at the time of admission while 6.8% reported at least one co morbidity
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: DOCUMENTATION: 61% of households reported that all adult household members had a valid ID card.
[ 13th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Thursday reported 17,112 new Covid 19 cases in 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 25,01,800. Besides, 13 more patients died from the virus infection during the period which took the fatalities to 6,140.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Reports of Rohingya fleeing from the new island camp of Bhashan Char have continued this month. 27 Rohingya were detained on their way out of Bhashan Char in May. On 18 May, the local population captured 11 Rohingya  ( including six women and three children )  after they left Bhashan Char  ( BC )  and managed to reach the nearest point on the mainland, Sandwip Upazila.
[ April  June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  With improved access to testing services due to increased sentinel sites, from 33 to 35, and use of Ag RDTs, more cases and contacts were identified. In quarter two, 14,427  ( 47 percentfemale, 53 percent male )  tests were conducted amongst the Rohingya, up from 11,143 in the first quarter.
[ 13th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Daily Covid 19 infections in Bangladesh have shown a rising trend this month, with 1,767 new cases and 19 deaths reported until early Friday. And 13,539 new samples were tested in the past 24 hours. The daily infection rate stood at 13.05% and the overall rate at 17.05%.
[ 27th June  3rd July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: A total of 52 Rohingya were arrested for being outside the camps without permission this week. On the 27 June 31 Rohingya were arrested at a farm in Boalkhali, Chattogram where they had been working after leaving the camps in Cox's bazar. A further 14 Rohingya also from Cox's Bazar were detained in Moulvibazar district on the 2 July. They had also been seeking work opportuniuties away from the main camps. On the 3 July seven Rohingya who had fled from Bhasan Char were arrested in Sandwip, Chattogram district.
[ 21 June 27 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh: • The Government imposed strict lockdown from 1 July to 7 July 2021. All offices, public transport, domestic flights, shops will be closed, Bangladesh army to aid civil administration for effective implementation. • The Directorate General of Drug Administration  ( DGDA )  approved Moderna COVID 19 vaccine for emergency use in the country. • Bangladesh received donation of emergency COVID 19 medical supplies from the United States comprising of laboratory equipment, oxygen cylinders, medicines and personal protective equipment.
[ 13th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,226 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,209 in Chattogram, 481 in Khulna, 376 in Rajshahi, 276 in Rangpur, 257 in Sylhet, 206 in Barishal, and 128 in Mymensingh.
[ 13th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country has extended the closure of educational institutions, which were last open in March, until December 19 amid the risk of a second wave of Covid 19 infections during the coming winter.
[ 14th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has directed regional administrators to ensure the wearing of masks in light of the recent surge in Covid 19 cases and deaths in the country. The letter said: “The rates of Covid 19 infection and mortality have seen an increase recently. To tackle the situation, it is necessary to ensure that everyone follows the health and safety guidelines, including wearing masks.'
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: Compared to 2019 J MSNA results64, the proportion of households using exclusively LPG increased from 15% in 2019 to 26% in 2020, while the proportion of households using purchased firewood decreased from 63% to 45%
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Identify different delivery mechanisms, as often in kind distribution, vouchers, or cash can be less accessible to vulnerable people or specific groups  ( e.g. women ) . The choice of delivery mechanisms must be based on an assessment of options and consultation with beneficiaries.
[ 4th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 14,328 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. As many as 13,914 samples were tested in the 114 authorized labs   government and private   across the country. The latest figures show an infection rate of 10.90%.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees: 12% of households reported not having enough water to meet domestic needs. • One quarter of households reported sometimes or often finding visible waste in the vicinity of their accommodation, possibly suggesting persisting gaps in sanitation infrastructure.
[ 21st October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  This rapid volume of production was achieved by the combined efforts across Sectors of the humanitarian response, including 40 national and international NGOs, UN Agencies and partners who have worked with Rohingya refugees and the host communities to produce the masks as well as to disseminate messaging on their importance for helping prevent transmission of the virus. Through thisinitiative, Rohingya and host communities have come together asfrontline workers in the emergency response to protect their families and communities, producing and distributing masks to fill a significant gap of personal protective equipment  ( PPE )  in the local market.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The security forces conducted seven counter narcotics raids in seven different camps that resulted in several large hauls of yaba. The largest seizure of 550,000 yaba tablets was made in Camp 9 from the shelter of a former Rohingya majhi on the final day of the month.33 Earlier on 8 May, APBn found 40,000 yaba tablets unattended in the Muchni makeshift camp in Teknaf. A mobile court fined a Rohingya man BDT 20,000 in Camp 2W  ( block D/5 )  on 4 May for possessing two small packets of marijuana  ( usually each packet weighs 1 gram ) .
