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HEAT-STRICKEN BANGLADESH EXTENDS SCHOOL CLOSURES

Bangladesh has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools for another week following country-wide closures brought about by a heatwave.

Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh

Dhaka, 19 November 2025: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), in collaboration with Save the Children and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, unveiled the landmark scientific report “The Future Climate of Bangladesh” today at the Hotel Sheraton Dhaka. The report presents the most comprehensive long-term climate projections for Bangladesh to date, warning that the country could experience up to 4.5°C temperature rise by the end of the century, alongside intensifying heatwaves, rising sea levels, heavier rainfall, and growing climate-driven health risks.

#Bridgingthegap Connecting young campaigners across social divides in Bangladesh

Youth Climate Activists Held Global Climate Strike Across Bangladesh

Save the Children in Bangladesh Commemorates National Mourning Day

Senior government officials, development partners, and education stakeholders convened in Dhaka today to launch coordination under the Climate Smart Education Systems Initiative (CSESI), a national effort to strengthen Bangladesh’s education system against the growing impacts of climate change. Bangladesh faced extended closures last year, keeping children out of school for longer periods and resulting in learning loss. Supported by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), CSESI aims to integrate climate change adaptation and environmental sustainability into education sector plans, budgets, and strategies to mitigate these challenges.

Suchana: Largest Food Security and Nutrition Program in Bangladesh Ends

Save the Children in Bangladesh announces “Youth Led Innovation Lab” champions

INDIA-BANGLADESH FLOODS CHANGE COURSE OF CHILDREN'S LIVES AS ENTIRE DISTRICTS SUBMERGED

BANGLADESH: 51 per cent increase in “unnecessary” C-sections in two years

Over 30 youth organisation members unite for greater climate action in Bangladesh

BANGLADESH: MORE THAN 270,000 CHILDREN HOMELESS AFTER CYCLONE REMAL BATTERS COASTAL AREA

Cyclone Remal tore through south west Bangladesh on 26 May affecting around 3.75 million people

BANGLADESH: EXTREME HEAT CLOSES ALL SCHOOLS AND FORCES 33 MILLION CHILDREN OUT OF CLASSROOMS

Save the Children in Bangladesh Formally Launches SWOCCHAR Project to Strengthen Women-Led Organizations

Extreme heat has forced the closure of all schools in Bangladesh this week, impacting 33 million children

Children’s ‘homes, schools and livelihoods washed away’ in India and Bangladesh floods: Save the Children

Save the Children in Bangladesh Wraps Up USAID MaMoni Project, Enhancing Maternal and Newborn Care

BANGLADESH: DANGEROUS CYCLONE MOCHA EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ON SUNDAY PUTTING 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN AT RISK

At least 113 children die from dengue in Bangladesh as deaths surge to a record high

Save the Children and KOICA Collaborate to Strengthen Maternal and Neonatal Health in Rangpur, Bangladesh

BANGLADESH & MYANMAR: More than 100,000 babies born in refugee and displacement camps in recent years

Save the Children assesses the damage in India and Bangladesh in the wake of Cyclone Amphan

Youth Participant from Save the Children in Bangladesh Joins UN General Assembly 2023 in New York

COVID-19: Bangladesh has less than 2,000 ventilators serving a population of 165m, warns Save the Children

Save the Children in Bangladesh's PHCC Provides Critical Maternity Services During Cyclone MOCHA

More than 1.5 million children are at risk, as Cyclone Mocha is expected to make landfall near the Bangladesh border.

SOUTH ASIA FLOODS: More than three million children affected by severe flooding across India, Bangladesh and Nepal

BANGLADESH: Two million children affected by unprecedented monsoon rains amid the longest-lasting floods in over twenty years

By Shahidul HaqueHead of ACCM | Save the Children in Bangladesh 25 August 2025 – COX’S BAZAR, BangladeshThis month marks eight years since over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled violence in Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh.Eight years on, over one million Rohingya remain in exile in Cox’s Bazar – the world’s largest refugee camps.Out of those eight years, I have spent six working on the Rohingya response, living close to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.This year marks perhaps one of the worst years for the Rohingya since the crisis began. Aid cuts, including cuts to education, have all contributed to an increasingly dire situation for the children and families who live here.

Rohingya crisis: On anniversary of deadliest cyclone on record, thousands of lives at risk during Bangladesh storm season

The measles outbreak is affecting all eight divisions in Bangladesh, prompting an emergency vaccination campaign across the country. In the last month, nearly 18 million children have been reached with at least one dose of the vaccine, according to government data.

Youth Led Innovation Lab: A platform to showcase the talent and new ideas of the marginalized youth around Bangladesh.

