[ 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.

Humanitarian conditions->Physical and mental well being


[ 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.

At risk->Risk and vulnerabilities
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


[ 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?"


[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  BRAC's Gender, Justice and Diversity Programme director Nobonita Chowdhury emphasised bringing change in designing proper interventions. “Instead of designing interventions separately, we need to focus on making integrated interventions in line with mainstreaming women empowerment in different sectors.'

Priority interventions->Expressed by humanitarian staff


[ 16th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Losing jobs or moving back home indicates the possible loss of livelihood income and subsequent unemployment at the villages will have led to miserable conditions. One can assume that local level livelihood options are not created. It should be noted that many of the returnees will have no livelihood options once they are back.


[ March 2021, Bangladesh ] The value of preparing for multiple shocks: The 2020 monsoon floods struck in the middle of a global pandemic that severely interrupted markets and transport and worsened the situation of many who already had little buffer to withstand a crisis.

Impact->Impact on systems, services and networks


[ 5 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the past week  ( epidemiological week 13, 2021 ) , Bangladesh reported 41 650 new cases, a 67.7% increase compared to last week; the case per 100 000 population per week is 24.5. The country reported 362 new death, a 69.2% increase; death per 100 000 per week is 0.2. The weekly new test is 194 555  ( daily average: 27 794 ) , an 8.3% increase than the week before; tests per 100 000 per week is 114; the weekly average test positivity rate  ( TPR )  is 21.4%, TPR increased by 54.9% from last week. Overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  is 1.45% which was 1.49% last week.


[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  "Almost a year has passed and the situation is changing. The health guidelines now need to be updated based on research and observations since the beginning of the pandemic," he added.


[ 1st Jan  30th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Acute Watery Diarrhoea  ( AWD )  cases increased significantly in the camps and host communities in the months of May and June  ( 48% ) . Out of 537 admitted cases in Diarrhoeal Treatment Centre  ( DTC ) /AWD Isolation Unit, 75 cases were Rapid Diagnostic Test positive and/or culture positive till the end of June 2021 in the Rohingya camps  ( 53 )  and host communities  ( 22 )  of Cox's Bazar, Ukhia and Teknaf.


[ 15th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Police put up barricades across the capital city, including residential areas, to halt and discourage a random breach of the lockdown by people going out of home. The law enforcers deployed additional forces in this regard, which was noticed in several areas of Dhaka city in the morning. They were so desperate to check unnecessary movement of people that almost everybody crossing a check post had to face interrogation even after availing a “movement pass' issued by the police.


[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The government might have developed adequate health care facilities in the capital but it had failed to create a minimum of health care facilities at many of the districts, he added. The member of the National Technical Advisory Committee  ( NTAC )  said a total of 36 districts did not have sufficient facilities to provide treatment to critical patients locally. So many patients died while trying to reach Dhaka. Besides, there was a scarcity of facilities in Dhaka as well. “If patients had received oxygen in time, many of them would be saved,' Dr Nazrul Islam added.


[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The government had imposed a “loose' nationwide lockdown for one week from April 5 as part of its move to contain the spike in both coronavirus infections and fatalities. But the government allowed the resumption of public transport in city corporation areas from April 7 as well as reopening shops and shopping malls for five days from April 9 in the face of protests against the lockdown. The lockdown remained in place until the fresh lockdown came into effect.


[ 11 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  2. With effect from 0001 BST on 14 April 2021 until 2359BST on 20 April 2021, all sorts of domestic/local/training flights will remain suspended. Only the cargo, medevac, humanitarian/relief and the flights cleared under special consideration will be allowed to operate.


[ 27 April, 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  COVID 19 updates: • Lockdown extended till 5th May – no inter district travel – GoB and RRRC last Directive. • Food distributions exempted and fire response • Partners to report access and any other issue encountered.


[ April 12, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, 581,113 patients have recovered so far, including 4,523 in the last 24 hour period, the DGHS said. A sharp rise in cases prompted the government to enforce a seven day lockdown from April 5 but it was ineffective. The government extended the lockdown by two more days and announced to enforce a “strict seven day lockdown' from April 14. All modes of public transports, including those of road, river, railway and air, will remain suspended during this period.


[ April 12, 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government launched a vaccination campaign on February 7 with doses received from the Serum Institute of India continues. Experts are calling for ramping up the drive and urging people to follow the health guidelines to keep themselves and others around them safe. On April 8, Bangladesh began its second phase of inoculation amid uncertainty over vaccine availability.


[ 5th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Those who have received the first dose of Covid 19 vaccine will start receiving SMS for the second dose from today  [ Monday ] ,' Spokesperson of the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  Prof Dr Md Nazmul Islam told BSS on Monday night. Simultaneously, the government will continue administering the first dose of the vaccine and those who have registered will also receive confirmation SMS, he added.


[ 1st Jan  30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh started vaccinations against COVID 19 on 7 February, as of 30 June 2021, 3,654,280 male  ( 62 per cent )  and 2,239,720 female  ( 38 per cent )  were vaccinated with the first dose which was 3.41 per cent of total population. In addition, 4,291,707 people  ( 64 per cent male and 36 per cent female )  were vaccinated with the second dose which was 73 per cent of the first dose recipients. Scarcity of vaccines for such a large population  ( including covering vulnerable people and high risk groups in remote areas and slum areas )  is a major challenge for COVID 19 vaccination. Procuring vaccines through bilateral agreement and dose sharing through the COVAX facility will make vaccine available by the end of this year, and a community based approach of vaccination will cover the remote and high risk population. In addition, COVID 19 vaccination for Rohingya population is planned from 16 August 2021.


[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Among the sexual harassment contents, 35.71% was spread openly in cyberspace, especially on social media platforms. It found that in 35.71% of cases the victims were familiar with the oppressor, while 33.77% of cases, were affair related whereas in 14.29 cases victims were unknown to the harasser. For sexual harassment, the establishment of sexual relation was found in 63.07% incidents while in 6.25% cases was found as revenge, 23.86% was an attempt to snatch away money and property.


[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, 7,219 tested positive over the same time, taking the total number of infections to 691,957. The death toll in the country currently stands at 8,523 with a mortality rate of 1.42%. On March 5, the 7 day moving average of deaths in Bangladesh was 6.57   the lowest since May 2020. On Sunday, the 7 day rolling average stood at 67.57   the highest since the pandemic began, to be broken again on Monday.


As of 28 March 2021, a total of 438 COVID 19 cases have been reported among Rohingya/FDMN. With a total of 62 cases, Camp 24 has the highest number of cases to date further ahead from Camp 2W with 43 and Camps 3 and 15 with 33 and 28 cases, respectively. To date, 25 cases were reported from Camp 6, 22 from Camp 2E and 19 from Camp 4. Camps 5 and Camp 1W had 17 and 14 cases, respectively, and camp 22 had 13 cases. Camps 7, 9, 10, 17, 20 Extension and Camp 26 had twelve cases each. Camp 1E registered 11 cases. As for Camps 16 and 18, ten and nine cases were reported to date. Camp 8W reported eight cases. Camps 12 registered 7 cases while Camps 11, 19, and Nayapara RC have recorded 5 cases. The remainder Camps  ( Kutupalong RC, 4 Extension, 8E, 14, 20, 21, 23, 25 and 27 )  have so far had less than 5 cases.


[ 1 April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Six health facilities were damaged or destroyed by the fire: one specialized clinic, one Primary Health Care  ( PHC )  facility, and one Health Post  ( HP )  were destroyed while another PHC and HP were partially damaged. In addition, a secondary health center  ( Turkish Field Hospital )  which played a key role as a referral facility in the camps was destroyed.


[ 12  18 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Community Health Workers  ( CHWs )  visited 128,787 households; of which 1,542 individuals with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 22 with moderate to severe COVID like symptoms were identified. The cumulative number of persons identified with mild and moderate to severe symptoms are 159,235 and 932 respectively. A total of 1,077 individuals with COVID like symptoms were referred to health facilities, whereas the cumulative figure of referral is 84,648


[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A key component of the agricultural economy of Bangladesh • Over $16bn in economic value  ( $10bn beef cattle market value and $6.57bn milk market value )  • Significant source of direct and indirect employment ( 20% directly and 50% indirectly )  • In 2019 20, it contributed 1.43% of GDP and 13.44% of agricultural GDP • During the first 4 years of the 7FYP, the sector expanded at an average 3.4% annual rate, higher than the 2.8% annual rate of the 6FYP


[ 17 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 16 May 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release, 5 707 716 COVID 19 tests  ( RT PCR 98.2%, GeneXpert 0.8%, and Rapid Antigen 1.0% )  were conducted in Bangladesh with an overall positivity rate of 13.67%  ( 6.69% in the last 24 hours )  by 459 laboratories/test centres. So far, 73.3% of the samples  ( 4 182 491 )  have been tested for COVID 19 in government facilities  ( RT PCR 52/128, GeneXpert 34/36, and Rapid Antigen 295/295 ) . During the last week, one  ( 1 )  GeneXpert lab  ( Kalmakanda Upazila Health Complex, Netrokona )  and 04 Rapid Antigen test centres have been added to the network of COVID 19 testing facilities.


