One of the most densely populated countries in the world, Bangladesh also houses the world’s largest refugee camp. Across Cox’s Bazar, nearly one million Rohingya refugees live in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. As COVID-19 spreads through Bangladesh, these are the five key challenges to overcome.
Wide availability of TV makes it easier for children to continue education remotely
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has disrupted life around the globe. The full extent of consequences on the higher education sector in the months to come is not yet clear and still unfolding. As the world combats the pandemic, doing things online has become the new normal.
Originally published in undp.org on 3 May 2020 Photo source: Observer BD and aljazeera UNDP Bangladesh Research Facility Since the diagnosis of Patient Zero in Wuhan, China, late last year, the [...]
15 organisations have agreed to contribute to BRAC's urban slum map. Seven are now actively participating. Alokito Shishu is one of the active participating organisations
As the global economy is facing the ‘Great lockdown’ recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy of Bangladesh too, has been hit hard. With only 15% of the country’s population making more than USD 6 per day,
None of the Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar is infected with coronavirus although the standards for refugee camps are not designed to cope with the pandemic like Covid-19, the Country Director of Oxfam in Bangladesh has said.
The Bangladesh government’s internet blackout and phone restrictions at Rohingya refugee camps are obstructing humanitarian groups from addressing the COVID-19 threat, Human Rights Watch said today.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all spheres of life and business, but the hardest punch hit the already vulnerable SMEs. The economic distress has added to existing problems such as lack of access to finance, poor market linkage, absence of skilled labour, and lack of export market.
Originally Published in OECD Development Matters on Thursday 23 April 2020 By Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), and Fareha Raida Islam, Programme Associate, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) [...]
