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[ 3 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee/Host: Drugs in the camps: The security forces have arrested 12 Rohingya and three members of the APBn from different camps for their involvement in drug offences. • Camp 1W: A Rohingya man with 2,000 yaba tablets was arrested on 28 April. 23 • Camp 2W: A Rohingya man was arrested by APBn with 145 yaba tablets on 6 April.24 Later in the month, three men including two Rohingya were detained with 9,900 yaba tablets on 28 April.25 • Camp 11: A Rohingya woman was arrested with 3,200 yaba tablets on 26 April. 26 • Camp 13: Three members of APBn were arrested with 1,800 yaba tablets and counterfeit currency from Camp 13 on 22 April. They were allegedly  ( Khaleq Bahini )  near Camp 26 in Teknaf.38 On 22 April, members of a Rohingya dacoit gang randomly opened fire on people in Jadimura Camp  ( Camp 27 ) , Teknaf. One male youth from the host community died and two other people including one Rohingya were injured as a result of bullet wounds sustained. Reports stated that the youth was deliberately targeted because he had complained about an extortion attempt.39
[ 28th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Although the border is closed, cargo transports are allowed to cross. Bangladeshi citizens currently travelling to India for treatment with visas valid for less than 15 days can enter Bangladesh through only Benapole, Akhaura and Burimari after taking permission from Bangladesh missions in New Delhi, Kolkata, and Agartala. Covid 19 negative certificates through PCR tests within 72 hours of entry to Bangladesh are mandatory.
[ 28th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The closure of the border with India has been extended for another 14 days, till July 14, amid the worsening Covid 19 situation in Bangladesh. "All other  [ previous ]  conditions remain the same," Mashfee Binte Shams, secretary  ( east )  of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told UNB on Monday.
[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Rajshahi hospital is also short of the type of oxygen supply system necessary for critical patients at a time when it is seeing more and more patients with worryingly low oxygen levels. High flow nasal cannulas deliver steady continuous oxygen to such patients, but government hospitals in border districts have been forced to rely on portable oxygen cylinders instead.
[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  “In a traditional in person classroom setting, the teacher has complete control of the classroom, but when 30 students are attending the class from 30 different parts of the country, it is difficult for us to be in charge,' she said.
[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Many border districts in northern and southwestern Bangladesh were spared from COVID 19 until now, so people lack antibodies against the virus. That, combined with the large numbers of unvaccinated people, makes the population much more vulnerable.
[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Just over four million people are fully immunized. Another 1.5 million have received one dose, but the shortage of Oxford AstraZeneca imports, halted by India, have left them uncertain when they will get their second dose.
[ 13th  19th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  There were also two deaths as a result of landslides this week. The Bangladesh Meteorological Service has warned that the excessive rain seen in the Monsoon so far is increasing the danger of landslides across Southern Bangladesh.
[ 25th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Amid the dramatic surge in coronavirus infections, Bangladesh is going into a nationwide hard lockdown from Monday  ( June 28 )  for seven days. In a notification on Friday, the Information Ministry said that all government and private offices, except for emergency services will remain closed during the lockdown. All kinds of transports, except for those carrying emergency supplies, will remain suspended, it said before adding ambulances and vehicles used for healthcare services and media will be exempted from the curbs. No one will be allowed to leave home without emergency purposes.
[ 25th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Later, a stricter set of restrictions on public movement and gathering were extended several times, including the latest one till July 15. Additionally, the authorities across the country has been imposing district wise restriction on public movement in areas with higher Covid 19 infections till now.
[ 26th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has decided to enforce a nationwide all out lockdown from Thursday  ( July 1 )  while a lockdown on a ‘limited scale' will remain in effect from Monday  ( June 28 ) . According to people who attended the meeting, public transport will be suspended from Monday.
[ 26th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  All kinds of transports, except for those carrying emergency supplies, will remain suspended during the lockdown. However, ambulances and vehicles used for healthcare services and media would be exempted from the curbs.
[ 26th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  As Bangladesh prepares to go into a hard lockdown from Monday amid an alarming rise in Covid 19 infections, people are in a rush to leave Dhaka city in masses. Experts fear the exodus could spell disaster by facilitating the spread of Covid 19 across the country, similarly to the rush home for the Eid holidays earlier this year.
[ 19th 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of week 29,  ( 19 25 July 2021 )  there are 2,355 confirmed cases of COVID19  ( SARS CoV 2 ) , 52,613 samples were tested, total positivity rate 4.5%. This week  ( week 29 ) , 68 new confirmed cases detected, 521 samples were tested, test positivity was 13.1%.
[ 26th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  “People are going home, ignoring health guidelines, even though the health authorities are constantly telling them not to. However, there are a few reasons why they do not feel safe staying in the city when a lockdown is ordered,' he told the correspondent.
