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[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health experts said poor adherence to health safety rules is causing the quick surge in the virus infection rate in the country. The detection of its new variant has also become a cause of concern.
[ 4th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government will halt administrating the first dose of the Covid 19 vaccine from Monday. Directorate General of Health Services spokesperson Prof Dr Robed Amin told reporters on Sunday and added that the administration of the second dose will start from Thursday. But, he said, their vaccination program will continue during the weeklong nationwide lockdown, which is set to start from Monday.
[ 29 March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As a result of the recent fire, there are some changes in food assistance services. I have some important information about accessing pre prepared cooked meals from WFP for everyone affected by the fire.
[ 17th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The majority of workers are not unionized in the country – only 4.2% of the total labour force are active trade union members, despite as many as 8551 trade unions operating in Bangladesh. That is why trade unions need to revisit their strategies, approaches and activities while formulating future policies and strategies, CPD opined. They also demanded that given the crisis caused major damage to workers, who are unorganized and work under different informal sectors, trade unions should prioritize their issues.
[ 22 March  12 April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  78 patients had burn injuries caused by the fire.
[ 22 March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Out of 570,878 COVID 19 cases registered as of 21 March 2021, 91.5%  ( 522,405 )  recovered, 7%  ( 39,783 )  were active cases and the remaining died  ( previously mentioned as CFR ) . In epidemiological week 11, the average number of COVID19 active cases increased by 2% compared to the week before  ( 38,627 and 37,807 respectively ) ; during the same time, recovery increased by 23%  ( 10,710 in the current week and 8,692 in the week before ) .
[ 17th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: This week  ( week 17 ) , fifty four new confirmed cases were detected from 1,109 samples tested. The overall positivity of the samples tested is 1.5%. The cumulative incidence is 62.8 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 1.9%. The first COVID 19 patient was detected in FDMN/Rohingya Refugee camps on 14 May 2020 and the first death was recorded on 31 May 2020.
[ March 26, 2021, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ]  A massive fire broke out in Kutupalong Balukhali, the world's largest refugee camps, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on the 22 March 2021 and lasted until the early hours of the following day. The densely populated camps in Cox's Bazar house approximately 877,710 Rohingya refugees, many of whom fled violence in northern Myanmar starting in August 2017.
[ 17th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: During the reporting week, 3,259 samples from 31 sentinel sites in Rohingya camps and all government facilities in Cox's Bazar, Bandarban & 3 upazilas of Chattogram district were tested in IEDCR Field Laboratory, Cox's Bazar supported by WHO.
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, countrywide vaccination campaign started on February 7 and over 4,013,963 people have so far received the first dose of Coronavirus vaccine, according to health ministry source. Bangladesh has so far received nine million vaccine doses as a part of tripartite memorandum of understanding  ( MoU )  signed on November 5 last year and a subsequent agreement signed on December 13 last year among Bangladesh government, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd and the SII.
[ 30th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The fire has destroyed more than 9,500 shelters. Refugees who lost their shelters are being temporarily accommodated within the camp. The fire has also reduced to ashes more than 1,600 important infrastructure facilities vital for daily operations, including hospitals, learning centres, aid distribution points and a registration centre.
[ 20 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has decided to extend the ongoing lockdown by another week from April 22. Bangladesh reports record 112 daily deaths
[ 9th   15th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As with the rest of the country, the lockdown in Cox's Bazar has been extended by another week to 23 May and in order to enforce health restrictions, the police will exercise magisterial powers in punishing violators.
[ 22 March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Points of Entry  ( PoE )  & Quarantine: In the reported week  ( week 11, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at three international airports has decreased by 2% than the week before  ( 289 and 294 flights respectively )  and the number of incoming passengers has decreased by 6.0%  ( 37,632 and 40,011 respectively ) . In the reported week, 604 travellers were sent to Institutional Quarantine, and 46,422 send for Home quarantine after passenger screening at the Points of Entry
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The six affected all UK returnees  who carried the variant are currently being treated in Dhaka and Sylhet. “We've been checking if the variant has entered Bangladesh further. In the process, we're doing complete contact tracing and taking the measures needed,' he said.
[ 23 March 2021,Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  Four camps affected  ( camps 9, 10, 8E, 8W )  • 87,855 people likely affected  ( 40,490 are reported to have been affected, and a further 47,365 are suspected to have been affected ) *
[ 4th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  On March 30, the Road, Transport and Bridges Ministry issued a circular instructing public transports not to carry passengers more than 50% of their seating capacity while hiking fares by 60%, with effect from March 31 for the next 14 days.
[ 25 March 2021, COX'S BAZAR | BANGLADESH ]  The communities shared that uncooked food and kitchen utensils will be helpful for them. The assessment also found that high temperature and humid weather resulted in cases of diarrhoea in the camps.