[ 25th April   1st May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Following the low of 140,000 yaba tablets being seized in Cox's Bazar over the previous week, the numbers of pills seized returned to near average with 217,790 captured by Six different law enforcement agencies. The vast bulk of operations this week appear to have targeted local dealers rather than the larger consignments designated for elsewhere in the country.
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: There were two reported incidents of rape in the Rohingya camps in May. On Rohingya social media one group of activists posted allegations about one of the armed groups in the camp raping women and girls.
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Apply a systematic outreach process or referral mechanism with registration or protection focal points to ensure that all beneficiaries, especially vulnerable persons such as older people or persons with physical and mental disabilities, are included in distribution lists
[ 14th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  After the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh, the government initiated a “No Mask, No Service' policy across the country. “Recently, it has been noticed that people are reluctant to wear masks in public places, which is why the government issued a new directive  [ to ensure mask wearing ]  to curb the spread of coronavirus,' a top official of the government told Dhaka Tribune.
[ 12th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: According to Shakeb, the blaze destroyed shelters of 25.000 households. Once again, a cruel twist of fate in the lives of the displaced Rohingya people. It killed more than a dozen refugees. "Just imagine, this was an inferno in a cramped and confined setting," says Shakeb. "The refugees have settled in an extremely fragile ecosystem. It is prone to floodings, landslides, and other weather related adversities. And to fire. In no way are they equipped to adequately deal with that."
[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In four separate raids, 21 members of different criminal gangs were arrested in May. In addition to the clamp down on criminal gangs, there were 12 more raids  ( including three in the Rohingya camps )  that seized illegal firearms and weapons across in district. A total of 16 illegal firearms and 33 rounds of ammunition was seized during these raids.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In the early stages of the crisis, the government of Bangladesh was slow to respond to demands for testing. By the end of March  ( a week into the national lockdown ) , only 1,185 people had been tested for COVID 19 in Bangladesh.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees: 61% of households reported having received a visit from a community health worker in the 14 days prior to data collection. 1% of households reporting having to walk more than one hour to the nearest health facility
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees:      3% of households reported sickness of household members as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak. 10% of households reporting having reduced health expenditures since the COVID 19 outbreak
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Ensure seperate washroom facilities for both male, female; eliminate the barriers for the access to the falicities by perosns with disability; set up a breast feeding corners
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]   Rohingya Refugees:     MATERNAL HEALTH: 12% of households reported the presence of pregnant women. Of households with pregnant women, 51 % of households reporting that all pregnant women were enrolled in an antenatal care  ( ANC )  programme.
[ 20th   26th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: This week there were four violent deaths including three men and one woman – all were members of the host community. Three incidents of murder occurred on 25 June.There were four drowning deaths this week mostly children.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]   Rohingya Refugees:     Compared to the findings of the 2019 J MSNA24, the proportion of households reporting having soap increased by 28 percentage points from 67% in 2020 to 95% in 2019. It has to be noted, however, that during the 2019 J MSNA, soap ownership was verified by enumerators, while this was not possible in 2020 due to the remote nature of the survey.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees:      27% of households reported having often or always found visible waste in the vicinity of their accommodation  ( 30 m or less )  in Ithe 30 days prior to data collection. 6% % of households reporting loss or diminished access to clean water and sanitation as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak
[ 16th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh approved the emergency use of Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine on Jan 7.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]   Rohingya Refugees:     The reduction in the proportion of individuals requiring medical treatment compared to 2019 likely reflects a reduction in health seeking behaviour, with respondents reporting whether individuals had been ill enough to seek treatment rather than whether they were ill enough so that treatment was or should have been sought. At the same time, however, visits from community health workers increased from 44% in 2019 to 61% in 2020.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees: ACCESS TO NUTRITION SERVICES: 75% of households reported having received Shuji packages from food distribution 7525Icentres since Eid Ul Fitr  ( 24 May ) . 70% of households with pregnant/lactating women  ( PLW )  reporting PLW to be enrolled in a nutrition feeding programme. 59% of children 6 59 months were reported to be enrolled in a nutritionfeeding programme.57% of children 6 59 months were reported to have been screened for malnutrition by mother/volunteer in the 30 days prior to data collection.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees: 42% of households reported at least one school aged child  ( age 6 18 )  not having attended a TLC before the COVID 19 outbreak. 64% % of households with children that attended TLCs before the COVID 19 outbreak reporting having spoken to a teacher since learning centres closed. 27% of households reported loss or diminished access to education as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak. 86% of individuals that attended any form of learning before the COVID 19 outbreak were reported to have continued learning remotely.