[ 21June 2021, Bangladesh ]  On May 27, the government approved the emergency use of Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine in the country. Bangladesh on Saturday started administering Sinopharm vaccine doses across the country. The vaccination started in the capital and elsewhere in the country with 11 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine gifted by China, said the DGHS. Bangladesh is now administering the 1st doses of Sinopharm and Pfizer BioNTech vaccine and also the second dose of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. On the first day, 240 people received the first jab of Pfizer vaccine. As of now, 5,225 people received the first dose of China's Sinopharm vaccine, including 1,505 in the past 24 hours. Of the Astrazeneca vaccine doses, 4,273,325 received the second shot and 5,820,015 the first one so far.
[ 19th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Rohingya people need increased access to quality education, learning opportunities, and continued investment in sexual and reproductive health and rights  ( SRHR ) .
[ 21June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has announced a 9 day lockdown in Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Rajbari and Gopalganj districts from Tuesday as the Covid 19 situation continues to worsen across the country. The circular said the lockdown will remain in force from 6 am on June 22 to June 30 midnight. However, emergency services like transportation of agricultural equipment and inputs  ( seeds, fertilizer, insecticides, agri machinery ) , crops, food items, relief activities, health services, Covid 19 vaccination, water, power, gas, fire service, port activities, telephone, internet services, mass media  ( electronic and print ) , private security services, postal services and offices related to emergency services, their employees, vehicles will remain out of the purview of the restrictions, the circular added.
[ 14 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Lack of food ❖ Can cause malnutrition, especially among pregnant and lactating mothers, and children ❖ Women often eat least and last Negative coping mechanisms ❖ Child labour and child marriage ❖ Prostitution ❖ Susceptible to human trafficking ❖ Leaving wife and children Additional
[ 27th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Department of Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation  ( IMED )  under the Ministry of Planning said in a recent report that most students, teachers, parents, and the school management committee members felt that it is more reasonable to provide food than cash. Only 6% of students want stipends while 94% are in favour of feeding programs, it added.
[ 14 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   Women have less access to land, to rural organizations  ( farmers' groups ) , to credits. This reduces their social inclusion.
[ 28th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  A part of the Malibagh Mouchak flyover, which connected Rajarbagh, Shantinagar and Rampura with Malibagh, was shut down due to the explosion.
[ 27th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  In July, Save the Children said in a report that around 30 countries, including Bangladesh, are at moderate or high risk of increasing dropout rates due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Due to the low, light to moderate rain or thundershowers may occur at most places over Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions.
[ 6 July 2021, cox's Bazar ]  In the context of preparation for registration of COVID 19 vaccination for the 35+ general population, priority target populations and FDMNs. As per the decision taken by the National Committee on COVID 19 Vaccination, the COVID 19 vaccine will be provided to all people above the age of 35 by registering them through Surokkha app. 2. The list of target groups has been prepared by adding lawyers, farmers, workers and expatriate students in the previous priority list  ( attached ) . 3. Six centers designated for Pfizer vaccination of migrant workers going to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will be temporarily designated.   Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka   Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Dhaka   Shaheed Sehrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka   Mugda Medical College Hospital, Dhaka   Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka.   Sheikh Russell Gastro   Liver Institute & Hospital, Dhaka   Kurmitola General Hospital, Dhaka 4. The FDMNs living in Cox's Bazar district  ( > 55 years old )  will be included in COVID 19 vaccination. In this case, the population will be included by registration through their MOHA number  ( provided by UNHCR ) .
[ 28th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  No movement pass will be issued during the upcoming nationwide hard lockdown, starting from Thursday, aimed at taking down the alarming rise in Covid 19 deaths and cases. During this lockdown, which led thousands of people to leave Dhaka city over the past few days, stricter restrictions on public movement and gathering will be in place from 6am Thursday, July 1, to 12 midnight of July 7.
[ 14 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Risks ❖ Domestic violence due to  > increased household tensions  ( shortage of food )  Changed Roles & Power dynamics  > Women and girls ‘neglect' Purdah  > Increased decision making  > They assume leadership roles and contribute financially to the HH
[ 27th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the CAAB directives, everyone who enters the country must have a Covid negative report. After arriving in the country, they will have to stay in institutional quarantine at a hotel for 14 days at their own expense. For this, they have to book the hotel before coming to the country. They have to be quarantined even if they have taken two shots of the vaccine.
[ 28th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Talking to reporters at the Secretariat after the weekly cabinet meeting on Monday, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said no movement pass will be issued this time. “People will have to stay home and be allowed to go out only for emergency purposes, such as medical reasons or for attending funerals,' he added.