[ 24th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  DMCH has 750 general beds for the treatment of the Covid 19 patients along with 20 ICUs and HDUs, and all of them are currently occupied because, as the DMCH director said, more patients with flu like symptoms have been arriving, which has forced the on duty doctors to work longer hours.  According to the DGHS, there are 237 ICUs in Bangladesh, discounting Dhaka and Chittagong. However, the data provided by divisional health offices say that there are 260 ICUs available for Covid 19 patients.
[ 18th march 2021, Bangladesh ]  This year, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission  ( BPSC )  made arrangements for examining 404,513 job seekers across the country in compliance with an 11 point health and safety guideline. Holding out an assurance, BPSC Chairman Md Sohorab Hossain said the commission had asked everyone concerned to maintain the 11 point hygiene rules.
[ 18th march 2021, Bangladesh ]  On Thursday, Bangladesh recorded its highest daily caseload in over three months as the health authorities reported 2,187 fresh cases in the 24 hours until the morning. The country also logged 16 more Covid 19 deaths during the same period, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,624.
[ 9th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  As many as 31,654 samples were tested in 243 labs across the country in the past 24 hours. The latest figures show an infection rate of 23.57%. A total of 4,947,412 samples have been tested in the country, leading to an overall infection rate of 13.62% so far.
[ 5 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Out of 637 364 COVID 19 cases registered as of 04 April 2021, 86.7%  ( 552 482 )  recovered, 11.9%  ( 75 616 )  were active cases and the remaining died  ( previously mentioned as CFR ) . In epidemiological week 13, the average number of COVID19 active cases increased by 40.2% compared to the week before  ( 64 171 and 45 770 respectively ) ; during the same time, recovery increased by 22.2%  ( 16 541 in the current week and 13 536 in the week before ) .
[ 23 March 2021, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ]   Around 10 000 shelters were either damaged or destroyed.
[ 23 March 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  According to IOM reports, the fire affected at least 66 percent of the populations of camps 9, 10, 8E and 8W. This includes 40,490 individuals  ( 8,098 households )  reported to have been affected. Exact figures are yet to be confirmed. Media have already reported several deaths, which are yet to be confirmed.
[ 23 March 2021,Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  People have sought refuge in nearby camps, at friends/families' shelters, learning centres, and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  ( UNHCR )  transit sites. Partners established child friendly spaces at central points to receive lost and unidentified children.
[ 24th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On 22 March, a fire broke out in camp 8W of the Kutupalong mega camp, before spreading to camps 8E, 9, and 10. The exact cause of the fire is unknown. As at 23 March, preliminary, and unconfirmed, figures indicate that 11 people were killed, more than 500 injured and over 400 are missing.
[ 27th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  This is a serious concern and highlights the need to promote good and safe sanitation for all, including all the vulnerable groups that have access issues due to a variety of reasons.
[ 22nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Candidates of Secondary School Certificate  ( SSC )  exams can start their online registration from April 1 as this year's eligibility tests at schools were scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dhaka Education Board announced the decisions in a notice on its website on Sunday.
[ 22nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 25,111 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 219 authorized labs    government and private    across the country. The overall infection rate of the country stands at 12.94%. Currently, 10,116 people are in isolation and 33,277 are quarantined.
[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  At least 15 people, including 6 children, werekilled in the fire, and over50,000 people were displaced. However, with nearly400 people reported missing, the actual number of fatalities is yet unknown.Hundreds were injured, some while trying to escape the blaze by climbing over or cutting through barbed wire fencing.
[ 29th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  It is important to adopt special measures such as same sex interviews, interviews conducted in private, spaces and at a convenient time for both women and men. Consultations with women and men of all ages are critical to determine the different needs, priorities and capacities, thereby reflecting them in the fire response.
[ 24th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The death toll climbed to 8,763 after 25 fatalities were recorded in the 24 hour period, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a press release. Meanwhile, a total of 27,502 samples were tested in government and private testing facilities in 24 hours – the highest number of samples tested in a single day since Covid 19 broke out in the country on March 8, 2020. Total 25,954 samples were tested on Tuesday.
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  It is deeply concerning to hear DGHS spokesperson Dr Robed Amin say that right now, there are 15,000 beds at dedicated Covid 19 hospitals across the country, with 5,000 of them currently unoccupied. Given the upward trend in infection, it will be entirely unsurprising if Bangladesh starts recording more than 16,000 infections per day. If that happens, it can be anticipated that soon we will run out of hospital beds for Covid 19 patients.
[ 28th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Anwara police station Officer in Charge  ( OC )  Didarul Islam Sikdar said: “The accused men abducted the seventh grader on Thursday.' They took the 13 year old to the hilly jungle near Shah Mohsen Aulia Degree College and raped her multiple times, he added.
[ 30th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Save the Children's Country Director in Bangladesh, Onno van Manen, said: “Given the limited space in the densely populated camps, these 163 learning spaces have been critical for girls and boys who find this is the only safe space for them to play and learn. And specially for adolescent girls whose parents' do not permit them to leave their shelters due to cultural norms and fears of potential abuse. For more than 13,000 children not just their education, but also this safety is now completely out of reach.'