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  Among FDMN/ Rohingya refugees:04 COVID 19 cases were reported from04 10 January 2021.
[ 20th   26th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The media continued to speculate about the possibility of involving the Rohingya in any vaccination programme using the COVAX initiative but thus far there have been no vaccinations in the camps. The Dhaka Tribune though was optimistic that once COVAX vaccines arrive in Bangladesh that vaccinations would begin. Rohingya vaccination depends on the arrival of vaccines from COVAX.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: EDUCATION • One quarter of households reported that the COVID 19 outbreak disrupted education. At the same time, 31% of households reported that school aged children were not attending any formal learning before the COVID 19 outbreak.
[ 5 19th Oct 2020, Camps ]  A total of 25 contacts were successfully traced, monitored and quarantined during the reporting period. Rapid investigation and response teams  ( RIRT )  are active in seven camps, with the aim to locate the shelters of COVID 19 positive patients and support community health workers  ( CHW )  in counselling families on the available options for treatment and quarantine.
[ 4th Jan  10th Jan, Cox's bazar ]  From the host community: There have been 22 positive cases in the reporting period.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Host and refugee: However, work status indicators 8 for the camp population show that unlike for hosts, the majority of the changes in employment occurred after the baseline and preceding the COVID 19 crisis. Two thirds of the drop offs occurring before March 1, in the preCOVID 19. Only a third of these people lost jobs due to pre COVID regulations and changes in camps, the rest were unemployed during the baseline as well.
[ 1st November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded 18 more deaths from Covid 19 in the last 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities to 5,941. The country also logged more than 409,000 coronavirus cases with 1,568 people having tested positive over the same period. With this development, the number of all confirmed cases so far jumped to 409,252.
[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  CPSS partners distributed leaflets to raise awareness messaging among 10,023 adolescents on child protection risks and COVID19 prevention and published a ‘Heart to Heart with My Child' booklet for Rohingya adults and adolescents  ( around 10 years and older )  to convey key child protection messages in the context of the Rohingya emergency.
[ 20th   26th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: This week, the total number of members of the host community infected with the coronavirus in the district is 10,111 – an increase of 328 cases over the week. The total number of deaths is 106 – an increase of 4 over the week. Among the Rohingya, the total number of people infected stands at 1,722 – an increase of 156 over the week with no deaths.
[ 23rd Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,398 have died in Dhaka division, 1,238 in Chattogram, 391 in Rajshahi, 488 in Khulna, 215 in Barishal, 263 in Sylhet, 291 in Rangpur and 132 in Mymensingh.
[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Partners have reported an increase in cases of abuse of children with disabilities since the outbreak of COVID19. Child protection activities were suspended due to information requests from authorities in one camp.
[ 23rd Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Until now, 2,665,131 tests have been carried out, including 16,059 new ones, and 15.06 percent of the patients turned out to be positive.
[ 29th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is already under a lockdown scheduled to end on June 1. Bangladesh has ascertained the presence of five Covid 19 variants in the country since November last year, with the Indian variant  ( B.1.617.2 )  being the latest.
COVID 19 has had a significant impact on the Rohingya refugees living in the 34 extremely congested camps in Cox's Bazar. The overcrowded conditions, hilly terrain, uneven access to limited number of WASH and health facilities, and an insufficient amount of protective and hygiene items have hindered the Rohingya population's ability to follow the preventive measures necessary to limit infections.
[ 11 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Vaccination drive The vaccination campaign launched on February 7 with doses received from the Serum Institute of India continues with experts calling for ramping up the drive. On April 8, Bangladesh began its second phase of inoculating people against coronavirus amid uncertainty around vaccine availability.