[ 28th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Apart from the police, armed forces and Border Guard Bangladesh personnel will be deployed around the country to ensure proper implementation of the lockdown and adherence to government regulations.
[ 28th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier this year, during another phase of lockdown in April, authorities concerned had introduced a movement pass that would allow citizens to stay outside for up to three hours. However, the issuance and use of movement passes were fraught with problems as the government website was flooded with applications and many were seen misusing the passes.
[ 12th   18th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government reported a spike in cases and positivity rate following relaxation in restrictions for the Eid alAdha festival from 15 July – 23 July 2021. The government plans to reimpose stringent lockdown from 23 July – 14 July 2021. • The age limit for COVID 19 vaccination has been lowered to 30 years. The registration in Surokha application is now open to 30 years old and above. • Bangladesh will vaccinate Rohingya refugees from August 2021 for population above >55years of age.
[ 16 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has extended the ongoing countrywide lockdown till 15 July as the Covid 19 situation continues to worsen in the country.On June 6, the Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification extending the lockdown till 16 June midnight to break the chain of Covid transmission. All government, semi government, autonomous private offices, banks and financial institutions will remain open maintaining health protocols. Restaurants can operate at half capacity from 6am to 10pm, although all the tourist spots, resorts, community and entertainment centres will remain closed during the period. Social, political and religious gatherings will remain prohibited during the lockdown. Public transport will also operate at half of their capacities maintaining health guidelines.
[ 29th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is lagging behind most of the countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation  ( Saarc )  in vaccinating people to protect from coronavirus that causes Covid 19. Bangladesh has so far been able to provide the first shot of the vaccine only to 6.13 per 100 people, according to the latest update of Our World in Data research project at the Oxford University on Tuesday.
[ 19th 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of this week  ( week 29 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 11  ( 0 120 )  and 22  ( 0 100 )  years • Female among tested and confirmed cases is 54% and 51% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C3 151, C2W 139, C24 139, C15 134 and C4 124 )  • A total of 27 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 1.1% • Cases per million in last 7 days 79.1, change in last 7 days  63%
[ 29th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities in Bangladesh have approved the Moderna Covid 19 vaccine for emergency use in the country. The Directorate General of Drug Administration  ( DGDA )  gave the approval on Tuesday, according to a press release. This is the eighth vaccine to receive emergency use authorization from the DGDA.
[ 29th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, on June 1, Bangladesh received the first consignment of 100,620 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid 19 vaccine, under the Covax scheme run by WHO and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Meanwhile, China also sent 1.1 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to Bangladesh as a special gift in two shipments.
[ 19th 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  One  ( 1 )  suspected diphtheria case was reported in go.data in week 29. A total of 9 288 case patients were reported since 2017 to till date
• Confirmed = 343
• Probable = 2 803
• Suspected = 6 142
Total case reported in 2021 = 102
• Confirmed = 1
• Probable = 25
• Suspected = 76
Last confirmed case was reported in week 1  ( 4 January 2021 ) 
In total 47 deaths were reported, last death reported on 25 October 2019.
[ 15 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In May alone, 2,293 samples were collected from these facilities and transported for analysis, 133 patients whose tests were positive were subsequently admitted and 73 contacts were quarantined. Since the beginning of the response, these facilities have admitted close to 900 patients.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  WATERSHED MANAGEMENT. Holistic watershed management is required to improve the health of the environment. In addition to stream rehabilitation, riparian plantation, bank and slope stabilization and creation of reservoirs, nature based silt traps should be introduced to retain water, decrease introduction of contaminants. Silt traps effectively reduce siltation, thus minimizing turbidity and preventing mobility of hazardous chemicals and fertilizers by binding them with suspended solids. For example, Canna indica  ( Kolaboti )  has the ability to absorb pollutants from grey water. In apilot project that constructed a wetland filled with Canna indica, UNHCR CNRS found that faecal coliform reduced by 71 percent, BOD by 41 percent, TDS by 25 percent and nitrate by 30 percent from the grey water flowing through the drain channels. As reconstruction and recovery continues in the affected camps, naturebased solutions should be introduced to improve water quality and downstream watershed health. If effective in the affected camps, these measures can be introduced across the camps.
[ 15 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Following an upsurge in COVID 19 cases in May, local authorities imposed a strict lockdown in five Rohingya refugee camps in the Teknaf and Ukhiya sub districts in Cox's Bazar. Preparations for the vaccination campaign for the over 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in the camps are ongoing, but a launch date has yet to be confirmed.
[ 8 Jun 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Dignity for all: For an ostracized community often already living hand to mouth, a natural disaster can heighten daily living challenges. After last summer's monsoon floods in northern Bangladesh, groups of transgender individuals were displaced and dispersed, unable to take refuge in shelters that shunned them. Earning a living had been curtailed by COVID 19 so they could not buy essentials.
