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PMO Operational Update (Sept. 2023)

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in collaboration with the IFRC and 10 Red Cross Red Crescent Societies continues implementation of Population Movement Operation (PMO) for camp and host/local communities in Cox’s Bazar. PMO covers 17 camps through different interventions intensively. In addition, through Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) activities, it covers across all 33 camps.

Cyclone SITRANG 2023 Response

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) is forecasted the landfall on Barisal-Chattogram (which is a big area) by midnight tonight/early morning tomorrow (25 October 2022). Low lying area of the coastal districts of Barguna, Bhola, Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Khulna, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Barisal, Feni, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar and their offshore islands and chars3 are likely to be inundated

PMO Operational Update June 2022

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in collaboration with IFRC and 11 other Red Cross Red Crescent Societies continues implementation of Population Movement Operation (PMO) for camp and host/local communities in Cox’s Bazar. Around 166,334 people were reached in June 2022 with basic healthcare services, Psychosocial Support (PSS), Disaster Risk Management (DRM), WASH, Shelter and Non-Food Items

BDRCS Sylhet Flood Response Update 22 July 2022

Floods in Bangladesh’s northeast have spread to other districts as heavy monsoon rains continue to pummel Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, leaving millions of people stranded without power, food and drinking water. The continuous heavy rainfall in the north-eastern Indian region terribly affected more than 2 million people who live on the Surma-Kushiyara river’s bank of Bangladesh.

PMO Operational Update May 2022

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society continues Population Movement Operation (PMO) with the support of the IFRC and other Red Cross red Crescent Societies from 10 countries in Cox’s Bazar. Around 151,759 people were reached in May 2022 with basic healthcare services, Psychosocial Support (PSS), Disaster Risk Management (DRM), WASH, Shelter & Non-Food Items (NFIs) and livelihood.

Flash Flood 2022- SitRep #03

The continuous heavy rainfall in the north-eastern Indian region terribly affected more than 2 million people who live on the Surma-Kushiyara river’s bank of Bangladesh. Kanaighat, Gowainghat, Companyganj, Jaintapur, Zakiganj, Sylhet sadar, Fenchuganj, and many more upazillas of Sylhet as well as several upazilas of Sunamganj and Netrokona districts have been inundated. A recurrence of

Fire Response in Chottogram

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has been working since Saturday night to provide all possible assistance to the accident victims. Emergency medicines are being provided for free. Volunteers of the society are working to recover and manage the bodies from the spot. Volunteers of The Chittagong Unit are also carrying out the activities to take

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