[ 17th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prof Tarek Mahmud Hussain, another eminent public health expert, said the country would likely see a fall in Covid 19 infections from next week as the government had been enforcing a hard lockdown.
[ 24th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported 2,419 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours until Monday, pushing up the tally to 449,760.Besides, the country recorded 28 more Covid 19 deaths during the period, taking fatalities to 6,416. In the last seven days, 201 people lost their lives to Covid 19 in the country.
[ 2nd November 2020, Bangladesh ]  The latest figures show an infection rate of 13.47%. To date, 2,361,702 tests have been conducted in the country, leading to an overall infection rate of 17.40% so far.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: The reduction in the proportion of individuals requiring medical treatment compared to 2019 likely reflects a reduction in health seeking behaviour, with respondents reporting whether individuals had been ill enough to seek treatment rather than whether they were ill enough so that treatment was or should have been sought.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: PRIORITY NEEDS • The most commonly reported needs included access to food as well as access to cash  ( excluding cash for work ) , reflecting the impact of the COVID 19 outbreak and associated control measures on food security and livelihoods. • Other high ranking needs included shelter materials, access to income generating activities/employment and access to drinking water.
[ 20th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's Covid 19 fatalities rose to 7,280 until early Sunday with 38 more deaths from the virus
[ 20th   26th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Hotels, motels, and guest houses in the tourist city of Cox's Bazar will open on a limited condition from June 24. Room booking cannot be given to anyone without urgent need. However, the tourist center will be completely closed
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: Compared to the findings of the 2019 J MSNA22, the proportion of households with acceptable Food Consumption Score  ( FCS  )  has decreased by 29 percentage points from 72% to 43%, while the proportion of households with borderline FCS has increased by 24 percentage points from 25% to 49%. At the same time, a higher proportion of households reported relying on friends/relatives to obtain food.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: Compared to the findings of the 2019 J MSNA26, the proportion of households reporting receiving remittances decreased by more than half from 9% to 4%. At the same time, the proportion of households indicating other forms of assistance from friends/relatives as a source of income increased from 7% to 12%, while the proportion of households reporting savings as a source of income increased from 2% to 10%. While the proportion of households with income earners as well as the proportion of individuals earning an income remained comparable to 2019, 93% of households did report diminished income or loss of income sources as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: 3% of households reported sickness of household members as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak. 23% % of households reporting having reduced health expenditures since the COVID 19 outbreak. Of households with pregnant women, 31% of households reporting that all pregnant women were enrolled in an antenatal care  ( ANC )  programme
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: ACCESS TO NUTRITION SERVICES: 7% of households reported having received super cereal plus  ( WSB++ )  in the 30 days prior to data collection. 12% f households with pregnant/lactating women  ( PLW )  reporting PLW to be enrolled in a nutrition feeding programme. 15% of children 6 59 months were reported to be enrolled in a nutrition feeding programme. 30% of children 6 59 months were reported to have been screened for malnutrition by mother/volunteer in the 30 days prior to data collection.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: During the survey, respondents raised protection related concerns, including: • Single female headed households not being able to meet their basic needs due to a lack of income compounded by interruptions in cash relief during the lockdown • Fear of violent groups, e.g. when using bathrooms at night • Lack of livelihoods support for disabled people
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: 1% of individuals were reported to have dropped out of learning after the 2019 education year. 31% of households reported at least one school aged child  ( age 5 17 )  not having attended any formal learning before the COVID 19 outbreak. 39% of households with children that attended formal learning before the COVID 19 outbreak reporting having spoken to a teacher since schools closed.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: 3% of individuals that attended any form of learning before the COVID 19 outbreak and that households reported not planning to send back.Of the 6% of households with individuals who attended any form of learning and that reported planning not to send back at least one individual, most frequently reported reasons.• Child needed at home to help family • Cannot afford to send child back to school • Child will not go back for marriage • Child not safe at learning centre.
[ 17th Dec 2020 Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's Covid 19 fatalities rose to 7,156 until early Wednesday. Also, the country reported 27 more deaths at that time, the health authorities said.However, the fatality rate stood at 1.44%, said the Directorate General of Health Services.