[ 3 9 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In week 17  ( 26 April   2 May 2021 ) , no suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  death was reported; the total remained the same at 37 in 2021. All deaths have been investigated by RIRT as a part of COVID 19 response and of these, seven came out as probable COVID 19 deaths.
[ 3 9 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As of epidemiological week 18  ( 3   9 May 2021 ) , there are 670 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( SARS CoV 2 )  detected among the Rohingya refugees from 39,999 samples tested since the beginning of the outbreak. This week  ( week 18 ) , ninety one new confirmed cases were detected from 1,223 samples tested. The overall positivity of the samples tested is 1.7%. The cumulative incidence is 77.9 per 100,000 people. A total of 11 confirmed COVID 19 deaths were reported since the onset of the outbreak, bringing the case fatality to 1.6%.
[ 1 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: Heavy monsoon rains that started on the night of 26 July and continued till the day of 28 July caused huge damages in Cox's Bazar Rohingya refugee camps and surrounding host communities. Households are impacted by floods, landslides, and slope failures. Several access ways and community infrastructures are flooded. Highly affected camps are 8W, 8E, 12, 5, 6, 13, 19, and 21. Flood badly affected Rajapalong and Palongkhali Unions and surrounding areas.
[ 26 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the PoE reporting period, the number of assessed PoEs in Bangladesh increased from 19 to 231 PoEs. The status of the PoEs changed notably. None of the PoEs were fully operational at the beginning of the assessment. However, by June 2021, 10 PoEs were fully operational, nine were partially operational, three were fully closed and one was unknown.
[ 1 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee/Host: Though blanket access is permitted by the district government authorities, response capacity is limited due to increased COVID 19 cases in the Rohingya camps and surrounding host communities.
[ 10 16 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: This week  ( week 19 ) , ninety six new confirmed cases were detected from 930 samples tested. The overall positivity of the samples tested is 1.9%. The cumulative incidence is 89.1 per 100,000 people. A total of 13 confirmed COVID 19 deaths were reported since the onset of the outbreak, bringing the case fatality to 1.7%.
[ 20 May, 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Imposing strict movement restrictions for 10 days between Cox's Bazar Sadar to Ukhiya and Teknaf and other Upazilas in order to prevent the spread of COVID 19, from 21 May to 30 May 2021:After an overall discussion, the following decisions, among others, were taken: a. Strict control of movements from Sadar and other Upazilas to Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas must be imposed. b. Food, medicine, essential goods and emergency services will be exempted from the restrictions. c. NGO workers serving in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas will stay at their duty stations without traveling from the Sadar Upazila. d. Internal movements in the infection prone camp areas located in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas must be strictly controlled.
[ 17 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: COVID 19 Update of Laboratory Confirmed Cases among FDMN/Rohingya Refugees  As of epidemiological week 20  ( 17  23 May 2021 ) , there are 1,013 COVID 19 confirmed cases in FDMN/Rohingya refugees detected from 42,483 samples tested since the beginning of the outbreak, bringing the overall positivity of 2.4%. The cumulative incidence is 1178 per 1,000,000 people. This week  ( week 20 ) , 247 were tested positive from 1,554 samples. A total of 16 confirmed COVID 19 deaths were reported since the onset of the outbreak, bringing the case fatality to 1.6%.
[ 19th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Cox's Bazar has come back to life as people poured into the beloved tourist spot as the restrictions were lifted after four months. As the hotels, restaurants and beachside shops have resumed operations and are teeming with tourists, owners and workers are hopeful about recovering from the losses caused due to the lockdown.
[ 2 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Refugees in Cox's Bazar live in cramped conditions in makeshift shelters made of bamboo and tarpaulin with less than one meter between each shelter. Physical distancing is not an option in the densely populated camps. Simple hygiene practices such as regular hand washing can be difficult in a place where even access to clean water is constrained.
[ 7th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Amid the worsening Covid 19 situation in the frontier districts of the country, the local administration in Kushtia has imposed strict restrictions on public movement. The restrictions came into effect from Sunday midnight and will continue till June 16. According to the circular, all shops and markets will remain open from 10 am till 8 pm following health guidelines.
[ 23 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Situation Update: • The nationwide lockdown continued with a stricter lockdown imposed from 28 June amidst growing COVID 19 cases. WFP's lifesaving food assistance, retail and nutrition activities continue, complying with government restrictions.
[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Ninety eight percent of host community participants and over 50 percent of refugee participants suggested they were now better able to contribute primarily financial support to their community. Eighty five percent of the host and over 60 percent of the refugee participants suggested that the income generated from their involvement with the activities had improved their ability to help others.
