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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

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

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

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

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

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.