[ 25th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The latest figures show an infection rate of 13.26% while the overall infection rate in the country stands at 12.94%. The month of March is seeing an upward trend of rising cases day by day. On March 1, 585 new Covid 19 cases were recorded, after over a month of a lower rate of infections.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The COVID 19 Bangladesh Rapid Gender Analysis by UN Women in 2020 found that women are vulnerable to infections and risk to their lives due to COVID 19 as more than 94 per cent of nurses are women and more than 90 per cent of community health workers are women.
[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Police on Sunday arrested 18 Rohingyas from Chittagong who had reportedly fled the Bhashan Char refugee facilities. The arrestees include four men, six women and eight children. They were captured by locals, who then handed them over to police in Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong. According to Mirsarai Bangabandhu Economic Zone Security In charge and Industrial Police Sub Inspector Mohammad Ariful Islam, of the arrestees, one woman is pregnant while several children are ill.
[ 10th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As the country managed to rebuild vaccine reserves, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  resumed vaccine registration while reducing the minimum age to 35 on Thursday. Eligible candidates can register through instant messaging app imo, as well as through the surokkha website and app. Bangladesh has so far approved seven vaccines for emergency use: Oxford AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Pfizer BioNTech, Sinovac, Johnson and Johnson, and Moderna.
[ 31 March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ] Poor waste management causes increased mosquitoes in the camps, and people are facing problems maintaining cleanliness and hygiene. In some cases, people said that existing drainage systems are overflowing or blocked which creates bad smells.
[ 19 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Data released by the government show a downward trend in tests and new cases as the number of deaths and recoveries rise steadily. The country has so far confirmed 718,950 cases. But 614,936 people – 85.53 percent of all patients – have recovered so far.
[ 25th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Dr Robed Amin said that no decision had been made yet. A regular weekly meeting of the vaccine core committee was scheduled for Thursday evening, where a decision might be taken over how the vaccination could be done in the near future, after revising the existing plan. Reuters reported that the recent measures by the Indian government also prevented the supply of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to the Covax facilities as well. And Bangladesh is scheduled to receive the same vaccine.
[ 3rd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The ministers had received the first consignment of 1.3 million, out of 2.5 million, doses of the Moderna vaccine, from US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller at the airport Friday night, reports BSS. About an hour later, they also received the first consignment of the Sinopharm jabs, brought in by an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlnes, from Chinese officials at the airport.
[ 15 31 March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  No Rapid Diagnostic Test  ( RDT )  positive cases for Acute Water Diarrhea  ( AWD )  were reported in the reporting period. The total number of cases reported so far is twelve in 2021: five  ( 05 )  from the refugee camps and seven  ( 07 )  from host communities. Out of these, two  ( 02 )  were culture confirmed and ten  ( 10 )  tested negative by culture. In 2020, a total of 28 RDT positive cases for Cholera were detected through sentinel testing, five  ( 05 )  of which were confirmed by culture   two from Ukhiya host community, one from Teknaf host community and two from the refugee camps. Currently 22 sentinel testing sites are functional in camp setting including Ukhia and Teknaf Upazila Health Complex. It is important to note that a Cholera outbreak occurred in late 2019 with a reported number of 239 RDT/culture positive cases and in response a mass Oral Cholera Vaccine  ( OCV )  vaccination campaign was conducted with over 160 000 children of 1 <5 years being vaccinated with a 2  doses regimen.
[ 3rd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, on June 1, Bangladesh received the first consignment of 100,620 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, under the Covax scheme run by WHO and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. That, 1.1 million Sinopharm vaccine doses gifted by China and the doses in stock allowed the health authorities to resume the mass vaccination program across Bangladesh on Thursday, which is continuing amid a strict week long nationwide lockdown that started from 6am that day.
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, over 55.90% of the people who died of Covid 19 in the country were over 60 years old and 24.69% were over 50 years old. People aged 41 50 accounted for more than 11.31% of the virus fatalities. Nearly eight in every 10 people who died of Covid 19 in Bangladesh are males. According to the latest data, 6,847 male patients died out of the 9,105 deaths, accounting for almost 75% of fatalities.
[ 10 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Friday recorded more than 7,000 coronavirus cases for the fifth time in six days. The country has registered 7,462 new cases and 63 Covid related deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said Friday. A day before the country recorded 74 deaths, its highest.The country has so far recorded 673,594 coronavirus cases, according to DGHS.
[ 17 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  investigated a total of 777  ( out of 1,013 )  confirmed cases. Meanwhile, Contact Tracing Supervisors conducted contact tracing for 2,364 contacts registered in Go. Data. Out of these, 1,758  ( 74% )  contacts have completed their follow ups.
[ 25 March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  Impact of fencing: CPJ received several accounts from people whose escape from the fire was made more difficult due to the barbed wire fencing. They requested the removal of the fencing. “I carried both of my elderly parents over my shoulders and ran out toward the fence, leaving my small children and wife. I got near the fence but there was no gate to leave through. I had to put both of my parents down next to the fence… I was thinking, people will trample over my parents and they are going to do die here, next to the fence.'