[ 19th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Gender disparities also exist in the provision of learning opportunities in the camps, with adolescent girls– especially those who are older – enjoying limited access to schooling and recreational activities. Because of ingrained social roles, they are also assigned less responsibilities among families
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Community based disaster risk reduction intervention to mitigate the risk of community people including the vulnerable group.
[ 23 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Due to rainfall induced landslides, 200 host community families in the Teknaf area of Cox's Bazar were displaced or proactively evacuated from their homes, and received WFP rapid food assistance; Two refugees died from separate landslides in the Rohingya camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf.
[ 23 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  General bed occupancy decreased in all divisions during the reporting period compared to the previous week. The Barishal and Dhaka division experienced the overall highest 42% general bed occupancy and the highest ICU occupancy observed in the Sylhet  ( 91% )  division.
[ 20th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: More than 700,000 Rohingya who fled Myanmar in 2017 live in Bangladesh's refugee camps, where a vaccination drive scheduled to start in March has been postponed indefinitely due to delays in supplies from the Covax program, the United Nations said.
[ 10 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Recommendation 2: Stakeholders working in Rohingya refugee camps should address shortfalls in services within the camps and limitations to human rights  ( e.g., movement restrictions )  to ensure a more voluntary return process. This will not only minimize coercive elements but will also likely improve mental health. Decisions about return to Myanmar appear to be influenced by difficulties fulfilling basic needs in the camps.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Adequate lighting arrangement in the streets and toilet and increase number of toilets to reduce risk GBV.
[ 20th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: Covid 19 cases have remained relatively low despite a recent uptick, but the artists said many refugees have misconceptions about the coronavirus vaccines, which they aim to allay through their work. “There are also fears about the vaccine in our camps. Some are scared they might die or that their health might worsen because of the injection. We want to address these rumours, so that when the vaccine does come, everybody takes it,' he added.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Identification of safe space to use as emergency shelter for women and children.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Identify adequate number of safe space/learning centers where vulnerable group can be relocated with COVID 19 protocols.
[ 1 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Children from vulnerable households, report lower levels of access to alternative learning modalities.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Child protection services for the unaccompanied children, access to services including safe drinking water, child food and cloth as immediate support.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Need to re open education facility, child friendly spaces for the children as per govt. instructions.
[ 1 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In a country where 45 million children are subjected to violent discipline16, violence against women and children, including gender based violence, has increased by an estimated 31 per cent during the pandemic.
[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Natural Hazards and Exposure: The Rohingya camps located in Cox's Bazar District face four primary natural hazards: flood, landslide, high wind  ( linked to air pollution due to suspended particulate matters )  and drought. The fire affected locations and adjoining camps are likely to experience increased risk of these hazards, primarily due to the loss of vegetation cover and lack of surface water availability, particularly during the dry season when fire related risk is highest. As previously mentioned, reductions in vegetation cover increase surface run off and water induced soil erosion, resulting in increased likelihood of downstream flooding, siltation of surface water bodies and drainage system and incidence of rainfall induced landslides. Additionally, wind hazards and the resulting air pollution has negative implications for human health. In order to understand the potential increased risk in the fire affected area, there was also a need to understand what areas and shelters were already at risk prior to the fire.
[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In the refugee community, registered camps were reported to have experienced increased inter house  hold conflict, which could be linked to increasing tensions between the registered and unregistered refugees owing to insufficient sanitation facilities  ( 10 percent of respondents )  and lack of space for accommodation  ( 7 percent of respondents ) . The blocks closer to the unregistered camps experienced high frequency of violence than those further away, due to the perception around access to resources and keenness to retain their identities.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Adequate emergency referral support for vulnerable families including women, children, elderly people and persons with disability
[ 22nd June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Rice is central to a Rohingya diet. Not surprisingly, all respondents reported eating rice every day. Consumption of other carbs  ( bread, noodles, pasta )  is low, with only six respondents eating them once a month and eleven not at all. The main sources of protein among the group were lentils, dried fish and eggs– respectively dhail, shuana mas and andha in Rohingya. Most respondents said they eat each of these protein sources at least 2 3 times a week. The Rohingya refugee community's main source of protein – lentils or dhail – was not a typical item on a Rohingya household's menu in Myanmar. A typical sour soup called hazi, with variations made with ingredients such as tomato, green mango, tamarind, lemon and shikakai leaves  ( kusi fata ) , would traditionally be on the dinner table in place of lentils. Both lentils and dried fish are items which refugees have adopted due to their availability in Bangladesh and inclusion in food rations. Consumption of fresh vegetables among the group was reported as relatively low, with four eating fresh vegetables 2 3 times a week, three every day, two once a week, five once a month, and one not at all.
