The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), with support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and nine Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) movement partners, has been delivering essential humanitarian assistance to these highly vulnerable camp communities as well as the affected local people under the Population Movement Operation (PMO) in
When Cyclone Remal made landfall in Bangladesh on 26 May 2024, it left behind a trail of destruction that affected over 4.6 million people across 19 districts. Homes were flattened, water sources contaminated, and essential infrastructure such as latrines and healthcare facilities crippled. In the face of this devastation, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS),
Around 1.2 million displaced people across 33 camps depend on humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs in Cox’s Bazar. Conditions in these camps are becoming increasingly difficult due to declining funding, ongoing rainfall, and the fresh arrival of approximately 200,000 individuals who are currently staying with friends and relatives. Under the Population Movement Operation
The ongoing flood crisis in Bangladesh began in mid-May 2025, primarily triggered by heavy monsoon rainfall and upstream water flow from India. The situation has worsened significantly towards the end of May when a deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal making landfall near the West Bengal–Bangladesh coast on 29 May 2025. This weather
In March 2025, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), under the Population Movement Operation (PMO), delivered humanitarian assistance to a total of 185,711 people—120,647 from the camp settlements including newly arrivals and 65,064 from the local community in Cox’s Bazar. The Operation (PMO) has effectively reached these people through various humanitarian interventions healthcare (including clinical
In February 2025, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), under the Population Movement Operation (PMO), delivered humanitarian assistance to a total of 193,273 people—128,426 from the camp settlements and 64,847 from the host communities in Cox’s Bazar. The PMO has effectively reached these people through various humanitarian aid activities on resilience-building, capacity enhancement, and healthcare
Since 2010, the Bangladesh Red Cross Society (BDRCS) has been working to institutionalize CEA approach in all its programmes and activities. In 2021, CEA became a core component of BDRCS’s 6th Strategic Plan (2021–2025), enhancing program delivery and strengthening community trust. With support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC),
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), through the Population Movement Operation (PMO), provided humanitarian support to a total of 112,246 individuals, including 86,988 from the camps and 25,258 from the local community in Cox’s Bazar in December 2024. The PMO has reached these communities through a range of humanitarian support focused on resilience-building, capacity development,
The population movement crisis continues to be volatile with 1,006,6701 displaced people from Myanmar since 2017 and new arrivals of approximately 60,000 people since August 2024 living in the congested camp settlement and the affected host community people including 36,3761 displaced people are relocated to Bhasanchar as of November 2024. This comprises 51% female and