[ 22nd Mar 2021, Bangladesh ]   RECOMMENDATION I.: Prioritize site cleaning, including the removal Of debris and solid waste, remediation Of discharged extinguisher residue and inventory Of tube wells and faecal sludge System Status. Monsoon season is quickly approaching; thus, debris, solid waste and fire extinguisher residues need to be properly removed to prevent flooding and contamination Of the environment and neighbouring communities. Additionally, a full inventory Of wash infrastructure and their Status  ( i.e. damaged, functioning, etc. )  Will be critical to develop plans for phased decommissioning, if needed.


[ 21st May 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the minister, the paperwork with Russia regarding vaccine procurement is not going smoothly either. “Some of the documents regarding the deal with Russia have been inked, while some have not. The number of vaccine doses has been revised.


[ 20 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Depression  ( 5 to 99 years ) : Overall, 51% adults reportedly feel depressed at least a few times a year, most commonly on a monthly basis, as reported for 16% of adults  ( Figure 9 ) . Of those reportedly experiencing feelings of depression at least a few times a year, the experienced level of depression often tended to be strong. Overall, 46% reportedly experienced “a lot' of feelings of depression when experiencing them, and only 12% reportedly experienced “a little' feeling of depression  ( Figure 10 ) . Similar to the experience of feelings of anxiety, 59% of adults reportedly experiencing feelings of depression on a daily or weekly basis experience “a lot' of feelings of depression. In contrast, 58% of those experiencing feelings of depression on a monthly basis or a few times a year reportedly “only' experience “a little' feeling of depression.35 Among 5 to 17 year olds, 13% were reported as seeming very sad or depressed at least a few times a year. However, also in this case, the proportion of 5 to 17 year olds, for whom respondents did not answer or did not know how to answer was relatively high  ( 11% )


[ 21st May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Amid the shortage, as many as 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm Covid 19 vaccine, donated by the Chinese government to Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka on May 12. The health authorities currently have around 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the second shot, but there are over two million people who are waiting for the second jab.


[ 21st May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Earlier, Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights leader Syed Ullah said people in the camps were living in fear due to the recent surge in Covid 19 there. “The camps are crowded, so the risk  [ of being infected ]  is high. And many people do not know how to protect themselves from the virus,' he added.

Impact->Impact on people
At risk->Risk and vulnerabilities
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  There are also fears that crowding at markets to buy animals for slaughter and big gatherings during the festival could become super spreader events. The revived inoculation programme kicked off on a large scale on Tuesday with two million shots of Sinopharm from China and 2.5 million Moderna doses from the United States via the COVAX programme. So far, 4.2 million people in Bangladesh have been fully vaccinated with two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine bought or donated from India. A further 1.6 million have received one shot.


[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh will lift its nationwide coronavirus lockdown for the country's second biggest religious festival, the government said on Tuesday, even as new infections soared to record levels. The cabinet said all restrictions would be eased in the country of 169 million people from Thursday, ahead of the Eid al Adha festival which will be celebrated from July 20 to 22 this year. The removal of the curbs would “normalise economic activities' ahead of the celebrations, it added.


[ 19th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh said it urgently needed 1.6 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc's Covid 19 vaccine to provide second doses and it had approached several countries for help, including the United States and Canada. Bangladesh has an agreement with the Serum Institute of India  ( SII ) , which manufactures the AstraZeneca shot, for 30 million doses, but has received only 7 million.

Priority needs->Expressed by humanitarian staff


The long term impact is serious as school life of the poor is affected by the economic loss, food access reduction and the stress of insecurity. Decline of savings meant that the future education support prospect is significantly affected.

Impact->Impact on people
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Humanitarian space and operational constraints: r. A series of restrictive and reactive measures were taken by the Bangladeshi authorities such as suspension of NGO activities,142 increased surveillance and persistent information requests including confidential data such as patient data in COVID 19 cases, as well as personal data of Rohingya volunteers and humanitarian staff, from multiple government actors, denial/delays in visas for humanitarian staff, and telecommunications restrictions among others. There was also a crackdown on Rohingya civil society groups operational in the camps as well as those agencies which support them

Humanitarian access->Population to relief


[ 15th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the lockdown, all business establishments, shops and eateries in the upazila will remain closed. However, local grocery shops will be allowed to operate only for limited hours. There will be strict restrictions on public movement in the upazila. No one will be allowed to step out without any valid reason, according to the Deputy Commissioner.


[ 1st April, 2021, Bangladesh ] B. Qualitative Findings: Main challenges caused by economic constraints: Income: For Bangladesh, as with the rest of the world, economic became a co factor of social misery and distress. In case of Bangladesh, this was more so. Respondents represented different economic strata but all appeared to have suffered. They range from those who lived half fed to those who had to drastically economize.


[ 7th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The district administration has extended the ongoing “special lockdown' in Chapainawabganj till June 16 midnight with some relaxations on health norms.


[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  On Monday afternoon, while talking to this newspaper, Press Information Department  ( PID )  Principal Information Officer Surath Kumar Sarker said the ongoing rules on restrictions on movement were supposed to remain in force during the fresh lockdown. The second phase of lockdown, which started on April 14, is scheduled to end at 12 midnight on April 21. The next 7 day lockdown is supposed to start again from 6am on April 22.


[ March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  The Bangladesh Government relocated two more groups of 4,000 and 4,750 refugees to Bhasan Char island in March/early April. This brings the total number of refugees on the island to approximately 18,750 people. A UN team completed a first visit to Bhasan Char from 17 to 20 March


[ March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  • COVID 19 cases continued to rise throughout the country in March with 421 new positive cases reported in the host community and 32 in the Rohingya refugee camps.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Both refugee and host: Local economy: Access to active, regular and diverse income generating activities was found to be a key driver of household wellbeing. Involvement in regular wage employment, trade, service based self employment and farming  ( subsistence and commercial )  significantly correlates with the non adoption of negative coping mechanisms and lower levels of vulnerability.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Both refugee and host: Three out of five Rohingya households with an income generating activity were engaged in elementary occupations – their primary activity was unskilled labour: this share was more than half in unregistered camps  ( 58 percent )  and much lower among the registered Rohingya  ( 33 percent )  and hosts  ( 27 percent ) . The skill gaps observed through the nature of the main income generating activities reported by households significantly correlate with the main breadwinner's educational attainment and age: older and more educated breadwinners tend to carry out more formal or regular work.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Both refugee and host: Day labourers in both populations faced the harshest livelihoods losses during the COVID 19 lockdown, whereas monthly salaried workers were most protected. The steeper and relatively longer decline in the economic activity of the Rohingya population significantly correlates with their higher share of irregular daily wage based employment. For a day labourer, a day with no activity means no income; formal salaried jobholders have a better chance of an organization covering their salaries despite business closures. The reduction in non critical humanitarian activities during the lockdown contributed to the contraction of self reliance activities in the camps, which are highly dependent on the aid economy35  ( Figure 29 ) . The recovery in humanitarian operations revived the camp economy implying an aid dependent as opposed to a resilient camp economy


[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Such an erosion of coping capacities will likely render households more vulnerable to future shocks as well as a possibly continued disruption of assistance and lack of access to livelihood opportunities.


[ 22 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 situation in Bangladesh: Bangladesh registered 95 more Covid related deaths in 24 hours till Wednesday that pushed up the total number of fatalities to 10,683. Besides, 4280 people were found to be infected with the virus during the period, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a handout.


[ 27th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: There is a reported increase in violence among polygamous families in both refugee and the host communities.


[ 13th April 2021 Cox's Bazar ]  Fire response updates: Affected areas: Camp 9, 8W and 8E Affected individuals: 48,300 people were directly affected, losing their shelters, belongings and food – indirectly 92,000 people affected

Impact->Number of people affected
Impact->Impact on people


[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In 27% of male and 20% of female FGDs, participants suggested humanitarian agencies should be more flexible about who from the household can collect the assistance, and they should improve staff behaviour and monitor conduct at distribution sites.

Priority interventions->Expressed by population


[ 1st April, 2021, Bangladesh ] As Covid 19 type situations may continue, causing nutrition compromise to even households with low economic distress, emergency healthy meal menus should be developed and made part of regular nutrition education programme. Consider nutrition support to member households particularly with children in times of Covid 19


[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The financing will cover the cost of deployment of the vaccines acquired through the Covid 19 Vaccine Global Access Facility  ( Covax )  for about 20% of the population. For the remaining 11% of the population, the financing will cover direct purchases of vaccines from manufacturers or through Covax, and the costs related to administering the vaccination.