[ 21 June 4July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The median age of tested and confirmed cases was 11  ( 0 120 )  & 22  ( 0 100 )  years, respectively and ratio of females among tested and confirmed cases was 54% and 49%, respectively. Though the median age of tested samples remained below 11 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 50+ years: 638 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 790 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 5.5% in 30 39 years age cohort and the age specific mortality 1.9 per 10 000 population observed among 50+ years during the period. In total, and since the outbreak began, 20 deaths due to confirmed COVID 19 have been reported in the camps with a case fatality ratio of 1.3%.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Ensure clear integrated guidelines for flood recovery efforts. Attention should be given to early child marriage, trafficking of women and girls, child labor and GBV.
[ 29th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has again extended the ongoing closure of all the educational institutions of Bangladesh until July 31 as the coronavirus situation keeps worsening in the country. The decision has been taken considering the overall Covid 19 situation, imposition of lockdown and safety of teachers, students and staff, Mohammad Abul Khayer, public relations officer of the Education Ministry, told UNB on Tuesday.
[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: For the host community, preference for interaction and willingness to engage with Rohingya was much lower than the willingness of the Rohingya community to engage with Bangladeshis. Refugee respondents were more willing to share resources and learn/adapt to existing practices and culture than host  community respondents.
[ 29th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the closure, students must stay home to protect themselves and others from Covid 19, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education said in a notice on Tuesday, before adding that online learning activities would continue in the meantime. On the other hand, primary and high schools will be allowed to reopen when the Covid 19 situation comes under control, she said on Tuesday while participating in a general budget discussion in parliament.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  2. Continue to support gender responsive Safe Schools Initiatives in Bangladesh and Nepal Target schools for the new Safe Schools Project should focus on the secondary school level with aims to remove gender barriers faced by girls in Nepal and Bangladesh, in completing secondary school education.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Impact of gender norms and stereotypes on educational continuity and attainment: The governments of Bangladesh and Nepal have made a commitment to fulfilling the right to education of its people, and in turn significant efforts have been made towards ensuring access to educational services for all. The compulsory level of education in Bangladesh19 and Nepal is the same which is completion of grade 8  ( WENR, 2019 ) . Bangladesh and Nepal have achieved a net enrolment rate for primary education  ( 97.97 per cent in Bangladesh and 97.2 per cent for Nepal in 2018/2019 ) . Bangladesh and Nepal have achieved the Gender Parity Index 20  ( GPI, BLD:1.075 in 2018, Nepal: 1.06 in 2019 )  value higher than one at primary school. It means that there are more girls in primary schools than boys. For secondary school education, Bangladesh still achieved 1.19 GPI value while Nepal was only 0.95. It means the number of girls who access secondary schooling in Nepal compared to boys is less than in Bangladesh.
[ 23rd June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The prevalence of acute malnutrition among children 6 59 months was notably different as identified by WHZ and MUAC in Ukhiya  [ 9.9% vs 0.7% ]  and Teknaf  [ 8.9% vs 3.5% ]  Upazila, meaning majority of children were identified as acutely malnourished by WHZ alone than MUAC. Based on above Figure 7, the concordance between WHZ and MUAC was very poor in both Upazilas. Among the total cases of acute malnutrition  [ Ukhiya=43, Teknaf=42 ] , only 7.0% and 26.2% GAM cases were identified by both WHZ and MUAC criteria in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas respectively. However, the majority of the children  [ 93.0% in Ukhiya and 64.3% in Teknaf ]  were acutely malnourished by WHZ only criteria  [ n=40 for Ukhiya and n=27 for Teknaf ]  whereas only few children  [ 9.5% ]  were acutely malnourished by MUAC only criteria in Teknaf Upazila  [ n=4 ]  with no acutely malnourished cases found in Ukhiya Upazila. This also indicates that using only MUAC indicator results in an estimated of 93.0% acutely malnourished children in Ukhiya and 64.3% in Teknaf being undiagnosed or undetected.
[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  All domestic flights are to be suspended. However, international flights will continue to operate during the lockdown, said a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Wednesday. According to sources, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh  ( CAAB )  recommended the continuation of international flights for returning migrant workers. At the same time, the organization suggested limiting the number of domestic flights for expatriate workers. Passengers from Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark and Greece are required to be in quarantine in hotels for 14 days. They must stay in quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated. All passengers must carry negative PCR test results at the time of arrival.