Save the Children in Bangladesh hosted a day-long capacity training workshop titled “Empowering Young Voices for Climate Change”

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus told the United Nations General Assembly that the Rohingya refugee crisis is on the "brink of collapse" as international aid dries up, urging immediate global action.

COVID-19: Forty percent of Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh are scared of dying or losing a loved one to the virus

More than 1,000, or 85%, of 1,200 girls who received income-generating support from Save the Children in Bangladesh were able to avoid marriage and continue with their education after being able to start generating independent incomes. A campaign running for 100 days from 27 November last year until International Women’s Day on 8 March has mobilised communities, faith leaders, and organisations to advocate for an end to child marriage globally with about one in five girls married before 18 – or about 28 girls every minute.

Shahidul Haque is Save the Children’s Advocacy, Communications and Media Director in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Having worked on the response for six years and living close to the refugee camps himself, he has seen firsthand how worsening conditions—exacerbated this year by recent aid cuts—are affecting a generation of children growing up in the world’s largest refugee camps.

COVID-19: Access to full mobile data and telecommunications in Myanmar and Bangladesh is essential to save lives, say 26 major aid groups

Five years after Rohingya exodus, two thirds of children in refugee camps do not feel safer than when they arrived in Bangladesh

Explore the impact of technology-assisted learning on marginalized populations through the AGREE project in Bangladesh. This blog evaluates how blended learning, combined with life skills and vocational training, enhances girls' foundational skills and agency, revealing small yet significant gains in decision-making and freedom of movement.

CYCLONE AMPHAN: Fears for children and families in low-lying areas as strong winds, storm surge and flooding expected in India and Bangladesh

At just 17, Imtiaz from Bangladesh emerged as a powerful young voice for urban children at the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Azerbaijan. A child rights advocate and member of the National Children’s Task Force, Imtiaz delivered a powerful message: a safe home is the foundation upon which all other children's rights are built.

7 years ago, Bangladesh was facing a malnutrition crisis. But these women are changing their futures.

The country’s capital Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar - home to the world’s largest refugee camp - and other dense urban slum areas are seeing particularly high caseloads, with infants under nine months most affected.

Save the Children in Bangladesh's Proyash II Project Bridges Communities in Savar Municipality

Save the Children has sent four emergency response teams to support in the recovery

The new facility, which is the only one of its kind and run by Save the Children, aims to provide 24/7 emergency obstetric care and safe, dignified maternal and newborn care. It also aims to address critical gaps in referral-level services within the camp, in coordination with local partners and the government.

A Rohingya child and her mother have been killed by a mudslide in Cox's Bazar

Eco Sentinels has developed floating agricultural beds for salt-tolerant crops, supporting resilient farming against climate challenges such as rising soil salinity and flooding that threaten food security in coastal areas.

The violence—and the fear of violence and abductions—has led many Rohingya families to stay in their shelters and prevent their children from going outside.

In recent days 10 people were killed in the world’s largest refugee settlement amid heavy monsoon rains

Reduced funding, which has led to cuts in essential services like education and healthcare, and international aid cuts have meant that this has been a particularly difficult year for children living in the world’s largest refugee camp.

August 19, Dhaka- With approximately 33% of the population being youths (age 5- 18), the MET Club was nationally launched at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC), Dhaka to accelerate the potential of child and youth-led risk management models in Bangladesh. Organized by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES), Save the Children, Jago Nari, SKS Foundation, and Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), the event advocated for integrating the MET Club Model into national disaster risk reduction efforts. The event brought MET Club members from Dhaka and Chattogram, government representatives, development and humanitarian organizations, and community stakeholders together.

Press release Save the Children on fire in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Statement in response to fire in Cox's Bazar refugee camp, Bangladesh.

In 2017 hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fled violence in Rakhine state in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh.

Six years after 750,000 Rohingya people fled violence in Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh, the health and wellbeing of more than half a mill

18 December 2025, Dhaka: Save the Children in Bangladesh has convened the National Youth Summit 2025 on 17–18 December at the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), Dhaka, bringing together 100 youth leaders from across 37 districts of the country under the theme “Amplify your voice, lead the future.”

Rohingya refugee children who have been forced to flee Bangladesh and Myanmar are now asking authorities in Indonesia for more freedom to leave.

In 2017, the world watched in horror as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled from Myanmar into Bangladesh to escape violence.

Bangladesh experiences 19 landslides annually, with a 4% increase in these disaster events each year. They are particularly prevalent in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and surrounding districts including Chittagong because of intense monsoon rainfall, rapid urbanization, deforestation, and unregulated hill cutting. These events have caused over 700 deaths since 2000, destruction of infrastructure, and long-term displacement.

As the rainy season in the region comes to an end, more Rohingya families are contemplating whether to leave Myanmar and Bangladesh and brave dangerous boat journeys in search of a better life and risk dangerous sea journeys at the mercy of smugglers and traffickers using often unseaworthy boats.