[ 7th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: While the reason behind the fire is yet to be known, it is the latest incident to cost lives of the refugees, who have been living in the Muslim majority country for decades. The refugees have witnessed several other fire incidents in recent weeks, including the most devastating one on March 22 that killed at least 11 people, burned over 10,000 shanties and left more than 45,000 others homeless.

Casualties->Dead
Shock/event->Type and characteristics


[ 11th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Public university teachers are also found to be unwilling to conduct exams online as they are yet to become accustomed with the changes and challenges that come with online education. According to university officials, students find it easy to attend classes and theory based exams online. But those who come from medical, engineering, and other technical streams do not feel the same as they have both lab classes and exams a task too difficult, but not impossible to be performed virtually.


[ 11th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology  ( Buet )  was among the first public universities to start taking classes and exams online. They evaluated their students based on a revised grading policy tailor made for online education to avoid session jams. But things have changed and the Buet authorities are no longer interested in continuing the online exams anymore.


[ 30 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Lockdown extended till May 5: To break the Covid chain, the government enforced a nationwide lockdown in early April. Having failed to achieve the intended results, it imposed a strict lockdown on April 11 and then extended it up to April 28. On Wednesday, the government issued a circular extending the lockdown up to May 5, as there is no improvement in the Covid 19 situation. However, shops and shopping malls will remain open from 10am to 8pm during the period, the announcement said.


[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Old Dhaka remains a ticking time bomb during fires because of illegal chemical warehouses, unplanned building construction, narrow roads and high population density. In February 2019, a devastating fire at Wahed Mansion in the Churihatta area of Chawkbazar claimed 71 lives. In June 2010, a deadly fire in Nimtoli took 124 lives.


[ March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Households buying food on credit went up since last year due to low purchasing power. However, traders are increasingly becoming worried about the ability of households to repay debts with the increasing mobility restrictions and limited income earning opportunities.


[ 9th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In Chakaria, miscreants attacked and injured a BCL leader due to personal enmity. BGB arrested two Bangladeshi drug smugglers including one female from Naikkhongchhari with 9163 pieces Yaba. − RAB arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Teknaf with 20000 pieces Yaba Tablets. Police arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Chakaria with 6800 pieces Yaba.


[ June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In addition, security forces arrested 62 drug smugglers including 6 Rohingya males with 369,694 yaba tablets outside of the district but having a direct link to Cox's Bazar.


[ 22nd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  International travellers entering the country will be required to go through 14 day institutional quarantine at hotels at their own expenses. Arrangements have to be made for the sale and purchase of daily necessities in open space in compliance with hygiene rules. Pharmacies must ensure proper hygiene. Healthcare facilities will have to ensure proper hygiene measures, including wearing face masks all the time.


[ 9th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 09 April, Armed Police Battalion  ( APBn )  arrested a Rohingya drug dealer with 1 000 pieces of Yaba tablet in Camp 24 of Leda in Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar. − A youth has been arrested with counterfeit money  ( 25000 BDT )  in a police operation in Ukhia. APBn arrested three Rohingya gamblers from Camp 24 with their playing equipment.


[ 23rd April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Currently, 19,165 people are in isolation and 53,994 are quarantined. On Friday, another 16,784 people got the first dose, taking the total number of first doses to 5,778,686. While 151,988 got the second dose during the same time, taking the total vaccinated to 1,967,975. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus strain which was later named Sars CoV 2.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] There is need to step up social behaviour change communication  ( SBCC )  and counselling efforts to promote consumption of more animal protein source, fruits and other iron rich foods which are key to improving household diet diversity and nutrition outcomes.


[ 22nd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 7,886 men  ( 73.82% )  and 2,797 women  ( 26.18% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country. Since the beginning, 6,237 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,926 in Chittagong, 565 in Rajshahi, 655 in Khulna, 317 in Barisal, 355 in Sylhet, 404 in Rangpur, and 224 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.46%.


[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Additionally, bank branches, sub branches, and its ATM booths located in the sea, land and airports, as well as customs areas should be opened at all times by consulting with the local administration and customs authorities. The central bank also asked the lenders to keep adequate cash and internet services at their ATM booths to ensure uninterrupted service to their clients.


[ 22nd Mar 2021, Bangladesh ]  RECOMMENDATION 3. Target reforestation efforts in flood, windstorm and landslide prone areas. Reforestation along slopes, roadside and riparian Systems should be prioritized to reduce soil erosion and mitigate flooding, in addition to establishing plantations along roads, hilltops and Other high priority areas for windbreaks. Mechanical slope stabilisation measures, such as terracing, should be combined with plantation Of surface grasses and deep  rooted bushes or trees to prevent surface erosion and stabilize the soil. All reforestation efforts should align with technical guidance from the Forest Department and the Food and Agriculture Organization  ( FAO ) .


[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has decided to close its border with India for the next 14 days to control the spread of the deadly virus. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told Dhaka Tribune on Sunday a ban on entry from India has been imposed in line with the instructions of the prime minister's office. However, trade through the borders will continue. “The movement of cargo will continue," Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told the UNB.


[ 30 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Adolescents also felt tense and anxious because of their family's financial struggles. Lockdown caused economic hardship for many families, with adolescents reporting that family members who worked could no longer do so.


[ 19 April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Injuries: The results of HI's Assessment in Camp 9 shows: • 31% of respondents didn't get injured • 22% of respondents have minor injuries • 22% of them have medium injuries • 6% of them have severe injuries • 9% of them got minor burns • 9% of them got medium level burns. Through CBM  CDD's assessment   it was also identified that in Camp 8W persons with disabilities were injured while trying to escape from the fire


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  There are no beds empty in the Intensive Care Units  ( ICUs )  for coronavirus patients in seven of the ten government Covid 19 dedicated hospitals in the country. The department said in a statement that the ICU at Kurmitola General Hospital has 10 beds, Sheikh Russell Gastroliver Hospital has 16 beds, Government Employees Hospital has six beds, Dhaka Medical College Hospital has 20 beds, Mugda Hospital has 19 beds, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital has 10 beds and Bangabandhu Medical College Hospital has 20 beds, all of which are currently occupied by patients.


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Traders and employees of emergency goods transportation services, businessmen and job holders would be given movement passes after verification, said a Police Headquarters official. A pass can be used for one way movement and another pass has to be acquired for the subsequent return.


[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Participants were particularly upset about the loss of documents from Myanmar since these cannot be replaced. They said they could go to information desks to reissue cards lost due to the fire or reach out to CiCs  ( Camp in Charge: Official from the Bangladesh's Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission ) , service providers, mahji  ( Rohingya community leaders, selected by CiC and camp authorities )  or NGOs such as The Danish Refugee Council  ( DRC )  to complain about lost documents.


[ 26th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has decided to extend the ongoing strict “lockdown' for another week in a bid to stem the spread of Covid 19. The decision was made in line with suggestions by public health experts and considering the global Covid 19 situation, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said on Monday. However, shops and malls will be allowed to be open from 10am to 8pm, he said. "An official notification is likely to be issued on Tuesday."


[ 26th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In a media release, the Foreign Ministry said travelling through land borders would remain temporarily suspended from 6am on April 26 to 6pm on May 9. According to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) , the highly infectious Indian variants of Sars CoV 2, the coronavirus that causes Covid 19, must be prevented from entering Bangladesh to tackle an inevitable disaster.


[ 26th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and 1,005 hospitals outside the capital on Monday, the DGHS said, adding that the immunization program will begin at 8am and it will continue till 2.30 pm every day. But some hospitals will continue the vaccination program throughout the day, the health official said. The inoculation would be administered among people in government hospitals up to upazila level while 7,234,754 people got registered till 5.30pm on Monday.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Food consumption: Significant expenditure was reported for salt and spices, even though they have no caloric value. Rohingya households spend around BDT 65 per person per month on spices, compared with BDT 28 for host community households. The difference is driven by differing taste profiles between the populations and the tendency to use flavoring to compensate for the lack of variety of food available to them. So even though they do not add nutritional value, condiments have significant value in making the limited food available palatable, given local tastes and preferences.


[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: In week 8, 35 cases came out positive in comparation with the 20 positive cases registered in the previous week. In week 12, the number of positive COVID 19 cases registered among the host community is 203. The positivity also rises from 2.2 percent in week 8, to 8.8 percent in week 12. . Most cases increased in the municipality area with more than 50% of new cases  ( 247 out of 426 )  contributing to the total number in the district.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Overall expenditure patterns: Expenditure patterns across both populations remained comparable to previous years, with food taking a disproportionately large share of monthly expenditure. Excluding the estimated value of assistance, Rohingya households spend 64 percent of their monthly budget on food while host community households spend 65 percent.