[ 21 June 4July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the Rapid Investigation and Response Teams  ( RIRTs )  for COVID 19. A total of 1 515 confirmed cases  ( out of 1 854 to date )  have been investigated by RIRTs by 4 July 2021, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including 3 609 contacts Out of these, 2 251  ( 62%% )  contacts have seen their follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. 151  ( 6.7% )  tested positive cases during the follow up period. WHO is closely supporting contact tracing through the Camp Health and Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Design gender transformative CSS project interventions. The following points can be considered in the gender transformative CSS project design:  Understand and address how gender norms influence children throughout the DRM cycle.  Include indicators to measure the knowledge and skills of girls and young women in leadership positions for building disaster and climate resilient schools and communities.  Define indicators that measure positive behaviour changes of target boys, and young men to promote gender equality in building disaster resilience schools and communities.  Contribute to improving the conditions  ( daily needs )  and social position  ( value or status )  of girls and young women in building disaster resilience schools and communities.  Foster an enabling environment where all stakeholders work together to support children and youth on their journey in building disaster resilient schools and communities.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Strengthen linkages between education, CSS and gender to address the gendered barriers facing adolescent girls and children from marginalised groups in access to/continuity of education and create opportunities for equal participation and engagement in SBDRM  Strengthen linkages between Disaster Risk Management  ( DRM )  and Climate Change Adaptation  ( CCA ) , and Comprehensive School Safety  ( CSS )  from a gender perspective through  ( i )  building the evidence base with gender specific data and statistics on disaster impacts,  ( ii )  conducting of gender sensitive vulnerability, risk and capacity assessments, and  ( iii )  development of gender sensitive indicators to monitor and measure the progress.  Promote girls to be leaders in DRM, CCA and CSS interventions and empower girls, with attention to adolescent girls, as agents of change to support other girls to fulfil their rights.  Build on Plan's niche area of adolescent girls, to address LGBTQ+   through a Plan International and regional initiative that provides more insight about, and visibility to, this invisible and marginalised group   e.g. research, accompanied by LGBTQ integration in tools, dialogue, advocacy
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Promote continuity of boys and girls in education while tackling poverty reduction interventions  Provide income generation skills training to needy parents to improve their livelihood prospects  ( e.g., climate smart farming, entrepreneurship training )   Support in creating employment opportunities for poor and marginalised families so they can afford their children's education  ( e.g., introduce subsidies, loans, support business start up, marketing, and value chain linkage )   Improve women's economic empowerment in the face of climate change through token support in saving and credit initiatives, access to credit, information, training and outreach.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Design and construct climate and disaster resilient school b uildings and facilities that take into consideration diversity among children and their needs, with attention to adolescent girls and children with disability.  Construct climate  and disaster  resilient school buildings through  ( i )  compliance to the school safety building code  ( ii )  capacity building training to construct resilient critical infrastructure  ( iii )  investment in construction and upgrade of disaster resilient critical facilities through intersectoral coordination.  Include child , gender  and disability  friendly features in infrastructure development in schools by complying with national guidelines and standards, training of construction workers, and monitoring and compliance training to school authorities. Advocate for children and disability resilient infrastructure through engaging of child clubs/networks in consultations and incorporate priority issues into policies.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Facilitate to design practice based hands on training curricula and impart life skills trainings to boys and girls based on their group specific vulnerabilities, local needs, context and priority of the local governments in coordination with the Government of Bangladesh and Nepal and other development partners.  Conduct life skills training to children based on their group specific vulnerabilities, local needs, and context, e.g. swimming skills for girls living in flood risk areas, self defence training, positive thinking, and life motivation training for children with disability in coordination with women/children desk of local government through mobilization of print and electronic media in local language.  Impart education, training, awareness raising and information programs to address the vulnerability and risk of gender based violence, sexual abuse and trafficking in the context of disaster prone areas.
[ 30 June 2021, Bangladesh ] The government has decided to allow apparel factories to remain operational during the strict seven day Covid lockdown that will start from Thursday morning ( 1st July ) . However, apparel factories across the country will remain open under special arrangements during the strict lockdown, said Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association  ( BGMEA )  President Faruque Hassan on Wednesday. Since no movement pass will be issued this time, only workers who live near the factories will be able to come for work, he added.
[ 1st July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Clean Water and WASH; NGO supplied water was considered clean as they used chlorine/some tablets • Dirty water led to children being sick in their stomach with diarhea, jaundice and dysentry • Handwashing was practised at critical times • Lack of handwashing led to children becoming sick in the stomach with diarhea, jaundice and dysentry.
[ 10 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: In recent months conditions have worsened as a result of Covid 19 and associated measures to slow transmission, alongside seasonal extreme weather events causing flooding and related difficulties. A history of violence and systematic human rights violations in Myanmar, as well as daily stressors associated with the difficulties of refugee life in Bangladesh, have contributed to mental health challenges. This includes high levels of depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder  ( PTSD ) , anger, psychosomatic symptoms and suicidal ideation. Unfortunately, there are barriers to addressing population level mental health needs due to resource constraints and other challenges – such as a lack of trained mental health personnel that can speak the Rohingya language – which results in a lack of scalable culturally appropriate interventions
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Monday received another three million doses of Moderna Covid 19 vaccine from the US under the Covax facility as the government continues its efforts to speed up the nationwide vaccination drive. Bangladesh already received the first consignment of 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine under the Covax facility. With the latest development, the total number of vaccine shots sent by the US stands at 5.5 million.