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The 7 day moving average of daily deaths in the country stood at 44, which is the highest since August 29 last when it was 42.71. On August 28, it was 44.71. Of the 59 deceased – 35 men and 24 women – 40 were from Dhaka division; five each from Chittagong and Sylhet; four from Khulna; two each from Rajshahi and Rangpur; and one from Barisal division.
[ 23 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Extension of the impose of restrictions on overall activities/movement to prevent the spread of COVID 19: Due to the current situation of COVID 19, following the above mentioned memos, adding the following conditions, the imposition of previous restrictions has been extended from midnight on 23 May to midnight on 30 May 2021:  ( a )  All types of public transport will be able to carry half the number of passengers. However, all concerned including passengers have to abide by all the hygiene rules including wearing masks; and  ( b )  Hotels, restaurants and food shops can provide services to half of the number of customers of their capacity.
[ 17 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Highlights: COVID 19: As of week 20,  ( 17 23 May 2021 )  there are 1,013 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( SARS CoV 2 ) , 42 483 samples were tested, total positivity rate  ( TPR )  2.4%. This week  ( week 20 ) , 247 new confirmed cases detected, 1 554 samples were tested, test positivity was 15.9%. Cases per million in last 7 days 287.3 with a change in last 7 days 157%. As of this week  ( week 20 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 10  ( 0 120 )  and 21  ( 0 90 )  years • Female among tested and confirmed cases is 54% and 47% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C24 91, C2W89, C4 80, C3 70, C15 70 )  • A total of 17 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 1.7%
[ 17 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A total of 3,116 cases of diarrhoeal diseases reported in EWARS in week 20. ▪ Among which 2,249 cases  ( 3.7% )  reported as acute watery diarrhoea  ( AWD ) , remaining 619  ( 1.0% )  and 248  ( 0.4% )  cases as other and bloody diarrhea, respectively.
[ 28th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Another 35 deaths were logged in the last 24 hours. Saturday witnessed the highest single day death toll  ( 39 )  in the last three months. On December 15, the country had recorded more Covid 19 casualties – 40 deaths. And on July 2 last year, the country had higher daily infections – 4,019.
[ 24rd April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning, 6,397 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,977 in Chittagong, 577 in Rajshahi, 668 in Khulna, 321 in Barisal, 365 in Sylhet, 413 in Rangpur, and 234 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.48%.
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Reacting to the fire in Cox's Bazaar refugee camps, Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said: “Our teams on the ground in Cox's Bazaar say the scale and intensity of the fire and its path of destruction is unlike anything they have witnessed before. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have lost their homes and belongings overnight.
[ 29th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: On the afternoon of Monday, 22 March 2021, a massive fire tore through Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Flames ate through the plastic sheeting and bamboo pole structures in seconds, filling the sky with plumes of black smoke. The fire spread rapidly.
[ 24rd April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Of them, 53 patients died in government hospitals, 34 in private hospitals, and one at home. Fifty six of the deceased patients were aged above 60, 17 between 51 and 60, five between 41 and 50, and five between 31 and 40. So far, 8,068 men  ( 73.67% )  and 2,884 women  ( 26.33% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country.
[ 27th March 2021,Bangladesh ]  Two of Friday's vaccine recipients experienced mild side effects. Until now, 927 people have recorded side effects after the initial dose of the vaccine.
[ 10 23 may, 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 777 confirmed cases  ( out of 1013 to date )  have been investigated by RIRTs by 23 May, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 2364 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1758  ( 74% )  contacts have seen their follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Fifty three  ( 3.0% )  tested positive cases during the follow up period. WHO is closely supporting contact tracing through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .
[ 10 23 may, 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugee/Host: Since the onset of the outbreak in 2017, Diphtheria surveillance is ongoing in the camps. The total number of diphtheria cases reported is 9274 to date  ( 3016 in 2017; 5330 in 2018; 614 in 2019; 226 in 2020 and 88 as of week 20, 2021 ) . In total, 9029 cases were reported in the camps and 245 from the host community, with 47 deaths registered in the refugee camps and none in the host community. While the first Diphtheria case was detected on 10 November 2017, the first death occurred on 29 December 2017 and the last death on 25 October 2019.
[ 10 23 may, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: DISTRICT LABORATORY: Between early April 2020 and 23 May 2021, a total of 149 223 tests for COVID 19 have been conducted of which 131 522 are from Cox's Bazar district and the remainder from Bandarban and Chittagong districts. A sharp increase in the number of tests conducted among the Rohingya refugees was observed in weeks 18 19 as compared to weeks 17 18 , from 2484 to 2332 tests. However, among the host community a slight increase was tested: from 4892 tests in weeks 16 17 to 5290 tests in week 19 20. Currently, 33 sample collection sites are operating for suspected COVID 19 patients.