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, "Movement Pass" – a permit that is required to be outside during the lockdown in case of emergency – is also being checked by the police at the different checkpoints and people without one are being sent back home for unnecessary movement. Most of them, after being questioned by the police, showed medical reasons for being on the streets.


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  To ensure that the lockdown is properly enforced and people abide by the Covid health safety restrictions, police in Dhaka have been active on the city streets since Wednesday morning. They have set up checkpoints at almost every major intersection in Dhaka along with exit and entry points of the capital as roads remained mostly empty. But people with emergency work were seen travelling on the streets.


[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Till Sunday afternoon, a total of 5.6 million people had received the first dose and 1.1 million received the second dose of the Covid 19 vaccine. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus named Sars CoV 2.


[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, the price of these flow meter with regulator, nasal cannula and trolley increased three times more. Data shows, on July 14 last year, a total of 974 kg of oxygen cylinders with 1.5 cubic metre capacity was imported through Dhaka port at Tk624 per kg, and on July 18, 15,240 kg cylinders were imported at around Tk238  ( $2.80 )  per kg,


[ 17th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the same period, 16,185 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in 257 authorized labs across the country. Some 15,413 samples were collected in the 24 hours. Official data shows the number of samples tested gradually dropped below the 19,000 mark, down from around 34,000 samples in a span of just five days.


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Till 2:30pm Wednesday, a total of 5.6 million people had received the first dose and 733,175 people the second dose of the Covid 19 vaccine. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus named Sars CoV 2.


[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  SOIL STABILIATION. Soils infiltration rate remained high despite the fire, therefore surface run off is not likely to increase in the fire affected area. However, most of the area is dominated by sandy soil that has low aggregation properties and is highly susceptible to washout. In order to stabilize the soil, EETWG recommends prioritizing biological land stabilization using the FAO Restoration Guidelines


[ 20th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Khulna Division has again recorded the highest Covid 19 deaths in a day    28    since the pandemic started in the country last year. In the 24 hours between 8am Saturday and 8am Sunday, the division also recorded 763 new Covid 19 cases across the 10 districts under it. Dr Rasheda Sultana, the director of the divisional health office, confirmed on Sunday afternoon the latest data, which took the division's death toll to 827 and the total number of cases to 45,032.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Food assistance: The food assistance temporarily shifted from value to commodity vouchers, with the scale up of the e voucher programme continuing uninterrupted. Coverage grew to 97 percent of households in November 2020, and as of February 2021, 99 percent of beneficiary households received assistance through e vouchers. Assistance modality was switched back to value vouchers from December 2020. The commodity vouchers provided about 14 fixed food items which continued to ensure the typical food basket met the minimum caloric requirement of 2100 kcal/person/day and the nutritional value of items. Local food preferences were considered as much as the fixed basket would allow, which is still more than what in kind entitlements 41 would provide.


[ 21st June 2021, Cox's Bazar ] “ Refugees: In Bangladesh, UNHCR and the humanitarian community continue to advocate that the vaccination of Rohingyas should begin as soon as Covax vaccines arrive,' Louise Donovan, the UNHCR spokesperson in Cox's Bazar, told UNB.


[ 23rd April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning, 6,345 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,964 in Chittagong, 574 in Rajshahi, 663 in Khulna, 317 in Barisal, 362 in Sylhet, 410 in Rangpur, and 234 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.47%.


[ July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On 20 July, more than 60 shelters were burned down in a fire originating from Block B of Camp 9 on 20 July.


[ 28th March  3rd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In the sixth phase of relocation, a total of 4,211 Rohingya have moved to Bhashan Char between 30 and 31 March.


[ 1st April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Coxs bazar tourism is closed for two weeks due to lockdown. In the sixth phase, 2126 Rohingyas have reached Bhasanchar.


[ 27th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Bangladesh security forces on April 6, 2021 arrested and beat at least 12 refugees who were caught trying to leave the island, restricting their freedom of movement. The authorities have not informed family members of their whereabouts. On April 12, a Bangladesh sailor allegedly beat four children with a PVC pipe for leaving their quarters to play with refugee children in another area.


[ 1 14 April, 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  As of 11 April, 2021, a total of 465 COVID 19 cases have been reported among Rohingya/FDMN. With a total of 66 cases, Camp 24 has the highest number of cases to date further ahead from Camp 2W with 49 and Camps 3 and 15 with 35 and 28 cases, respectively. To date, 26 cases were reported from Camp 6, 23 from Camp 2E and 19 from Camp 4. Camps 5 had 18 cases and camp 1W, 20Ext and 22 had 15 cases each. Camps 17 had 14, and 1E and 7 had 13 cases, respectively. Camp 9, 10 and 26 had twelve cases each. As for Camps 16 and 18, ten and nine cases were reported to date. Camp 8W reported eight cases. Camps 12 registered 7 cases while Camps 11, 19, 21 and Nayapara RC have recorded 5 cases. The remainder Camps  ( Kutupalong RC, 4 Extension, 8E, 14, 20, 23, 25 and 27 )  have so far had less than 5 cases.


[ 30th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Water System – Networks sustained damage to exposed plastic taps and pipework, and distribution tank rubber liners, along with power supply systems. Deep tubewells and handpumps were structurally serviceable in most instances but required the replacement of mechanical or PVC internal parts. It should be noted that some water networks cross camp boundaries. Sanitation – Latrines were severely damaged with the collapse of structures due to frame material of wood or concrete columns that could not withstand the heat. The sanitary pan in the base was in most structures melted to various degrees. Bathing spaces were structurally affected in a similar way to latrines. Similarly, hand washing stations, heavily scaled up as COVID 19 response, got partially or completely damaged


[ 1 14 April, 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period, five  ( 05 )  new suspected maternal deaths has been reported. In total 39 suspected and confirmed maternal/ deaths of Women of reproductive age  ( WRA,12 49 years )  have been reported in 2021, of which seven  ( 07 )  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.


[ 25th April 2021 Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh recorded 83 more Covid related deaths in 24 hours until 24 April 2021's morning, raising the total fatalities to 10,952.


[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, 5,819 new cases were also recorded between Saturday and Sunday mornings, pushing the total to 684,756, according to the health directorate. Bangladesh reported its first Covid 19 death on March 18 last year, 10 days after the first case was recorded. This year, the virus claimed 568 lives in January, 281 in February and 638 in March.


[ 23rd June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Using MUAC as an indicator for acute malnutrition, the prevalence of GAM was 0.7%  [ 0.2   2.1 95% C.I. ]  in Ukhiya which is significantly  [ p=0.005 ]  lower than Teknaf, 3.5%  [ 2.1   5.7 95% C.I. ] . There were no SAM cases found in Ukhiya Upazilas with a SAM prevalence of 0.5 %  [ 0.1   1.9 95% C.I. ]  in Teknaf Upazila.


[ 15 July 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Prioritize sleeping on a bed and Space Management: ✓ Everyone wishes for a bed for sleeping, ✓ Elderly and Persons with Disability/ Persons With Specific Needs require beds with no doubt. ✓ They mentioned normally 03 number of people can easily fit on a bed, and during the winter, two adult and two children can sleep together ✓ It's pretty much challenging for them to fit the bed inside their shelter.


 [ 2nd   8th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  One new suspected diphtheria case was reported in go.data in week 31. A total of 9 291 case patients were reported since 2017 to till date
• Confirmed = 343
• Probable = 2 803
• Suspected = 6 145
Total case reported in 2021 = 105
• Confirmed = 1
• Probable = 25
• Suspected = 79


[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh  ( CAAB )  decided to resume flights on seven domestic routes on a limited scale from Wednesday. Confirming the matter to Dhaka Tribune on Tuesday CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman said, details about the permits of domestic flights will be given later through a circular. On April 5, CAAB suspended all domestic flights following the government instructions to curb the infection of Covid 19.


[ 15 28 April, 2021, Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period, three  ( 03 )  new suspected maternal deaths has been reported. In total 42 suspected and confirmed 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.


[ 21 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Although there is not yet a national childhood drowning prevention scheme in Bangladesh  ( Rahman et al, 2017 ) , various studies and interventions have been undertaken throughout the country, particularly focusing on rural areas and children under 5 years old  ( Alonge et al, 2020; Callaghan et al, 2010 ) . However, such research and actions have so far largely neglected the refugee camps hosting Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, a region where drowning is the fourth highest cause of accidental death, according to the United Nations Development Programme  ( UNDP )  in Bangladesh  ( 2020 ) .


[ 26th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, if the tidal surges go up to 8 10 feet above the normal astronomical tide, it will be difficult to save the embankments, according to officials. “It is not possible to give an exact figure of how many villages have been flooded as of now.'


[ 15 28 April, 2021, Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar ]  Four  ( 04 )  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 19 in 2021: six  ( 06 )  from the refugee camps and thirteen  ( 13 )  from host communities. Out of these, four  ( 04 )  were culture confirmed and eleven  ( 11 )  tested negative by culture and remaining for culture result awaited. 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. 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.