[ 10 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: A majority of Rohingya refugees  ( 95% )  indicated that they want to return to Myanmar in the future. However, the desire to return was heavily qualified, with participants indicating that there are prerequisites that must be met in order for them to feel safe enough to return: 93% indicated that the Myanmar government needs to provide them with citizenship. 86% indicated that they require compensation for their losses  ( such as property damage ) . 75% indicated that physical protection is necessary  ( e.g., by U.N. security forces ) . 72% indicated a need for guarantees of specific freedoms  ( e.g., freedom of movement, ability to attend school ) .Respondents also emphasised that they wished to see the Rohingya recognised as an official ethnic group in Myanmar  ( 23% ) , wanted to see justice for past crimes  ( 14% ) , and needed religious freedoms  ( 9% ) .
[ 17th August 2021, Bhasan Char ]  Refugees: Bangladesh has started vaccinating the Rohingya refugees living in the government facilities at Hatia's Bhashan Char in Noakhali. As many as 443 Rohingyas and 185 Bangladeshis were inoculated on Monday, said Noakhali Civil Surgeon Dr Masum Iftekhar. In the first phase of the program, those aged above 55 will be vaccinated along with camp Majhis, imams and the volunteers for the vaccination programs, reports Bangla Tribune.
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  On July 8, Bangladesh resumed its mass vaccination program against Covid 19 after a hiatus caused by low supply of vaccine doses. The country is now administering vaccine doses developed by Oxford AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Pfizer, and Moderna. According to the foreign minister, Russia agreed to go into co production of its Sputnik V Covid 19 vaccine in Bangladesh, besides exporting the jabs.
[ 23rd June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Further gender based analysis as seen in above figure 9 indicates that boys are more likely to be undernourished compared to girls in all forms of malnutrition except stunting in Ukhiya Upazila. The undernutrition prevalence was also found higher among boys for wasting  [ by WHZ and cGAM ]  and stunting prevalence and vice versa for MUAC based GAM and underweight prevalence in Teknaf Upazila. Although the point prevalence indicates boys are likely to be more undernourished compared to girls but the difference are not significant difference  [ p>0.05 ] .
[ 10 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Recommendations: Those working with Rohingya, and other populations displaced as a result of civil conflict, should address mental health needs as a means of promoting a fully voluntary return process. Decisions about returning to Myanmar appear to be influenced by untreated mental health needs. Those with more severe symptoms of depression and anxiety reported greater willingness to return. In addition to other mental health symptoms reported, a large number of those in the camps  ( 77% )  indicated that they felt ‘hopeless about the future'. Research has documented links between conditions in the camps and poor mental health. In contrast, those who experienced or witnessed more instances of violence in Myanmar were less likely to want to return. This could be linked to avoidance related symptoms  ( common with PTSD ) . The vast majority  ( 84% )  of Rohingya respondents endorsed some level of ‘avoiding thoughts or feelings associated with the traumatic or hurtful events  [ they experienced ] '. Additional research should attempt to better understand the relationship between trauma exposure, current systems, life in the camps and desire to repatriate.
[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  COVID 19 Vaccines – Sinopharm & Moderna • WHO issued an Interim recommendation for the COVID 19 vaccine  ( Vero cell )  BIBP, Sinopharm on 07 May 2021 • On 15 June 2021, WHO issued updated Interim recommendations for use of the Moderna mRNA 1273 COVID 19 vaccine.
[ 9 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Respondents were asked to provide insights into their employment situations before, during and after migration. Prior to migration, 84 per cent of respondents were employed  ( self employed, earning daily wages or working in the private sector ) . Only two per cent of respondents reported being unemployed and looking for a job prior to migration. Ten per cent were students.
[ 20th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Rajshahi University  ( RU )  authorities have postponed the admission test for the first year honours classes in 2020 2021 academic session scheduled to be held in August. The decision came considering the nationwide escalating Covid 19 situation, said a press release on Tuesday. The decision came considering the nationwide escalating Covid 19 situation, said a press release on Tuesday.
[ 9 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Many Bangladeshi nationals migrate abroad for work, mainly driven by a lack of job opportunities and/or gainful employment  ( IOM, 2020 ) . Between 1976 and 2020, approximately 13 million Bangladeshi nationals have left the country to find overseas employment and send remittances back home  ( BMET, 2020 ) . In 2020, remittances to Bangladesh totalled 21,752.27 million USD  ( BMET, 2020 ) .