[ 17th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The study, conducted from the last week of May till the first week of June, analyzed the genomic sequence of 60 samples from Covid 19 patients in the capital and found that 68% matched the Delta variant of Covid 19, AKM Tariful Islam Khan, icddr,b Senior Manager  ( communications ) , told Dhaka Tribune.
[ 4th  10th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: This week approximately 230,000 yaba pills and 42 litres of alcohol were captured by five different law enforcement agencies. Two Rohingya and 12 host community members were arrested for drug related crimes during the week. The two largest seizures were of 50,000 yaba tablets found by the Rapid Action Battalion  ( RAB )  in Ukhiya on 7 July and by the district police who found the pills under a bed in a house in Teknaf on 9 July.
[ 26th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 3,737 new Covid 19 cases in 24 hours   the highest single day cases reported in the country in over eight months. The last time more cases were recorded in a single day was on July 2 when 4,019 people tested positive for the deadly virus.
[ 4th  10th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Rohingyas are getting reckless day by day and becoming involved in many illegal activities such as drug smuggling, extortion, kidnapping, and robbery. − Police conducted a raid and arrested 19 men and women who had been on the run for a long time on charges of drugs, weapons, and various other offences from Teknaf.
[ 31 March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government launched a countrywide vaccination campaign on February 7. Those who are 40 years or above and the frontline workers are being prioritised. Until Monday, 5,139,679 people received the first dose, according to government data. To register for vaccination, one has to visit surokkha.gov.bd.
[ 31st March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Infrastructure Damage • Camp 9  Every or nearly every  ( 81 100% )  • Camp 8W  About half  ( 41 60% )  • Camp 8E  Some  ( 21 40% )  Shelter Damage • Camp 9  Every or nearly every  ( 81 100% )  • Camp 8W  About half  ( 41 60% )  • Camp 8E  Some  ( 21 40% )  Damaged Water points • Camp 9  Most ( 61 80% )  • Camp 8W  About half  ( 61 80% )  • Camp 8E  Some  ( 21 40% )  Damaged Latrines • Camp 9  Every or nearly every  ( 81 100% )  • Camp 8W  About half  ( 41 60% )  • Camp 8E  Some  ( 21 40% )
[ 15th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  In a notification on Tuesday morning, the Cabinet Division said the lockdown restrictions would be lifted from July 14 midnight to the morning of July 23. However, strict restrictions will resume from July 23 and will continue till August 5, as per the order.
[ 15th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As per the decision, the SSC and HSC examinees would be evaluated on three elective subjects of their group as boards had not evaluated them before on these, Dipu Moni said. Results on other mandatory subjects will be given based on subject mapping like last year. However, if it is not possible to take the examination considering the Covid 19 situation in the country, the education minister said the results of SSC, HSC, and equivalent examinations would be published through assignment or subject mapping only. The subject mapping will be done based on the previous JSC, JDC, SSC, and equivalent examination results.
[ 24 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 23 May 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release, 5 820 612 COVID 19 tests  ( RT PCR 98.1%, GeneXpert 0.8%, and Rapid Antigen 1.2% )  were conducted in Bangladesh with an overall positivity rate of 13.56%  ( 8.90% in the last 24 hours )  by 486 laboratories/test centres. So far, 73.1% of the samples  ( 4 256 408 )  have been tested for COVID 19 in government facilities  ( RT PCR 52/129, GeneXpert 39/42, and Rapid Antigen 315/315 ) . During the last week, one  ( 1 )  RT PCR lab  ( National Heart Foundation and Research Institute, Dhaka ) , six  ( 06 )  GeneXpert lab  ( Patiya Upazila Health Complex, Chattogram; BRAC TB Diagnostic Center, Netrokona; Gurudaspur Upazila Health Complex, Natore; DNCC Dedicated COVID 19 Hospital, Dhaka; Jashore Chest Disease Clinic, Jashore; and Gournadi Upazila Health Complex, Barishal )  and 20 Rapid Antigen test centres have been added to the network of COVID 19 testing facilities.
[ March 2021, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ]  Key recommendations ; Together with relevant actors and the communities, they should further the work on addressing the issue of female enrolment in host community and camps and also on the root causes of dropouts.
[ 24 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the reporting week, no positive case was identified at the IHR designated PoE of the country. Out of individuals sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at active PoEs during the week, 39% travelled from Qatar, 30% from India, 13% from Bahrain, 6% from Kuwait, 4% from Italy, 2% from Iraq, 1% each from UAE, Turkey, Germany, and France, and the remaining 2% from other countries.
[  4th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Indian origin Delta variant of Sars CoV 2, the coronavirus that causes Covid 19, is currently the most active variant in Bangladesh, confirms the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR ) . The Delta variant established its dominance in June as it was found in 78% of the total samples sequenced during the month, the IEDCR said in a report on Sunday.
