Operational Overview
Bangladesh generously hosts close to one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, making it one of the largest protracted refugee situations in the world. Following the influx in 2017, the humanitarian community closely worked with the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to respond to the humanitarian needs caused by the large-scale displacement. Rohingya refugees are hosted in 33 highly congested camps in Cox’ s Bazar District. Since 2021, some 35,000 refugees relocated to Bhasan Char, an island in Noakhali district, as part of a project designed by the Government of Bangladesh to decongest the camps. Bangladesh is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and the Statelessness Conventions but has ratified the main human rights instruments. There is no national legislation in Bangladesh specifically governing the administration of refugee and asylum affairs. The Government manages the Rohingya refugee response through directives, letters and administrative instruments.
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet as of May 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet as of May 2023
    Publish date: 7 June 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - Population breakdown as of April 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - Population breakdown as of April 2023
    Publish date: 14 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet as of April 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet as of April 2023
    Publish date: 14 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population map as of April 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population map as of April 2023
    Publish date: 14 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet - Block Level as of April 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet - Block Level as of April 2023
    Publish date: 14 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Press Release (English) _ Norway to support environment and clean energy activities for Rohingya refugees with USD 6.5 million

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    Press Release (English) _ Norway to support environment and clean energy activities for Rohingya refugees with USD 6.5 million
    Publish date: 10 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet as of May 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet as of May 2023
    Publish date: 7 June 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - Population breakdown as of April 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - Population breakdown as of April 2023
    Publish date: 14 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet as of April 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet as of April 2023
    Publish date: 14 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population map as of April 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population map as of April 2023
    Publish date: 14 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Public Health Factsheet - as of 31 December 2022

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    Public Health Factsheet - as of 31 December 2022
    Publish date: 17 April 2023 (2 years ago)
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    WASH Factsheet - as of 31 December 2022

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    WASH Factsheet - as of 31 December 2022
    Publish date: 17 April 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet - Block Level as of April 2023

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    Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Population Factsheet - Block Level as of April 2023
    Publish date: 14 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR Bangladesh - (IP's) Partner presence - as of February 2023

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    UNHCR Bangladesh - (IP's) Partner presence - as of February 2023
    Publish date: 3 April 2023 (3 years ago)
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    UNHCR Bangladesh : Partner presence in UNHCR managed Camps - as of February 2023

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    UNHCR Bangladesh : Partner presence in UNHCR managed Camps - as of February 2023
    Publish date: 3 April 2023 (3 years ago)
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    Press Release (English) _ Norway to support environment and clean energy activities for Rohingya refugees with USD 6.5 million

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    Press Release (English) _ Norway to support environment and clean energy activities for Rohingya refugees with USD 6.5 million
    Publish date: 10 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    Press Release (Bengali) _ Norway to support environment and clean energy activities for Rohingya refugees with USD 6.5 million

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    Press Release (Bengali) _ Norway to support environment and clean energy activities for Rohingya refugees with USD 6.5 million
    Publish date: 10 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR Bangladesh - Operational Update - March 2023

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    UNHCR Bangladesh - Operational Update - March 2023
    Publish date: 9 May 2023 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR Bangladesh - Operational Update - February 2023

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    UNHCR Bangladesh - Operational Update - February 2023
    Publish date: 23 March 2023 (3 years ago)
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    Contact Information
    Name and Title Contact
    Information Management bgdcoim@unhcr.org
    Romain Desclous
    Senior External Relations Officer    		 desclous@unhcr.org
    Amber Mezbourian
    Associate External Relations Officer    		 mezbouri@unhcr.org

    Disclaimer: The data presented here is only highlight the newly arrived biometrically identified Rohingya refugees.

    Bangladesh Funding (2025)
    $255,534,213
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 31 December 2025 (3 months ago)
    Bangladesh Help Website
    Bangladesh Help Website

      Bangladesh Microdata

    UNHCR's Microdata Library contains microdata on persons of concern to UNHCR including refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people (IDPs), stateless people and others. Microdata are unit-level data collected through census, registration/administrative exercises and surveys. All datasets include comprehensive metadata and supporting documents such as survey questionnaires and analytical reports.

  • Bangladesh: Results Monitoring Survey (RMS) - 2024

    Bangladesh, 2024   MicroData View details | Get Microdata
    Authoring Entity: UNHCR
    Published: 20 November 2025

  • Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) - 2024

    Bangladesh, 2024   MicroData View details | Get Microdata
    Authoring Entity: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), National Nutrition Services (NNS), World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF, Action contre la Faim (ACF), Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK), SHED, World Vision (WV), Save the Children International (SCI), CWW
    Published: 28 July 2025

  • Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) - 2024

    Bangladesh, 2024   MicroData View details | Get Microdata
    Authoring Entity: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
    Published: 11 June 2025

  • Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS), Kutupalong Mega Refugee Camp - 2021

    Bangladesh, 2021   MicroData View details | Get Microdata
    Authoring Entity: UNHCR
    Published: 23 May 2025

  • Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS), Nayapara Refugee Camp - 2021

    Bangladesh, 2021   MicroData View details | Get Microdata
    Authoring Entity: UNHCR
    Published: 23 May 2025
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