[ 20th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Up to now, 3,075,680 tests have been carried out, including 13,316 new ones. The overall infection rate stands at 16.28%. However, 437,527 patients – 87.38% – have recovered so far.
[ 16th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has been again seeing a steep rise in Covid 19 deaths and infections in the last few weeks, taking the tally of the total infected to 711,779 and fatalities to 10,182 till Friday.
[ 21 June 27 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh continues to report increase of cases for the sixth consecutive week; between weeks 24 and 25, there has been a 48% increase in new cases  ( n=36 738 ) . All divisions in the country are reporting increase in new cases with Barishal, Dhaka, Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions reporting more than 50% increase.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: PROTECTION :• At the community level, child protection issues reportedly increased since the COVID 19 outbreak, most notably child labour and child marriage. Further, households reported increases in psychosocial distress, violence against children and children going missing. • Respondents raised individual protection concerns, including the vulnerability of single female headed households and people with disability
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: COPING CAPACITIES :• The proportion of households reporting adopting livelihoods based coping strategies in the 30 days prior to data collection, including emergency/ crisis coping strategies, increased from 72% in 2019 to 99% in 2020, suggesting an erosion of coping capacities. • Households without adult males/males of working age as well as small households and households with people with disabilities were significantly more likely to report adopting emergency/crisis coping strategies. This indicates a greater vulnerability towards livelihood shocks
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: These findings represent a continuation of the 2019 findings in the sense that while almost all individuals reported as having required treatment did seek treatment, when needed, households did frequently report adopting coping mechanisms to deal with health concerns, including paying for health care, going into debt and seeking lower quality treatment. However, compared to 2019, the proportion of households that reportedly paid for health care increased from 53% to 83%, while the proportion of households reportedly seeking community support increased from 4% to 16%. At the same time, the proportion of households that reported going into debt to cover health expenses decreased from 53% to 34%. The proportion of households reportedly not adopting any health related coping strategies decreased from 23% to 0%
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: At the same time, the global COVID 19 pandemic and associated control measures have limited access to livelihoods/income generating activities, goods, and services among host communities since March 2020, likely exacerbating levels of needs. An understanding of how household level needs, capacities and access to services have been impacted throughout the lockdown period will therefore be essential for 2021 response planning.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Women or girls who were subjected to domestic violence leading up to the acid attack often could not access services and did not feel comfortable reporting the incidents to police because they feared both that the police would not take their case seriously, and that their husband or in laws would retaliate against them for having reported the crime.
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Consult the community on how to adapt strategies best to prevent GBV in food security and distribution programs and give special attention to the groups more exposed to GBV risks. Have female staff talk to and be available for women and girls during the distribution and listen to their concerns. This will give opportunity to the children to express themselves for any support.
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The complaints mechanism should be staffed with both men and women, and it should be accessible for children and persons with specific needs.
[ August 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  COVID 19 also had a huge impact in the economic situation and increased overall food insecurity for refuges and host communities.
[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar  ]  COVID 19 cases continued to increase in Cox's Bazar. At 30 September, there were 261 confirmed cases in the refugee camps and 4,502 cases in the host community
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  If a protection issue is identified, reach out to registration or protection focal points to ensure female headed households, child headed households and unaccompanied children are able to access distributions in their own name.
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Activities must not discriminate  ( or be perceived as doing so )  against any group. Consider whether women and men may have different barriersto access cash compared with in kind resources. Activities should promote and help protect the rights of people who have historically been marginalized or discriminated against, such as religious or ethnic minorities, or women and girls.
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  At the same time, go beyond community leaders: consult women, men, boys, girls, persons with disabilities, chronically ill persons, older persons, pregnant and lactating women, and marginalized persons to collect accurate information about their specific food and nutritional requirements and preferences for food distribution points and livelihood services, in the most age and gender appropriate way. Be sure to include persons with functional limitations related to vision, hearing, and mobility, among other participants.
[ 11 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the government enforced a 7 day lockdown from April 5 to bring the situation under control keeping garment factories and offices open on condition of maintaining health protocols. Later, it allowed public transports movement in city corporation areas and reopened shops and shopping malls within a few days.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Host Community: LOW EXPOSURE  ( LE )  HOSTS WHO FACED SHARPER INCOME AND WORK DECLINES DUE TO COVID LOCKDOWNS ALSO REPORTED MORE DIFFICULTY IN ACCESSING BASIC NEEDS
[  9th  15th October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  8 Rohingya refugee fatalities due to COVID 19, and 70 fatalities of host community members. 119 Rohingya refugees in isolation who are suspected or confirmed cases of COVID 19, and 249 host community members.