[ 21 June 4July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Among the Rohingya refugee population, the number of confirmed COVID 19 cases has slightly increased over the past weeks. In week 26, a total of 123 positive cases were registered in the Rohingya refugee camps with a test positivity rate of 10.0%, in comparation to the 113 confirmed cases in week 24, with a test positivity rate 9.3%. As of 4 July 2021, a total of 1 854 COVID 19 cases have been reported among Rohingya.
[ 26 April 2021, Bangladesh ] The highest number of weekly cases  ( 47 392 )  reported in the epi week 14, 2021  ( 05 11 APR ) , and the highest daily cases 7 626 was recorded on 07 April 2021. The highest weekly death  ( 646 )  was recorded in week 16, 2021  ( 19 25 APR ) , with the highest daily death of 112 on 19 April 2021. In the reported week, COVID 19 daily average cases decreased to 3 767 from 4 885 in the week before.
[ 1 28th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In the camps affected by influx • Distribution of WASH hygiene kits and MHM kits to population affected by displacement/hosted • Hygiene promotion activities to be continued; community access to water and sanitation services, as well as hygiene items, to be monitored; • Hygiene promotion during distributions  ( focus on main diseases prevention key messages ) .
[ March 2021, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ]  In camps, education and child protection partners reported that, to prevent girls from dropping out of school due to child marriage, sensitization and awareness sessions should be conducted with the community, including caregivers, community leaders and religious leaders. Four caregivers KIs in camps reported that awareness sessions will be needed to ensure that girls are returning to schools. In the host community, educators should reportedly play the same role to prevent children from dropping out of school due to child labour.
[ 31st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.48%. Meanwhile, 2,219 people recovered from Covid 19 over the preceding 24 hours. Up till now, 542,399 patients   88.73%   have recovered from the disease caused by coronavirus.
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: In the past year, 14,000 Rohingya moved there and residential buildings, cyclone shelters, food silos, medical facilities and jetties have been built. About 4,200 are being transferred from the border camps to Chittagong port this week to be sent to Bhashan Char, but heavy seas have delayed their trip to the island.
[ 9th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Expressing hope the DNCC Covid hospital will start operating from next week, the committee also urged the government to quickly increase capacity of public hospitals in order to tackle the rising pressure of new patients. The committee also proposed the inclusion of private testing laboratories to decrease the pressure on government labs in testing Covid 19 samples.
[ 31st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country launched a countrywide vaccination drive on February 7. As the daily infection rate keeps rising, the government extended the closure of schools and colleges until May 23.
[ 22 March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  76% of KIs in camp 9 reported that nearly everyone does not have enough food stocks to cover the next five days, compared to 59% of KIs in camp 8W and 60% of KIs in camp 8E. Another 20% of KIs in camp 8E said most of the population does not have enough food stock for the next five days, as did 14% of KIs in camp 9, compare to only 3% of KIs in camp 8W.
[ 29 March 2021, Bangladesh ] Points of Entry  ( PoE )  & Quarantine: In the reported week  ( week 12, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at three international airports has decreased by 0.7% than the week before  ( 292 and 294 flights respectively )  and the number of incoming passengers has decreased by 1%  ( 37,665 and 38,017 respectively ) . In the reported week, 501 travellers were sent to Institutional Quarantine, and 41,076 sent for Home quarantine after passenger screening at the Points of Entry.
Re opening of schools / learning centres post COVID 19; Eighty two per cent  ( 82% )  of teachers in camps and 88% of teachers in the host community reported that teachers in their education facility had received training on how to prevent the spread of COVID 19. Furthermore, 66% of teachers in camps and 78% of teachers in the host community reported that their education facilities had begun to discuss what measures to prevent the spread of COVID 19 would be taken once schools re open. These measures focused on providing sanitation equipment, requesting students to wear masks, and limiting the number or spacing of students  ( Figure 34: Teachers reported COVID 19 prevention measures to be taken in their education facility, once re opened ) .
[ 7th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, oxygen supply at COVID 19 hospitals in Bangladesh is feared to be running out, while hospitals in capital Dhaka are nearing a breaking point amid a record surge in cases. The country's health officials say it would be difficult to address the demand for oxygen supply if the daily infections continue to remain high.
[ 4th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  BGB seized 120000 Yaba pills from Ukhiya and no one was arrested from the spot. There was a gunfight between the security force and the smugglers but no one was injured, and the criminals fled.
[ 4th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Six stores and houses have burned down in Pekua after a gas cylinder explosion.
[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Essence Industrial Gases Ltd is one such company. Abu Taher Chowdhury, its managing director, said that it imported gas cylinders for industrial and other purposes, but was now converting them to be sold as oxygen cylinders. Two months ago, there was no oxygen cylinder at Nayem Enterprise, a cylinder retailer at Mogbazar. It now sells medical oxygen cylinders at high prices without offering any warranty.
