PMO Operational Update June’26

Nearly nine years after the large-scale influx of displaced people from Rakhine State in Myanmar into Bangladesh, the situation in Cox’s Bazar remains one of the world’s most protracted and underfunded humanitarian crises. As of June, 1,200,1711 displaced people from Rakhine state of Myanmar live in 33 overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan char Island (where 33,819 relocated people live). This prolonged displacement has been characterized by
continuing dependency on humanitarian assistance, influx of new arrivals since 2024 (currently 153,640 biometrically registered) due to renewed violence in Rakhine – driven to 19% population surge, funding shortfall despite strain on available resources, incidence of multi-hazard and deterioration of security situation. The population comprises 52% female and 48% male, while 78% of them are women and children as well as 12% are Persons with Specific Needs (PSNs) including persons with disabilities, elderly person, single parents.