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Be transparent when explaining the services provided and provide accessible and timely information on selection criteria for targeted assistance, organizational procedures and processes that affect beneficiaries. Make sure beneficiaries are entitled for assistance, that they know they have a right to equitable and safe aid, and where and how to obtain it. Food security actors need to be transparent in their objectives with beneficiaries and non beneficiary communities and with their government and NGO partners.
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ] Receive feedback from the children as part of accountability to them, maintaining separate complain/suggestion box and provide child friendly information and avenues for reporting for the children in your facility will encourage them to express their opinion about any of the services for them. Feedback and complaint mechanism ensure that humanitarian actors respond appropriately. Children must be able to provide feedback or say complaints in a safe dignified and confidential manner and we should receive appropriate response when they deserve.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Host Community: FOOD ASSISTANCE IN CAMPS HAD TO REVERT BACK TO FIXED COMMODITY VOUCHERS DUE TO COVID 19 REGULATIONS DRIVING THE PERCEPTION OF REDUCED ASSISTANCE AMONG CAMP HOUSEHOLDS.
[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Communicate information through various means to reach the broader community and to account for: different literacy levels  ( e.g. door to door, poster, radio, social media, use of pictograms ) ; age differences  ( elderly persons or unaccompanied children ) , and specific needs  ( e.g. functional limitations related to vision, hearing, mobility, cognition, self care, medical and psychological conditions )
[ 1 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Camp and host community access roads are flooded. Roads are blocked due to landslides and falling trees. Therefore, it is hard to reach to the people and communities in need on time.
[  9th  15th October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  277 confirmed COVID 19 cases in the refugee camps, and 4,635 cases in the host community.63 Rohingya refugees in quarantine who were in contact with a COVID19 suspected or confirmed case, and 570 host community members.
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Host Community: Bangladesh's local economy started experiencing impacts of the COVID 19 crisis in early to mid March, with the first case being reported on 7 March. A full countrywide lockdown was in place from 26 March 28 May.
[ 17th Dec 2020 Bangladesh ]  Also, 1,632 new Covid 19 cases were reported during the same period, taking the country's caseload to 495,841.
[ 4th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee:Although Bangladeshi households are generally better off than Rohingya refugee households, the three household types identified as most vulnerable are the same in both communities: • Single female headed households and households without a male of working age • Households with at least one member aged five and above that require assistance to complete daily activities • Large economically vulnerable families. COVID 19 and its subsequent containment measures exacerbated preexisting vulnerabilities in both refugee camps and the host communities, exposing vulnerable households to increased risks
[ 16th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Until now, 3,022,537 tests have been carried out, including 18,032 new ones. So far, 16.40 percent of the tests turned out to be positive.
[ 13th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  A Mobile Court on Sunday fined Malaysia based airline Air Asia Tk 1 lakh for bringing a Covid 19 positive passenger at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  11 people have been confirmed dead, more than 500 are estimated to have required some form of medical assistance, and approximately 400 reported temporarily missing from their area.
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has made coronavirus vaccination mandatory for people willin to perform Hajj later this year. According to the notice, around 60,707 people, who have registered for performing Hajj this year, have to be vaccinated, reports UNB. The ministry requested the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  to take necessary steps in this regard.
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  In a press release, the ministry said 4,833 hajj aspirants –– aged between 18 and 40 – and 55,873 – aged over 40 – will have to take the first shot of Covid 19 vaccine within March and second shot by May. The Saudi government in 2020 decided not to allow anyone from abroad to perform hajj amid fears over the coronavirus pandemic. Only 1,000 pilgrims residing in the Kingdom were allowed to perform hajj in 2020.
[ November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  864,281 Rohingya refugees in the camps*  ( 52% children, 45% adult, 3% older persons and 1% persons with disability )
[ 2nd Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of now, 3,618 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,266 in Chattogram, 408 in Rajshahi, 499 in Khulna, 219 in Barishal, 266 in Sylhet, 303 in Rangpur, and 134 in Mymensingh.
