Latest updates on country situation
24 June 2024
Heavy rainfall in late May and June 2024 has resulted in floods in northeastern Bangladesh. The floods have affected more than two million people. According to a media source, around 53,000 people were residing in shelter centres on 22 June. The affected population, especially the displaced, have immediate needs for food, potable water, access to WASH facilities, and healthcare services. (BRAC 23/06/2024, CARE 21/06/2024, The Daily Star 23/06/2024)
24 June 2024
On 19 June 2024, heavy rainfall led to landslides and flooding in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. These have affected around 14,500 refugees, including around 3,650 displaced and ten deaths, damaged around 1,450 shelters and 1,250 basic infrastructure (including WASH facilities), and destroyed around 30 shelters. (ISCG 24/06/2024, STC 20/06/2024)
04 June 2024
Cyclone Remal has left at least 1.3 million people needing humanitarian assistance. Nearly 45% of these are in Pirojpur and Khulna districts. The cyclone has destroyed 40,000 houses and damaged 133,000, likely displacing 170,000 people. Affected people, especially the displaced, urgently need ready-to-eat or cooked food, cooking utensils, fuel, potable water, adequate shelter, and housing repair assistance. The cyclone has also destroyed 26,000 WASH facilities (tube wells and latrines) and damaged 129,000, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases, such as diarrhoea. There is an urgent need to restore WASH facilities, deliver WASH and dignity kits, and provide healthcare support. Initial estimates indicate that nearly half of the standing crops and nearly a quarter of the local food storage in the assessed districts have been damaged. Affected farmers need agriculture inputs and emergency livelihood support. (CARE 31/05/2024, UNICEF 02/06/2024, IFRC 29/05/2024)
28 May 2024
On 26 May 2024, Tropical Cyclone Remal made landfall in Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. The cyclone affected 3.7 million people and by 28 May had displaced around 800,000 in Bangladesh. The cyclone also destroyed around 35,500 houses and damaged 115,000. Immediate needs include shelter, food, potable water, WASH facilities, and healthcare services. (ECHO 28/05/2024, MODMR 28/05/2024, Prothom Alo 28/05/2024)
24 May 2024
On 24 May 2024, fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia upazila, Cox’s Bazar district, destroyed or damaged around 220 shelters and damaged 54 WASH facilities and two child-friendly spaces. The fire displaced around 1,000 refugees to communal facilities and other refugee shelters. The humanitarian response is underway. (ECHO 26/05/2024)
19 March 2024
In 2024, around one million registered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh require humanitarian assistance. Close to 943,000 refugees live in the camps in Ukhia and Teknaf subdistricts in Cox’s Bazar district, while nearly 34,000 live on the island of Bhasan Char in Hatiya subdistrict. Nearly 95% of the refugees are dependent on humanitarian assistance. The most commonly reported needs include access to food, protection, shelter materials, energy solutions, and cooking items. The food security situation has deteriorated. To cope, the refugees are purchasing less preferred and less expensive food, borrowing food or relying on support from friends or relatives, reducing meal size and quantity, buying food on credit, or borrowing money. Women and children make up nearly 80% of the refugee population. They face the risk of abuse, exploitation, and gender-based violence and have heightened protection concerns. (ISCG et al. 13/03/2024, ISCG et al. 28/02/2024, UNHCR 17/03/2024)
07 January 2024
On 7 January, a fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, destroyed nearly 750 shelters. It damaged or destroyed around 120 facilities, including learning centres, mosques, and healthcare centres, displacing 5,000 Rohingya refugees. They are temporarily residing in community centres or homes of other community members. (UNHCR 07/01/2024, UNHCR 09/01/2024, IOM 06/12/2018)
current crises
in
Bangladesh
These crises have been identified through the INFORM Severity Index, a tool for measuring and comparing the severity of humanitarian crises globally.
BGD013 - Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh
Last updated 20/06/2024
Drivers
Cyclone
Floods
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
2.6 Medium
Access constraints
2.0
BGD012 - Chronic Food Security Crisis in Bangladesh
Last updated 20/06/2024
Drivers
Food Security
Socio-political
Cyclone
Floods
Other seasonal event
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
3.6 High
Access constraints
2.0
BGD001 - Country Level
Last updated 20/06/2024
Drivers
Conflict
Violence
Displacement
Floods
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
4 High
Access constraints
3.0
BGD002 - Rohingya Refugees
Last updated 20/06/2024
Drivers
Conflict
Violence
Displacement
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
3.2 High
Access constraints
2.0
REG011 - Rohingya Regional Crisis
Last updated 17/06/2024
Drivers
Crisis level
Regional
Severity level
4.1 Very High
Access constraints
5.0
Analysis products
on
Bangladesh
12 June 2024
Bangladesh: impact of tropical cyclone remal
DOCUMENT / PDF / 381 KB
On 26 May 2024, Cyclone Remal, the first of the March-July cyclone season, made landfall near the Mongla and Khepupara coasts, in the Khulna and Barishal divisions of Bangladesh. By 2 June, the cyclone and subsequent flooding had resulted in widespread destruction across 19 districts, affecting an estimated 4.6 million people.
28 May 2024
Global increase of cholera: aggravated by vaccine shortage and El Niño
DOCUMENT / PDF / 341 KB
This report highlights the key contributing factors and aggravating conditions that can increase the global prevalence of cholera, focusing particularly on the impact of the global OCV shortage that is heightening humanitarian needs among affected populations and those vulnerable to spread.
26 September 2023
Bangladesh: 2023 dengue outbreak
DOCUMENT / PDF / 1 MB
Bangladesh is experiencing its largest and most severe dengue outbreak since the country began compiling data on cases in 2000. As at 16 September 2023, nearly 167,700 confirmed dengue cases were reported, exceeding by over 66,300 the previous highest record of around 101,300 for the entire 2019.
23 May 2023
Impact of Cyclone Mocha
DOCUMENT / PDF / 931 KB
On 14 May 2023, the extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha made landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu township in Myanmar. The cyclone caused significant damage to critical infrastructure, houses, and shelters in western and northern Myanmar, and in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chattogram division.
Attached resources
12 May 2023
Rising violence, insecurity, and protection concerns in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps
DOCUMENT / PDF / 744 KB
There are about 931,000 registered Rohingya refugees living in the camps of Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas in Cox’s Bazar. Nearly 30,000 registered Rohingya refugees have been relocated and are living in houses in Bhasan Char, an island off the Bangladeshi coast.