[ 6th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded the highest number of Covid 19 cases in a day    7,213    since the pandemic broke out in the country in March last year. Between 8am Monday and 8am Tuesday, the health directorate reported the new cases which took the total to 651,65
[ 6th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  During the late winter season, the infection rate had started decreasing sharply with the country recording 2.30% coronavirus positive cases on February 8 this year. But the number of cases started going up significantly in recent times, which forced the government to impose a week long countrywide lockdown from Monday.
[ 6th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The latest figures show an infection rate of 21.02%. To date, 4,847,935 Covid 19 tests have been conducted in the country, amounting to an overall infection rate of 13.44%. Tuesday was the third consecutive day that the daily tally of new cases and deaths crossed the 7,000 and 50 mark respectively.
[ 31st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  DMCH is facing a similar pressure of patients, even though a new building with 200 beds was recently added to it. There are no vacant ICU beds at five out of eight dedicated Covid 19 government hospitals in Dhaka, and only five out of 108 ICU beds are left. About 45 ICU beds are unoccupied at private facilities in the capital, but they are charging Tk50,000 Tk1 lakh for each day.
At the bus stands the teams monitor if passengers, staff and others maintain social distancing and wear masks and check for sufficient hand washing facility and other necessary hygiene practices.They also check whether or not disinfectants are sprayed in the transports regularly. In the mosques, BRAC teams monitor proper wearing of masks, carrying their own prayer mats and maintaining social distancing by the people congregating for prayers.
[ 26 April 9 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period, one  ( 01 )  new probable maternal deaths has been reported. In total 44 probable maternal/deaths of women of reproductive age  ( WRA,12 49 years )  have been reported in 2021, of which eleven  ( 11 )  deaths have been reported from facilities and directly undergone review by Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Surveillance and Response  ( MPMSR ) . Investigation of mortality due to suspected potential infectious causes i.e. SARI, Measles, Cholera, Diphtheria etc. is ongoing in the camps along with death due to maternal causes as high priority.
At the salons, proper wearing of masks by both the clients and service providers, keeping standard three feat distance in the seating arrangement and display of covid 19 awareness slogans at the entrances are checked by the teams.
[ 1 7 March 2021, COVID 19: Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period, a total of 2,519 samples were tested from the host and Rohingya community in Cox's Bazar district laboratory. • An increase was observed in the number of tests conducted among the Rohingya community population in week 9, from 91 to 108 tests per one hundred thousand population. A stable trend was observed in the number of tests conducted among the host community, 57 tests per one hundred thousand population in the last two weeks
[ 5 11 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  EWARS Reporting Updates ▪ Total 174 health facilities registered in EWARS ▪ Only 133/174 weekly reports received on time in week 27 ▪ Sixty one  ( 61 )  alerts were triggered in week 27 ▪ Timeliness of reporting for this week is 76% ▪ All alerts were reviewed and verified by WHO EWARS team, the number is less than that of previous week  ( 44 in week 26 ) .
[ 9th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  "The strict lockdown is being enforced per the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. There is no alternative to this in order to curb the Covid 19 surge," State Minister Farhad Hossain said.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  In reality, online education still remains a privilege of the few. Even access to relatively “low tech' initiatives like TV schooling is very limited in many countries including Bangladesh  ( BBS, 2019 ) 3 As a result, the actual participation and utilization rates of distance learning programmes in Bangladesh have been very limited based on the data from various sample surveys conducted over the course of 2020.
[ 15th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier on Saturday, Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury had told reporters that the government has decided to not reopen the institutions from May 23 as planned before, as the nationwide restrictions on public movement and gathering are going to be extended again from Monday. The Education Ministry is determined to keep the institutions closed until the infection rate reaches or drops below 5%, according to media reports.
18 March 2021, Cox's BAzar − A Bangladeshi youth named Rohmot Ullah died in a road accident in Ramu. Coxsbazar Journal  ( Bang. )  − A college student  ( Abdul Aziz, 17 )  was kidnapped for the second time in 15 days. He was kidnapped on 18 March from Ukhiya and found in a critical health condition in Naikkhongchhari, Bandarban. Coxsbazar News  ( Bang. )  − Police arrested two burglar and recovered stolen cows in Eidgaon area of Cox's Bazar. Coxsbazar News  ( Bang. )  − Coast Guard arrested three Myanmar nationals with 252 bottles of foreign whiskey in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. The incident took place near Naf river in the upazila on Thursday morning. Daily Bangladesh  ( Eng. )
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The pandemic resulted in a drastic reduction in utilization of the major essential health services across all levels of health systems between April and May 2020. These reductions in service utilization were due to multiple factors such as the shortening of outpatient visiting hours, redistribution, and re assignment of frontline health workers towards the COVID 19 pandemic response. Among the most affected areas were essential maternal and new born health services as well as supply chain of essential medicines for non communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes, mental health, and other chronic diseases and cancers.
[ 7th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities are set to begin administering the second doses of the Covid 19 vaccine from Thursday while continuing to administer the first doses, even though Bangladesh is yet to receive enough doses for the job to be done. Bangladesh has so far received 10.2 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine from India, including 7 million doses in official shipments and 3.2 million doses as gifts.