[ 23rd May 2021, Bangladesh ]  There is a probability of having a storm surge of more than 4 meters. Due to full moon and high tide the surge heigh may increase by additional 1m or more. Dhaka, Sylhet, Khulna, Barishal and Rajshahi divisions and Noakhali & Lakshmipur districts may observe more than 150mm of rainfall whereas Cox's Bazar and Chattogram districts may observe 70 90mm of accumulated rainfall within next 10 days.
[ 10th November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  During focus group discussions and one on one interviews with IOM's protection team, refugees often share stories of harassment and physical abuse. The team encountered several protection risks in the camps, which the staff has been gradually mitigating.
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Essential Health Service: More than 73 000 ANC 1 services were provided by the public health facilities in Bangladesh in May 2021. When compared to the ANC 1 service utilization in May 2020, utilization in May 2021 is 17% higher. However, the ANC 1 service status in May 2021 has decreased by 6% as compared to that of April 2021. It is important to assess the cause and the alternative strategies adopted to address the decline. About 36 000 PNC 1 services for mothers were provided by public health facilities in May 2021. Compared to April 2021, PNC service utilization has declined by 11% in May 2021. It is important to evaluate the cause and the alternative strategies adopted to address the decline.
[ 9th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  On 27 September 2020, the World Health Organization  ( WHO )  reported that the South East Asia region   including the Plan International target countries of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal and Timor Leste   was thus far the second most affected region in the world, accounting for 21 per cent of cases and 11 per cent of deaths.
[  9th  15th October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  CwC WG partners organised COVID 19 awareness announcements via loudspeakers/megaphones in 17 camps. . For receiving community feedback and complaints, 99 information service centres in the camps and 4 information service centres in the host communities were operational. 10 new audio messages on COVID 19 were developed by CwC WG partners
[ 9th November 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  In the Cox's Bazar refugee camp, 3,059 awareness sessions reached 15,590 beneficiaries  ( including 3,447 girls under 18 years of age, 4,439 women over 18, 3,561 boys under 18 and 4,143 men over 18 ) , and 17,003 households with adolescents  ( 8,273 girls and 8,730 boys )  received hygiene kits
[ 21st October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]   Humanitarian partners completed the distribution of over 2,855,850 million reusable masks in all 34 Rohingya refugee settlements in Cox's Bazar and all 8 Upazilas throughout Cox's Bazar District, as a critical measure for preventing the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic.
[ 21st October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Livelihoods Working Group  ( LHWG ) : Under the FSS, the LHWG is working to strengthen coordination and technical support of the livelihood activities in the host community and Rohingya refugee camps LHWG is supporting the operational coordination of production and distribution of masks as a local livelihoods opportunity in the camps and host community.
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee– CWC: Language as a barrier to understanding information when it is not delivered in Rohingya • Poor mobile connection prevents people from receiving information as well as reporting problems • Complaint mechanisms that require a written form to be submitted to the Camp in Charge  ( CIC )  prevent illiterate households from filing such complaints
[ 19th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of 19 October 2020, more than 2.15 million people have been tested for COVID 19 in Bangladesh, of which 390,206 people tested positive. There are currently 110 COVID 19 labs across the country, and more than 60 per cent of tests are completed in Dhaka. The highest percentage of con rmed cases is found among the age group 31 40 years old  ( 26.7% ) .
[ 12th  18th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of  ( week 42 )   ( 12   18 October )  there are 285 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( SARS CoV 2 ) , 12,794 samples were tested. ▪ This week  ( week 42 ) , there have been 9 confirmed cases, 764 samples were tested, test positivity was 1.3%.
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee– CWC: Preferred means of information sharing: via site management volunteers/Rohingya speaking volunteers, NGO staff, community leaders, imams, mahjees, women leaders, block committee, mosque miking and/or banners
[ 1th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee – Food Security : 66% of households reported having reduced food expenditures since the COVID 19 outbreak • 23% of households reported limited access to food as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak
[ 31st July 2020, Cox's Bazar  ]  Reports of increased security issues in the camps due to increased intra community tensions and limited humanitarian footprint.
[ 22nd Oct 2020 Bangladesh ]  In Bangladesh, more than 860,000 Rohingya refugees live in 34 congested camps in conditions of deprivation, facing significant protection risks including generalized, targeted, and gender based violence, child labor, human trafficking, and increased risk of COVID 19 infection.