Bangladesh

River Governance from the lens of Riverine Community

It hasn't been long that I have been advocating for river governance. Having grown up in an urban city like Dhaka, I had a minimal connection with rivers. So, let alone thinking of river governance, I had a little knowledge and idea about the geography and character of rivers. However, as a part of...

Rohingya refugees: Working for Peace, Longing for Home

Two years is a long time for lives to be left on hold, and for many Rohingya, this has been the case for even longer.

Oxfam in Asia - Press Release - Biggest-ever waste treatment plant in a refugee camp

Biggest-ever waste treatment plant in a refugee camp is ‘step forward’ for safer human waste disposal in emergencies

Oxfam has opened the largest human waste treatment plant ever built in a refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The industrial-scale plant, funded by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, can process the waste of 150,000 people.

Bangladesh - Rohingya Crisis - Refugee Children Enjoy Rare Moment of Laughter

Rohingya Children Enjoy Rare Moment of Laughter

Hundreds of Rohingya children enjoyed a rare moment of laughter as they watched a play designed to teach them how to keep clean and stay healthy in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh.

Oxfam in Asia - Bangladesh - Rohinghya crisis - Five things I've learned being a humanitarian worker - Iffat Tahmid Fatema

Five things I’ve learned being a humanitarian aid worker

Oxfam Humanitarian Worker, Iffat, shares the things she's learning the most as she provides support to thousands of Rohingya refugees living in camps at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Oxfam in Asia - Vital aid needed to protect Rohingya women refugees

$72 million needed to protect Rohingya refugee women missing out on vital aid

Rohingya women living in Bangladesh are developing health problems, missing out on aid and are at greater risk of abuse due to unsafe and unsuitable facilities in many parts of the refugee camps - Oxfam

Oxfam in Asia - Bangladesh - Surviving Daily Life Inside a Refugee Camp

Women’s Woes: Surviving daily life inside a refugee camp

As more and more Rohingya refugees arrive, so do the needs. Women, girls, and nursing mothers are particularly vulnerable and need to be protected.

Road to resilience: A success to be replicated

Building flood-resistant tube wells for communities most affected by floodings in Bangladesh.

Oxfam in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, poverty is deep and widespread, with almost half of its population living on less than one dollar per day.