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 21 September 2025: Save the Children, with support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), today launched Beyond the Darkness, a Coffee- Table photo-story book highlighting the strength and resilience of Rohingya children and their families.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), in collaboration with Save the Children in Bangladesh, organized a national dissemination event today at Melaghor-1, DGHS, Mohakhali TB Gate, Dhaka, to share the findings of the Implementation Research and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Application – a digital tool developed to strengthen the management of childhood illnesses in Bangladesh.

Children made up just under half - 44% - of predominantly Rohingya refugees leaving Bangladesh and Myanmar by boat in 2024 as the number of people taking to sea continues to rise.

With a population of about 170 million, Bangladesh faces serious challenges in protecting its children, who make up roughly 40–45% of the population. Despite ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child and enacting the Children’s Act 2013, children remain highly vulnerable. The 2025 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) shows that 86% of children aged 1–14 have experienced violent discipline in the past month. Child marriage is also widespread: 47% of women aged 20–24 married before 18, and 13% before 15, while overall 56% of women aged 18–49 was married before turning 18.

Dhaka, June 25, 2025: The Saving Women and Premature Babies (SWAP) project, a flagship initiative led by Save the Children in Bangladesh in collaboration with the National Newborn Health Programme (NNHP) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), officially concluded today with a Learning Dissemination and Celebration Event held in Dhaka.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), in collaboration with Save the Children in Bangladesh, has officially launched the district-wide piloting of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness* (IMCI) App Integrated Digital Platforms (DHIS2, OpenSRP) under the National Management Information System (MIS) through National Newborn Health Program (NNHP) and IMCI team. The event, held on Saturday (26th April, 2025) at the Directorate of Health Office in Barishal, aims to accelerate national efforts to digitalize healthcare services for children under the age of five.

The first hospital specializing in maternal and neonatal care has opened in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in a step forward in improving healthcare for pregnant women, mothers and babies living in the world’s largest refugee camp, Save the Children said.The opening of the new Maternal and Child Hospital, the first hospital to specialize in maternal and neonatal health in the Rohingya camps, represents a glimmer of hope in an otherwise increasingly difficult environment in the camps.Cuts to foreign aid in 2025, coupled with an overall reduction in donor funding, has led to the closure of some healthcare centers in Cox’s Bazar and forced hundreds of schools in the camp to close. [1]Eight years since they were forced to flee their homes in Myanmar, more than 1 million Rohingya refugees remain in the camps in Cox’s Bazar in Southeastern Bangladesh. More than half of those displaced are women and girls.The new facility, which is the only one of its kind and run by Save the Children, aims to provide 24/7 emergency obstetric care and safe, dignified maternal and newborn care. It also aims to address critical gaps in referral-level services within the camp, in coordination with local partners and the government.

Ain O Shalish Kendra (ASK), Breaking the Silence (BTS), Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), Plan International Bangladesh, and Save the Children held a joint press conference - Protest and Concern Expressed by Child Rights NGOs on Child Rape, Abuse, and Murder - at the Dhaka Reporters Unity to express their grave outrage at the continuous sexual violence incidents that have plagued the nation and led to widespread protest. They expressed a number of demands from the government, including strengthening the justice system and holding the preparators accountable and making the issues of safety and exploitation from sexual violence a priority in their agenda.

Save the Children has launched a photo series to celebrate the resilience of refugee children

Protecting children during COVID-19 requires innovation and creative thinking

We organized a ‘Consultation Workshop on Developing National Early Action Protocol (NEAP) for Landslides in Bangladesh’ to initiate systemic action against the rising risk of landslides in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. The comprehensive framework will focus on early warning systems, roles and responsibilities, trigger mechanisms, and community preparedness, enabling local communities to anticipate and effectively respond to landslides.

New name for education alliance, a new fight for quality and inclusion

In the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees languish in limbo, largely forgotten by the outside world.

Violence is never the way: End Corporal Punishment

Save the Children is with 2 million flood-affected children and adolescents

Stakeholders Applaud Success of Suchana Programme

Two Years On: Rohingya Deserve Justice

The worrying increase comes ahead of the region’s annual monsoon season, which brings heavy rains and winds, and puts refugees fleeing by boat at heightened risk of capsize on choppy seas.

42 NGOs warn that return of refugees to Myanmar now would be dangerous and premature

Reports of the first confirmed coronavirus case in the Rohingya refugee camps is a major cause for concern

About 250 unaccompanied Rohingya children arrived in Indonesia in the last three months of 2023.

Torrential rains turn villages into islands after Cyclone Remal batters coastal areas

“Our future is not negotiable”: Climate Activist Sohanur speaks

Moments Between Biscuits: Ruma and Rana’s Support During Cyclone Remal

Bridging the Gap: youth-led campaigning for every last child

61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar

“Worst year yet”: Four years since Rohingya exodus, fires, floods and COVID-19 take toll on children

Asia's governments must put politics aside to protect the lives of Rohingya people.