[ 22th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: BGB detained 22 Rohingyas on Thursday morning at 7:00am in Shahjahan Dwip area near Unchiprang while they were attempting to enter Bangladesh  ( from Myanmar ) . The Rohingyas were then sent back to Myanmar. Three APBn police have been arrested with 1800 yaba in Tanzimar Khola Camp 13.


[ 18th   24th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 21 April, there were also complaints on Rohingya social media that Rohingya new arrivals were being mistreated by the security forces at a Refugee Transit Centre.


[ 26th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Once reopened, the classes of fifth and tenth graders will be held six days a week in compliance with Covid 19 hygiene rules. Classes of other grades at the primary and secondary levels would be conducted just a day a week but their number would be raised gradually, the education minister said.


[ 26th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Numerous fish in ponds have been washed away. Besides, 17 spots on the embankment of the Water Development Board have been damaged due to tidal surge Babul Akhter, supervising engineer of the Bhola Water Development Board, said the Meghna River was flowing 54cm above the danger level last night.


[ 21th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Police arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Ukhiya with 600 yaba pills. Police arrested three Bangladeshi drug smugglers from Ukhiya with 4000 pieces of Yaba tablets. RAB arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Ukhiya with 8950 pieces of Yaba tablets.


[ 31st May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  WASH related risks are expected to increase as activities, including regular maintenance, emergency repairs, and hygiene promotion can only be carried out by trained Rohingya volunteers under remote management. This also transfers the COVID 19 risk onto unvaccinated volunteers.


[ March 2021, Bangladesh ] While monsoon rains affect most of the country, communities in the Brahmaputra Jamuna basin are among those particularly affected by heavy downpours and flooding. For families living in riverine lowland areas, it is naturally difficult to avoid the perils of rising waters. The same goes for those inhabiting the thousands of small islands that dot the river basin. Here, farmers navigate an uncertain existence in return for fertile soil to grow their rice and graze their animals – a trade off in which the river can take away overnight what it helped families build over years.


[ 30 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's covid 19 crisis began on 8 March 2020 when the first cases were reported  ( WHO, 2020 ) . As at 28 February 2021, the country had recorded 545,831 cases and 8,400 deaths  ( Johns Hopkins University, 2021 ) . In response to the pandemic and increasing infection rates, a two month nationwide lockdown was imposed on 25 March 2020, leading to mobility and transport restrictions, a standstill of income generating activities  ( across the formal and informal sectors ) , and limitations on public gatherings  ( Mamun, 2020 ) .


[ 30 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Knowledge of covid 19 symptoms: Most of the adolescents had good knowledge about the signs and symptoms of covid 19 infection and how it spreads. Adolescents frequently mentioned fever, cold and cough as the main symptoms, while some also pointed out other symptoms such as diarrhoea, breathing difficulties, body pain, headache, sore throat and loss of taste. Most knew the basics of how the virus spreads, especially as this information is most commonly circulated by the media

Information and communication->Knowledge and info gaps (pop)

Information and communication->Communication means and preferences


[ 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Restocking has become highly challenging and customer footfall reduced greatly since the lockdown. Despite the reported availability of goods, lockdown induced higher transportation cost has resulted in increase in prices of key commodities in the local camp markets including oil, pulse, juice, vegetables, fish, garlic, turmeric, green and red chilli and sugar.


[ 30 April 2021, Bangladesh ] However, a few of the rural adolescents in our sample had little or no knowledge about the signs and symptoms of covid 19, stating outright that they do not know, or providing vague answers to the question. Other adolescents, from both rural and urban areas, have received misinformation about covid 19 symptoms.s. For instance, a couple of adolescents mentioned dry eyes and mouth and body rash as signs of infection, while another explained how germs go inside the stomach and cause covid 19. Two of these adolescents seemed to confuse the coronavirus with harmful bacteria or germs, as they kept mentioning dirt and garbage as the breeding ground for the virus


[ 31st May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  This could further deteriorate the population's health status and lead to an increase in acute watery diarrhoea  ( AWD ) , cholera, and other waterborne diseases. Unsafe WASH services can negatively impact child health and is a contributing factor to malnutrition and stunting.


[ 12 18 April 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  As of this week  ( week 15 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 10  ( 0 120 )  and 18  ( 0 90 )  years • Female among tested and confirmed cases is 55% and 52% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C24 70, C2W 50, C3 38, C15 28, C6 26 )  • A total of 10 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 2.0% • The incidence is 57.5 per 100,000 people, • Cases per million 32.6 in week 15, change in last 7 days 62.5%


[ 15th   28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As of 25 April 2021, a total of 525 COVID 19 cases have been reported among Rohingya/FDMN. With a total of 70 cases, Camp 24 has the highest number of cases to date further ahead from Camp 2W with 51 and Camps 3 and 15 with 38 and 30 cases, respectively. To date, 27 cases were reported from Camp 6, 26 from Camp 2E and 28 from Camp 4. Camps 5 had 19 cases and camp 1W, camp 9 and camp 17 with 16 cases, 20Ext and 22 had 21 cases each. Camp 10 and camp 26 have 13 cases, 17 from camp 1E and 14 from camp 7 and camp 16 with 10 cases. The reminder camps  ( camp 4ext, 8E, 8W, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18,19, 20, Nayapara RC, 21, 23 and 27 )  have so far had less than 10 cases.


[ 15th   28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period CHWs conducted 276 777 household visits in which 4 424 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 40 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 129 453, and 553 moderate/ severe patients. To date, 63 787 persons with COVID 19 like symptoms have been referred to health facilities, 3 162 of which during the reporting period.


v Two  ( 02 )  suspected diphtheria case was reported in go.data in week 16 A total of 9 261 case patients were reported since 2017 to till date • Confirmed = 343 • Probable = 2 803 • Suspected = 6 115 Total case reported in 2021 = 75 • Confirmed = 1 • Probable = 25 • Suspected = 49 Last confirmed case was reported in week 1  ( 4 January 2021 )  In total 47 deaths were reported, last death reported on 25 October 2019.


[ 4th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Food shops and restaurants could only sale/supply food  ( Takeaway/Online ) . In no circumstances people could eat food sitting in the hotels/restaurants; Other shops including shopping malls will remain close. But the shops could sale products in retails and wholesale by online platform. In that case, the sales persons must maintain health protocols and buyer could not enter in persons;


 [ 9th 15th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Suspected SARI death under enhanced Community based mortality surveillance has been continued since week 28, 2020.
– One hundred twenty six  ( 126 )  suspected SARI deaths have been reported so far and reviewed subsequently by Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  for COIVD19.
– Total eleven  ( 11 )  SARI deaths were considered as death due to probable COVID 19 till date.


[ 28th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In response to the deteriorating COVID  ] 9 pandemic situation and in continuation of the directives passed through reference no 2,thlundJrsigned is direited to convey you ] lat all activities, facilities and services of GosaIGos/INGOsATN agencies will rJmain postponed i1 'Folcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals  ( FDMNs ) ' camp afea from 28 AprilZlzt midnight to 05 lvlay 2021 midnight except the following: a )  All health and nutrition faci*ities and services' bi Regular food carriage, distribution and related services' c )  LPG carriage, distribution and related services' d )  Water supply, sanitation and hygiene related services.  ( i.e. safe water supply, de sludge, disinfection' Faecal Sludge Management, repair and maintenance of hand washing devices and other sanitation installation )  e )  Installation of infrastructures and all sorts of distributions in recent fire affected camp 09, 8E and 8W' 0 Any services related to fire extinguishment' g )  Disaster management activities and post disaster relief at times of fire incident, cyclone, flood' nor'westers, landslides. h )  Activities related to burial process/cremation'


[ 14 April 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  On average 93% of women from both community agree that there are disadvantages to child marriages, with and average of 81% of women from both community saying that children's mortality is the biggest disadvantage. In addition to child mortality, on average around 50% of women from both community said that it also leads to maternal death and mental health problems. Other disadvantages include having handicapped children  ( 46% HC and 38% RC )  and halt of education  ( 48% HC and 32% RC )  for the mother.


[ 21 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  To comply with government decisions in light of COVID 19 pandemic situation: In response to the deteriorating CQVID I9 pandemic situation and in continuation of the directives passed through reference no 2, allactivities, facilities and services of GOsA'trGOslINGosAIN agencies will remain postponedin 'Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals  ( FDMNs ) ' camp area ftom 2l Aptil 2021 midnight to 28 April 2021 midnight except the following: a )  All health and nutrition facilities and services. b )  Regular food carriage, distribution and related services' c )  LPG carriage, distribution and related services' di Water supply, sanitation and hygiene related services.  ( i.e. safe water supply, de sludge, disinfection, Faecal SiriOle Management, ripair and maintenance of hand washing devices and other sanitation installation )  e )  Installation of infrastrucJures and all sorts of distributions in recent fire affected camp 09, 8E and 8W. 0 Any services related to fire extinguishment. g )  Disaster management activities and post disaster relief at times of fire incident, cyclone, flood, nor'westers, landslides. h )  Activities related to burial process/cremation


[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: When collecting assistance, regardless of demographic group or the type of assistance discussed, four main issues were raised repeatedly:24 • being unable to carry assistance home because of its weight • distribution points being too far away across difficult terrain • long distribution lines • registration challenges and staff behaviour that hindered the collection of assistance.


