IRC 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 IRC to suspend all operations except for the IRC’s 24/7 health center in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp.
- “We must be able to continue with our programming for the nearly one million refugees living in Cox’s Bazar,” says IRC 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
IRC response
- Started work in Bangladesh: 2018
- People assisted: 1,496,400
