探花精选 calls for protection of vulnerable groups amidst violent protests
- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position and fled Bangladesh as violent protests swept across Bangladesh.
- Over 400 people have died and thousands have been injured.
- Unrest and shutdown of communications have forced the 探花精选 to suspend all operations except for the 探花精选鈥檚 24/7 health center in Cox鈥檚 Bazar refugee camp.
- 鈥淲e must be able to continue with our programming for the nearly one million refugees living in Cox鈥檚 Bazar,鈥 says 探花精选 country director for Bangladesh, Hasina Rahman.
Country facts
- Total population: 163 million
- People displaced by crisis: Almost 1 million Rohingya refugees
- Rank in Humanitarian Development Index: 129 of 191
探花精选 response
- Started work in Bangladesh: 2018
- People assisted: 1,496,400