[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Participants gave detailed accounts about how the current levels of assistance and the services available do not fully meet their basic needs and allow them to maintain dignity. They also noted that the level of support they were receiving and the amount of interaction they had with humanitarians were noticeably less than pre COVID 19.


[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Participants in more than half of both female and male FGDs  ( 58% of male FGDs and 55% of female FGDs )  explained that eating the same food every day and eating less preferred foods is very challenging. They expressed frustration with being unable to choose the items they want to eat, and across all demographic groups people said they wanted more fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, rice, oil, and spices, such as chillies.


[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The price of state owned LP Gas Company will remain the same at Tk591 for 12.5kg LPG as it has no relation to the Saudi CP. In refixing the price, the value of per kg of LPG was considered to be Tk70.24, including VAT, and such price will be applicable for refixing the price of other weighed containers. Other quantities of LPG will be selling at higher prices, to be fixed rationally.


[  24th   30th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Acute Respiratory Infection  ( 15.3% ) , Diarrheal Diseases  ( 5.5% )  & unexplained fever  ( 1.5% )  are the diseases with highest proportional morbidity in week 21. Suspected SARI death under enhanced Community based mortality surveillance has been continued since week 28, 2020. – Eighty six  ( 86 )  suspected SARI deaths have been reported so far and reviewed subsequently by Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  for COIVD 19. – Total eleven  ( 11 )  SARI deaths were considered as death due to probable COVID 19 till date.


[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The study also found that the share of work of women saw a drastic rise with the burden of work increasing from 18% at the end of 2019 to 53% during the pandemic.


[ 31 May, 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  ( 668 )  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 increased to 1 393 from 1 274 in the week before.


[ 24th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the DGHS, 3,552 beds out of 5,161 general beds were unoccupied in Dhaka city till Wednesday morning. Among them 2,253 beds out of 3,455 beds in government hospitals were unoccupied. Dhaka city has a capacity of 821 ICU beds, with 384 in government hospitals and 437 in private hospitals. Of the 821 ICU beds, 508 beds are currently unoccupied. Of these, 181 ICU unoccupied beds are in government hospitals.


[ 9th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Bangladesh Kindergarten Association  ( BKA )  has demanded that educational institutions across the country be reopened on June 13. It also urged the government to allocate funds in the proposed national budget for kindergartens to help with their survival.


[ 23rd May 2021, Bangladesh ]  The suspension on long haul services has been withdrawn after nearly seven weeks of restrictions amid calls by transport owners and workers. This year, the government initially imposed restrictions on public movement on April 5 and extended it till May 16 in phases. Until the new announcement, the restrictions were effective till May 23.


[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Satkhira has been most severely impacted where about 100 thousand people were displaced.


[ 29th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Cabinet secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said troops would be deployed from Thursday to help enforce the lockdown. “The armed forces will be on patrol. If anyone ignores their orders, legal action will be available to them,' he told reporters late on Monday.


[ 29th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Most of the south Asian nation's 168 million population will be confined to their homes by Thursday as part of the restrictions. Only essential services and some larger garment factories supplying international markets will be allowed to operate. The halting of buses and trains last week has already left tens of thousands of migrant workers living in the capital, Dhaka, stranded and unable to get home. In scenes reminiscent of India's lockdown last year, many migrant workers began walking home along the roads in the sweltering summer heat while others crammed into ferries, with no social distancing possible.


[ 29th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Sixteen new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and other parts of the country in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning amid a spike in the mosquito borne disease during monsoon. Seventy dengue patients are currently receiving treatment at 41 government and private hospitals in Dhaka while two outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .


[ May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: There were 52 unnatural deaths in Cox's Bazar during May. Compared to April, this month has observed a 33% increase in the number of unnatural deaths, however, the number of homicides has declined by 25%. No female member of the host community has been murdered in May.


[ June 6, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee/Host: Among the Rohingya refugees, 34,224 tests had been conducted and 438 tested positive for COVID19  ( Male 47%, Female 53 % )  as of March 2021. The number of fatalities was 73  ( host community )  and ten  ( FDMN/Rohingya refugees )  respectively. The case fatality was 1.2 percent among the host community in the Cox's Bazar district and 2.3 percent among the FDMN/Rohingya refugees.


[ June 6, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Diphtheria: Cumulatively, a total of 9,257 diphtheria cases and 47 diphtheria related deaths have been reported through WHO's Early Warning and Response System  ( EWARS )  and since December 2017. Between January and March 2021, a total of 71 cases were reported with no deaths. The last Diphtheria death was reported on 25 October 2019.


[ 21st May 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to Weather Research and Forecasting  ( WRF )  forecast model2 and weather bulletin3 of BMD, the cyclone may make a landfall on the coast of West Bengal but there are possibilities to make landfall on central coast of Bangladesh.


[ 21st May 2021, Bangladesh ]  The risk of displacement increases as these conditions intensify due to climate change and as communities experience repeated shocks and stresses, including COVID 19.


[ 23 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Sinopharm vaccine  ( BIBP ) : 8 566 445 people received 1st jab and 1 164 907 people have completed the two doses schedule so far. Sinopharm vaccine 1st and 2nd dose inoculation have been continuing from all the vaccination centres in the country


[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In a setting of political uncertainty and lack of protection, violence and abuse of the most vulnerable groups, including women and children, are more likely to continue.


[ 31st May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees:  Education has also been closely linked with social cohesion among the Rohingya, and lack of education may result in increased stigma towards those who are uneducated. The overall decrease in safety and security and increased protection issues faced by children may prevent parents from sending their children to TLCs once they reopen.


[ 25th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Announcing the lockdown on Monday, Chapainawabganj Deputy Commissioner Manjurul Hafiz said no one will be allowed to leave the district during the weeklong lockdown. The district is currently the only one under such a lockdown in the country.


[ 25th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Simply put, the situation in Chapainawabganj is dire. Many had moved in and out of the district. People in Shibganj and Chapainawabganj Sadar do not follow the health safety rules. Many have been either fined or jailed, but still people do not want to wear masks,' he told Bangla Tribune.


[ 25 June  31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The increased prices forced customers to buy less quantity of goods to adjust their cash in hand which, together with the movement restriction and decreased customer footfall, led to reduced sale volumes.


[ 20th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  More than 20 shelters of the Rohingyas were burned to ashes in a fire at Balukhali camp at Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar on Tuesday, the third fire incident in four months. The fire erupted at a house in Block B of camp No 9 around 7:45pm, officials say. No casualties were reported in the fire. The reason behind the fire and the damage could not be ascertained immediately.


[ 5 18 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In response to the surge of Acute Watery Diarrhea  ( AWD )  cases in Cox's Bazar, a rapid mapping conducted by WHO and partners in line with the Multisectoral Acute Watery Diarrhea Response Plan  ( August 2020 )  has identified Seventy two  ( 72 )  isolation beds for AWD are functional at this time, with additional 400 beds on standby that could be activated on short notice.  ( Of these standby beds, 160 are SARI ITC standby capacity beds that could be repurposed for AWD if the epidemiological situation required. See Figure below for further details. )  Diarrhea Treatment Centers  ( DTC )  in Leda remain open for strengthened case management of AWD patients and are ready to expand the capacity.


[ 3 9 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Case Management: • As of 9 May 2021, a total of 12 SARI ITCs in the FDMN/Rohingya Refugee camps are operational with 478 functional and 415 standby beds. Of the functional beds, 136  ( 27% )  beds are currentluy occupied. At 250 bed District Sadar Hospital, 10 Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU )  beds, 8 High Dependency Unit  ( HDU )  beds and 20 Severe Care Unit  ( SCU )  beds are functional. Currently, 15  ( 39% )  beds out of these 38 are occupied.


[ 1st June 2021,Bangladesh ]   ( i )  Countries under Group A: No entry into Bangladesh  ( as point of origin )  from this group of countries and no Bangladeshi's are allowed to travel to this group of countries. Only Bangladeshi expatriate/ citizens visited  ( not residing )  in the countries of these Group in previous 15 days of travel to Bangladesh, are allowed to travel to/from Dhaka provided that they have the special approval/ authorization from the competent authority of Bangladesh.


[ 9 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Feelings of guilt and shame were discussed by those who depend entirely on others to complete daily tasks. People with disabilities and older people said they often feel like a burden and are shy or reluctant to ask for support, which results in their needs not being met.


