Press release 20th May 2021 Counting the costs: Cyclone Amphan one year on On May 20, 2020, devastating Cyclone Amphan made landfall on Jammu island near West Bengal, Bangladesh, with wind speeds of approximately 140 km/hour. Press release Climate Justice Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 24th March 2021 INGO Joint Statement on the Fires in the Rohingya Camps in Cox's Bazar We stand in solidarity with the 10,000 Rohingya refugee families affected by the massive fires in Kutapalong Camp in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh. The humanitarian community and the Government of Bangladesh have worked together tirelessly to support those… Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 23rd March 2021 CARE Bangladesh Statement: Massive Fire at Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on 22 March A massive fire broke out at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh in the afternoon on 22 March, 2021. At around 3:00 PM, the fire ignited from camp 8E and it soon spread to Camp 8W, 9 and 10 leaving over 17,000 infrastructures including… Press release Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 19th January 2021 CARE Bangladesh Statement Fire at Camp-16 in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Camp on 18 January 2021 A fire broke out in CARE managed Camp-16 on 18 January 2021 around 3:00 am that burnt down two newly constructed, yet to open, Learning Centers. Camp community volunteers and disaster management unit volunteers under CARE rushed to the site and… Press release Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 16th November 2020 Joint statement: ASEAN must prevent another “Rohingya boat crisis” Southeast Asian leaders must do everything they can to protect refugees and prevent a repeat of this year’s “boat crisis” when some 200 refugees lost their lives at sea, 16 humanitarian agencies said today ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit (12-15 November)… Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 24th August 2020 COVID-19 and extreme weather events threaten to roll back gains in Rohingya camps despite early success in tackling the virus Bangladesh, 24 August 2020: The global death toll from the coronavirus has crossed 800,000 as confirmed cases surged past 23 million, with Bangladesh overtaking Pakistan to become 15th on the list of countries with most COVID-19 patients. While the… Press release Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 27th July 2020 Bangladesh faces worst flood in recent years with over 3 million people badly hit; CARE Bangladesh braces for response amidst COVID pandemic Heavy monsoon rains in the upstream regions and incessant onrush of water from upstream over the last weeks inundated 21 northern, north-eastern and south-eastern districts in Bangladesh affecting over 3.3 million people. So far 93 people have lost their… Press release Climate Justice Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 15th May 2020 First COVID-19 case in Rohingya camp could potentially lead to an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, warns CARE The first COVID-19 case in the Rohingya camp of Cox’s Bazar could potentially lead to thousands of new infections; putting the world’s largest refugee camp on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. Press release Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 21st August 2019 61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar, call for refugees’ engagement on safe, voluntary returns Nearly 1 million Rohingya are still waiting for justice and a say about their future, two years after being forced from their homes by mass atrocities in Myanmar, and are struggling for safety and dignity in Bangladesh as refugees. Press release Advocacy Bangladesh