[ 7th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 5,568,703 first doses have been administered in Bangladesh. As a result, altogether 11,137,406 doses are required for those who have already received first doses. Despite the shortage of nearly a million doses, the government on Sunday decided to continue administering the first doses alongside the second doses.
[ 20th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   Other security incidents: There were two incidents of firearm seizures during the week both by members of the RAB in Teknaf. In one case two Rohingya members of Salman Shah gang were arrested in Jadimura Camp 27 with two locally made guns. In the second incident, a Rohingya was arrested in possession of another two localmade firearms in Muchni. There have been a number of election related violent incidents during the week. Seven people were injured when masked men attacked an opposition Bangladesh national party meeting in Pekua on 15 March. On 17 March one person was injured when a meeting organised by an Awami League candidate in Hoanak, Moheshkhali was attacked by opponents. In Ukhiya a teenage boy was kidnapped for the second time in 15 days on 18 March he was rescued in Naikkhongchhari, Bandarban District. A total of 19 people, including 7 women, suffered from injuries after assaults in the district during the week. Most of the disputes were either domestic or over the property.
[ 7 – 13 March 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ] Unnatural deaths: This week, there were two homicides: two host community alleged drug smugglers were killed by the Border Guard Bangladesh  ( BGB )  in a gunfight in Teknaf on 9 March. A total of 360,000 yaba tablets and a locally made gun were seized at the location of the shooting. There were three road accident deaths one drowning and one death of a labourer who was killed in a landslide while collecting sand. There was also a death from unknown causes in Ramu, the police suspect that it was the result of a stroke, but the family of the dead man were doubtful and requested an autopsy.
[ 10th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Health authorities on Wednesday recorded the highest number of new Covid 19 cases  ( 7,626 )  in a single day since the pandemic made landfall in the country in March last year. However, the number dropped to 6,854 on Thursday.
[ 22nd May 2021, Bangladesh ]  While talking to reporters at State guesthouse Padma, Dr Momen said there are people who could not take the second dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine due to its short supply from India.
[ April 9, 2021, Bangladesh ]  The virus claimed 568 lives in January this year in Bangladesh, 281 in February and 638 in March. The country has so far recorded 673,594 coronavirus cases, according to DGHS. Daily cases and infection rate had dropped below 5 percent earlier this year but then rose sharply as people remained reluctant about maintaining health safety rules.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  “Detachment from normal activities pushes children into a state of crisis that may increase the risk of psychiatric disorders that can lead to an acute stress disorder, adjustment disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder and attention deficit disorder,' he said.
[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government on Monday issued a gazette notification announcing a set of restrictions to be followed during the weeklong strict lockdown that started Wednesday to curb the alarming surge in Covid 19 cases and deaths.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Surveillance & Laboratory: As of 11 April 2021, 71.3% of reported cases were from Dhaka division  ( 61.5% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 12.2%, Rajshahi – 4.2%, Khulna – 4.1%, Sylhet – 2.6%, Rangpur – 2.5%, Barishal – 1.8% and the lowest 1.2% from Mymensingh division. While 57.7% of the reported death were from Dhaka division  ( 33.1% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 18.1%, Khulna – 6.3%, Rajshahi – 5.4%, Rangpur – 4.0%, Sylhet – 3.5%, Barishal – 3.0%, and the lowest 2.1% from Mymensingh division
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Add to this: prolonged isolation due to lockdown related restrictions that are forcing them to stay indoors. And the urban children are the most affected. "Feeling isolated can lead to poor sleep, poor cardiovascular health, lower immunity, depressive symptoms, and impaired executive function,' the American Psychological Association said in a recent study on the mental health of children, in a post Covid world.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In addition, overall health outcomes may have been negatively affected by the impact of the COVID 19 outbreak on health seeking behaviour, with the proportion of individuals reported sick enough to require medical treatment having dropped from 35% in 2019 to 9% in 2020. This is likely reflecting a drop in the proportion of individuals that sought treatment when they should have, and thus a reduction in health seeking behaviour.
[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The day's infection rate stood at 17.68%, the overall mortality rate remained at 1.45%, and the recovery rate at 85.91%. In the last 24 hours, 24,152 tests were conducted across 260 centres, and 24,212 Covid 19 samples were collected. Another 6,364 people recovered from the virus, taking the total recoveries to 621,300.
[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Sinha Roy, head of operations of BRAC SDP, presented findings from SDP's implementation experiences over the years at the event. The presentation pointed out that culture and traditional gender roles, gender stereotyping, lack of career guidance, safety concerns particularly fear of gender based violence and sexual harassment, family responsibilities, and availability of quality apprenticeship occupations are the major barriers for adolescent girls' and young women's access to skills learning.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  He added: “Children use cell phones to watch TV, play games, make phone calls and send text messages. Many older kids and teens have their own cell phones, which they are attached to 24/7 hours. “But are there risks to such frequent use by children, and if so is that different than the risks for adults?"