[ 10 16 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During week 18  ( 3   9 May 2021 ) , 2 suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  death were recorded; escalating the total to 39 in 2021. All deaths were investigated by RIRT as a part of COVID 19 response and of these, seven came out as probable COVID 19 deaths.


[ 30 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Days of heavy rainfall have pelted the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying dwellings and sending thousands of people to live with extended families or in communal shelters.


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Awareness raising through community based approach and developing a strong community emergency response group and capacitate more community people


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Flood recovery programme through CASH assistance and CFW for the Rohingya refugee and livelihood affected population of host community.


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: For Rohingya Community • Urgently need of shelter materials  ( tarpaulin, bamboo, rope etc. ) , shelter repair and maintenance and relocate into safe place


[ 1st july 31st July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Funding: In July, the ETS received US$380,526.43 from USAID towards the 2021 annual budget of US$3.9 million. The ETS is now 29% funded with a total of US$1,100,514 raised this year.

Capacities & response->People reached/response gaps


[ 23 29 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh continues to report the declining trend in new cases. In the week 34, the decrease in new cases was 27%  ( n=31 539 )  compared to the previous week. All divisions in the country reported a decrease in new cases. Seventy two percent of the new cases in week 34 were reported from only two divisions, namely, Dhaka  ( 58.7% )  and Chattogram  ( 15.4% ) . The number of daily tests has continued to decline across all divisions; the TPR has also decreased to 14.7% nationally. While TPR has decreased in all divisions, the reported TPR in Munshiganj, Jhenaidah and Kushtia was more than 20%.


[ 23 29 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government will start administering the second dose of the COVID 19 vaccine in the mass vaccination drive from 7 September 2021. The set target is to vaccinate 80% of the population  ( 18 years and above )  with at least one dose of COVID 19 vaccine by February 2022.


[ 7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The chest high waters that flowed through parts of Cox's Bazar have exposed the vulnerability of the area's unplanned settlements, which have to be repeatedly repaired and rebuilt after flooding, cyclones and fires.


[ 7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: At least six Rohingya died in last week's floods, along with 15 Bangladeshis. The rains damaged bridges, roads and paths used by the refugees to move around within the sprawling camps and which are crucial to deliver aid in hard to reach areas.


[ 16 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  A consignment of 600,000 doses of China's Sinopharm jabs arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday, nine days after the arrival of the first batch of 500,000 doses gifted by Beijing. Bangladesh also received 100,620 doses of the Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine on June 1.


[ 7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  With the flooding devastating the region, the UN has stressed that support also needed to be provided to people living in nearby villages.


[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: 66.4% respondent were reported to feel very upset/tensed/hopeless, where 34.6% of them were persons with disabilities and 31.8% of them were persons without disabilities. 61.4% of them were refugees and 5.0% from Host community.


[ 27 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Women and girls across all groups more or less seemed to follow the general advice as described above but the noted challenge is in drying their reusable pads completely. Participants also noted that menstrual hygiene kits are not harmonized and many times the general information does not match the contents of the kit they received.


[ 22 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Figure 13 indicates that Biological Oxygen Demand  ( BOD ) , turbidity and pH level increased following the fire incident. This was especially true for the BOD and turbidity levels, which were considerably higher than the baseline data. The Dissolved Oxygen  ( DO )  level, however, significantly decreased following the fire. Deviation was minimal for the Total Dissolved Solids  ( TDS )  level. The graphs in Figure 14 show the BOD, turbidity, TDS, DO and pH levels at four points in Camp 9


[ 28th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Public transports went off streets and shopping malls remained shut in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh from Monday morning as the government enforced a “stricter lockdown on a limited scale' in an effort to bring the Covid 19 situation under control. The alarming surge in cases and deaths related to Covid 19, caused by the highly transmittable Delta variant, prompted the government to announce the three day so called lockdown ahead of an all out nationwide lockdown from Thursday.


[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Facebook in collaboration with the Health Ministry and ICT Division has launched "Vaccine Finder," a new tool to help Bangladeshis confirm their eligibility and identify nearby places to get a shot in their arm. Vaccine Finder connects people to local resources through their news feed and includes eligibility criteria as well as the location of the nearby vaccination centre and links to register for an appointment, a release said.


[ 23rd June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Covid 19 infection rate climbed closer to 20% yesterday, as the people of the country continued to show flagrant disregard for health guidelines. Bus, launch, and passenger train services were cut off with Dhaka city in a bid to protect the capital from a wave of infection from the border districts. The health care system in Khulna and Rajshahi was on the verge of becoming overwhelmed.


[ 27 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On top of these deaths, the heavy rains have damaged hundreds of temporary shelters, forcing exhausted families to seek shelter in mosques and schools. Save the Children is very concerned for their safety, health and wellbeing as well as that of all of the approximately half a million children living in the camps.


[ 7 13 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: District Laboratory • WHO together with the Civil Surgeon's Office and MOHFW Coordination Center trained 09 healthcare workers on COVID 19 Antigen  Rapid Diagnostic Test  ( Ag RDT )  from 03 pre selected health facilities participating in the pilot. Monitoring visits with technical support to these piloting sites have already taken place. Meanwhile, the protocol for the COVID 19 Ag RDT piloting has been developed by WHO under the guidance of Civil Surgeon, Cox's Bazar. • In week 23, assessment of 06 health facilities eligible for setting up COVID 19 sentinel sites has been completed


[ 16th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Khulna division in a 24 hour span till Wednesday morning registered its highest ever daily count of Covid 19 cases with the figure crossing the grim 800 mark for the second consecutive day. On Tuesday, the division for the first time recorded 818 cases, followed by 614 cases on Monday and 606 cases on Sunday. Rasheda Sultana, director of the Khulna Divisional Health Office, confirmed the latest caseload, saying that 41,846 cases had been detected in 10 districts under the division till now.


[ 16th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to results collected from the RT PCR Lab in Khulna Medical College and Hospital, 222 people came out positive in 684 tests carried out in the 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday. Of them, 149 people tested positive in the sample test of 365 people in Khulna. Besides, 31 from Bagerhat, five from Jashore, five from Satkhira, six from Jhenaidah and four from Narail district tested positive for Covid 19.


[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The nationwide lockdown, which has been followed in a relaxed way, was supposed to end at midnight on Sunday. Now, the restrictions will remain in place until midnight on June 16, said a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Sunday.


[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the new directive, all tourist spots, resorts, community and entertainment centres will remain closed. No social, political and religious gatherings will be allowed. All types of public transport, including long haul services, will be allowed to operate at half capacity. But everyone concerned, including passengers, drivers and their assistants, will have to wear face masks and follow health safety rules.


[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Host community participants showed greater intra community bonding  ( 98 percent )  than Rohingya refugee participants  ( 52 percent ) . This could be owing to the duration of the activities and the intensive interactions between participants facilitated through different livelihoods activities.


[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  More than 450 people with COVID 19 were admitted on Tuesday to the state run hospital in Rajshahi district's main city. Bangladesh “has a 55 percent week over week increase in cases, driven largely by the Delta variant,' the official said, explaining how the country made it onto the urgent list for the vaccine.


[ 25th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has administered over 1.01million oxford AstraZeneca vaccines. Among them, 5.82 million people got their first dose while 4.28 million got their second jabs. Over 1.4 million people are waiting to get their second dose. According to the DGHS, the government has administered 8,071 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine as first dose and 368 people of them got the second dose. Some 240 people have got the first dose of the Pfizer Bio NTech vaccine till now.


[ 21 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The findings of this study revealed that only 15% of fatal drowning cases investigated involved a bystander attempting some form of first aid or resuscitation. In these cases, the informants described of a rescuing bystander ‘trying hard to remove the water from the victim's body.' These findings suggest a low level of awareness of effective first aid and resuscitation practices, and the methods incorrectly used resembled traditional rescue techniques found in previous studies in Bangladesh, which have been often found to be counterproductive and reduce chances of survival  ( Borse et al, 2011; IDRC B, 2008 ) .


[ 26th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Factories, especially export oriented ones, are likely to be exempted from the restrictions, they said, adding that banks were also likely to operate on a limited scale. “An all out lockdown for seven days will be imposed from July 1,' he said. “A strict lockdown will be enforced for seven days starting from Monday ( June 28 ) . It might be extended, depending on the  [ Covid 19 ]  situation,' State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told the media the same day.


[ 26th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Despite an embargo on all sorts of long distance public transports and for hire vehicles, they are journeying home on trucks, microbuses, cars, auto rickshaws and motorbikes. Many passengers said they feared the lockdown might be extended further, which was why they were leaving the capital in large numbers.