From braiding to carving and to kicking a ball – refugee children use hobbies to ease into new homes

The theme for this year’s IDG is “Our time is now—our rights, our future”.

COVID-19 complicates response to unprecedented South Asia monsoons, warns Save the Children

Women and children burnt alive, widespread rape and a dam full of bodies: new report details the harrowing testimonies of Rohingya children

18 aid agencies call on governments in the region to allow refugees stranded in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea to disembark

Two years on and still waiting for justice - Why we cannot forget Rohingya children

The move affects more than 6,400 learning centers in Cox’s Bazar – the world’s largest refugee camp.

International donors must not turn their backs on Rohingya children

‘My Right to Fly’- A Photo Exhibition on the International Day of the Girl Child

ROHINGYA REFUGEE CHILDREN BACK IN THE CLASSROOM AFTER ONE OF WORLD’S LONGEST SCHOOL CLOSURES

Save the Children press release on more than 400 Rohingya children in Indonesia

More than Four Hundred Girls Participated in the 'Digital Equity Carnival'

Saving Little Lives: Observing World Pneumonia & Prematurity Day 2023

Commemorating the International Day of the Girl Child 2024

Save the Children Launches Climate Campaign ‘Generation Hope’

Every Breath Counts - Airway Pressure Devices are Making Respiratory Treatment Accessible

At least 395 Rohingya refugees, including 173 children, arrived in Indonesia by boat in October, compared with 49 recorded in the same month in 2023, according to figures from the UNHCR.

Towards a brighter future for our girls

Empowering daughters of sex workers to build a better future

With no formal ways to earn a living, cuts to food rations, limited access to education and training, and growing insecurity, families are being pushed to send their children on life-threatening journeys at sea.

STATEMENT: FIRE BLAZES THROUGH ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMPS DAYS BEFORE INTERNATIONAL FUNDING EVENT IN GENEVA

An estimated 6.4 million adults in 12 countries[ii] were likely driven one step closer to getting COVID-19 vaccinations following Save the Children’s first behavioural science-led social media campaign to promote COVID vaccines, in collaboration with Meta, using Facebook and Instagram.

'Children and their families robbed of what little they had'

Tragic drowning of Rohingya caused by desperation

Shocking testimonies of rescued Rohingya children tell of “nightmare” on boats left adrift in the Bay of Bengal for months

ROHINGYA CAMP FIRE: Last week’s blaze pushed more than 13,000 children out of school

KAMAL’S STORY: WE WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE

Children have a right to learn and a right to an education that will support their development, growth and ability to build their future.

Children need to return to classes after weeks of unrest and uncertainty – Save the Children

Rohingya refugees fear ‘another disaster waiting to happen’ after 84 fires in four months

The power of breastfeeding

Flooding and devastation - fears for safety of hundreds of thousands of children as Cyclone Fani wreaks havoc

The first confirmed Coronavirus case in Cox’s Bazar exposes how our systems fail the most vulnerable

Dengue Fever: At least 5 million cases and 5,500 deaths in horror year

DHAKA, 23 July 2025 – Following the tragic crash of a Bangladeshi Air Force training jet into Milestone School and College in Uttara, which claimed the lives of at least 25 children, Save the Children extends its deepest condolences to the families affected and the entire school community.

Stranded, stateless, detained: new report reveals 700,000 Rohingya children are denied basic rights across Asia

Child refugees across the world draw their hopes and horrors

A class of her own

“I get scared if I sleep alone”

ONE CHILD KILLED AND 1,000 CHILDREN LEFT HOMELESS AS FIRE RIPS THROUGH ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMP

The Generation Hope Goals competition - co-led by Save the Children and partners - invited teams of children and young people to submit ideas for climate solutions in line with selected Sustainable Development Goals

Japanese Ambassador Commends Child Protection Initiatives and Pledges Continued Support Following His Visit

From Paper Toys to Clay Creations: Lego Foundation and Save the Children's 'Championing Play' project organized a Child Fair for Fun Learning.

“When there is a problem, we should not stay aside.”

Sharing the Lessons Learned from the IMCI Application integration into National Management Information System (MIS)

Fire blazes through Rohingya Camp putting lives of thousands of refugees at risk

Rohingya families risk death or injury, all for a better life

“Across Asia, there are children who wake up each day without the certainty of safe drinking water. When a child drinks unsafe drinking water the consequences ripple far beyond illness. It can mean days missed from play and school, stolen energy and even lifelong, serious health problems that children carry with them into adulthood."

Mamotar Tori- Navigating Hope in Char