[ 12th   18th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh continues to report an increase in cases for the ninth consecutive week. Between weeks 27 and 28, there has been an 8.6% increase in new cases  ( n=82 800 ) . All divisions in the country except Khulna and Rangpur have reported increase in new cases. Rajshahi reported similar number of cases as the previous week. In week 28, Dhaka division reported 43.1% of all new cases reported in the country, followed by 18.4% from Chattogram and 11.9% from Khulna divisions. There is a slight decrease of TPR to 29.7% at the national level. All divisions across the country reported TPR of more than 20%.


[ 26 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 has affected global and regional mobility, including mobility in Bangladesh, through various travel disruptions and restrictions.


[ 22nd August 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 5,383 people have already been diagnosed with dengue in August, which is more than double the number of dengue patients recorded in the previous seven months. According to DGHS data for the current year, 32 people were identified with dengue in January, nine in February, 13 in March, three in April, 43 in May, 272 in June, and 2,286 in July, amounting to a total of 2,658. From August 1 22, a total of 5,383 dengue patients have been identified.


[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Plan International Bangladesh should work with other agencies in the country  ( including the EiE working group )  to update the DRR and EiE Framework to be gender transformative. The following actions can be taken:  Develop a policy brief from the research and disseminate the policy brief to key UN agencies and INGOs, MoE, and NDMO as an entry point for further collaboration.  Identify the potential networks  ( e.g., EiE working group or National Alliance for Risk Reduction and Response Initiatives Consortium   NARRI )  and garner support for this initiative.  Consult with the Ministry of Education  ( Primary and Secondary )  and National Disaster Management Officials to get their commitment to this initiative.  Develop a joint work plan with the identified network/working group to deliver this task.  Allocate budget to deliver this initiative.


[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Anyone found to be violating the strict Covid 19 lockdown rules and restrictions would be arrested and sued, Dhaka Metropolitan Police  ( DMP )  Commissioner Mohammad Shafiqul Islam warned on Wednesday. "If anyone leaves his house without any reason of emergency during the lockdown starting from Thursday, he will be arrested and sued under Section 269 of the Penal Code," he said at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre in Dhaka. He said the section in question included a maximum jail term of six months and a fine. "This time the police will take tough action against the violators. We are prepared to arrest 5,000 people or more a day from the capital, if needed. Then we will send them to jail and produce them in court," he added. Mobile courts would hand down immediate punishments to the violators after questioning them, said the DMP chief.


[ 10 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The study and its findings: High levels of mental health distress were reported by Rohingya: As reported in associated publications, 61% of Rohingya endorsed symptoms typically indicative of PTSD and 84% endorsed symptoms of depression and anxiety – typically indicative of significant emotional distress. These symptom levels are significantly higher than expected following an emergency.


[ 11th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: In the host community, intra household conflict was at the highest across all sub districts followed by inter household conflicts with neighbours. Inter community'® conflict was more frequent in Teknaf and Ukhiya compared to the northern sub districts of Moheshkhali and Pekua, which could be co related to the proximity of these areas to the refugee camps.


[ 17th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Bangladesh started vaccinating the Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar camps from August 10 as part of its nationwide mass vaccination drive. A three day vaccination program was carried out with over 6,901 refugees receiving shots on the first day.


[ 17th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: There has been a recent uptick in infections in the camps, with around 20,000 cases and 200 deaths recorded among refugees since the pandemic broke out last year. According to the office of the RRRC, as many as 2,409 Rohingyas contracted the deadly virus and 28 died since the first case emerged in May last year.


[ 16 June 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 16 June to midnight on 15 July 2021: a )  The Deputy Commissioners  ( DCs )  of high risks districts of COVID 19 can take necessary actions to implement the lockdown in consultation with the concerned technical committees. b )  All government, semi government, autonomous and private offices, banks and financial institutions should remain open following health guidelines/rules. c )  All tourist spots, resorts, community centres and recreations centres should be closed. d )  All kinds of public gatherings including social gatherings  ( wedding ceremonies, birthday party, picnic, party, etc. ) , political and religious ceremonies must be stopped. e )  Residential hotels, restaurants and food shops can sell/delivery  ( takeaway/online )  food from 06:00am to 10:00pm and can provide services to half of the number of customers of their capacity. f )  The concerned authority should ensure the operation of all kinds of public transport carrying half of their capacities, maintaining proper hygiene/health rules.


[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: The flood situation may worsen in the next few days due to a low, formed in the Bay of Bengal. On Tuesday, massive portions of hills collapsed at the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Maheshkhali and Teknaf of Cox's Bazar, killing eight persons, including six Rohingyas. Of the latest fatalities, five members of a family were killed in a landslide at Hneela of Teknaf upazila early Wednesday.


[ 5 11 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has started administering Moderna COVID 19 vaccine from 13 July 2021 sent by United States under COVAX facility.


[ 6 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  02. Water supply, sanitation and hygiene related services  ( i.e. safe water supply, de sludge, disinfection, fecal sludge management, repair and maintenance of hand washing devices and other sanitation installation )  shall be carried out by the FDMN volunteers only. In case of emergency, for technical assistance, minimum manpower may enter into the camp.


[ 26th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health authorities said 123 new dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals in the 24 hours to Monday morning amid a spike in the mosquito borne disease that spreads mainly during monsoon. For three consecutive days, over 100 patients have been diagnosed with dengue every day adding worries to the country's health services, already overburdened with growing Covid cases and fatalities.


[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Amid a rise in the number of dengue patients, authorities reported 105 more new cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. Across Bangladesh, some 460 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment for the disease as of Sunday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . The vast majority of them are in the capital. DGHS reports 454 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital, while just six patients were listed outside Dhaka. Some 1,679 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January. Of them, 1,216 people were released after recovery.


[ 24th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health authorities say that at least 104 more people were hospitalized with dengue in Dhaka city alone in the 24 hours until Saturday morning amid a rise in the mosquito borne disease. Across Bangladesh, some 422 patients diagnosed with dengue were receiving treatment in different hospitals for the disease as of Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . The vast majority of these patients are in the capital.


[ 5 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 04 July 2021, the general and ICU beds' occupancy increased in all divisions compared to the week before. As per the total capacity, the Rajshahi division experienced the highest general bed occupancy  ( 88% ) , followed by Barishal  ( 65% ) , and the highest ICU occupancy observed in the Rangpur division  ( 92% ) , followed by Sylhet  ( 90% ) .


[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Our research shows that this is due to the Delta variant of the virus. As young children are unable to express their feelings or weaknesses, many won't be subjected to corona tests or identification, which is also a matter of concern,' he added. The Covid 19 Delta variant is highly contagious and spreads rapidly in unvaccinated individuals.


[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government plans to start administering the second dose of this vaccine with the 245,000 doses received recently from Japan as a gift under the Covax facility    while the wait for the expected vaccine doses from SII continues. Meanwhile, 1,666,698 people received the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine till Wednesday and 17,424 of them received both doses. Also, 50,235 people have received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine so far and 288 of them got both doses.


[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  More than 13,599,600 people across Bangladesh registered to get the vaccine until Wednesday afternoon. Till the same time since January 27, over 5,820,000 people were administered the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and over 4,298,000 of them got both doses    leaving a little over 1.52 million waiting for the second dose.


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Keep hands clean. Always wash your hands; with soap and clean water or using appropriate hand sanitizer, particularly after handling any item or material that may have been contaminated by floodwater, after defecation or handling dirty waste and before preparing food, eating, and drinking clean water


[ 22nd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Domestic flights will continue during the strict lockdown set to resume Friday, but only to facilitate the movement of the international flight passengers in the country. According to a circular of Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh  ( CAAB ) , domestic flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US Bangla Airlines and NovoAir may only carry the passengers who are ultimately scheduled to catch an international flight, said a press release Thursday. The flights could continue maintaining health protocols strictly as per instructions. Airlines were told to ensure that the domestic flight tickets are issued only to the passengers having international air tickets and the documents pertaining to their international flight should be checked as well. The instructions would come into effect from 6 am Friday at all domestic airports, the release also said.


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Do not eat fruits, vegetables or any other plants from gardens that have been flooded, unless they are well washed with clean water


[  5th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Secretary Dr Ahmed Munirus Saleheen informed that expatriate workers travelling to Saudi Arabia can fly 14 days after taking the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. After that, they are required to register with the Saudi national vaccination app “Sehhaty' to get the second dose of vaccine there.


[ 2nd  15th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh and with the technical support of WHO and Health Sector partners, on August 10, 2021 COVID 19 vaccination campaign started in the world's largest refugee camp targeting Rohingya refugees of 55 years and above. In total, 56 health facilities with 58 vaccination teams, each comprising 2 vaccinators and 4 volunteers ,are conducting vaccination sessions. Every healthcare facility has 1 supervisor, 2 AEFI focal person and 1 verifier for better vaccine management and monitoring. As of 17 August 2021, 30 628 Rohingya people has been vaccinated out of 43 093.