[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"cookie-copy":3,"important-message":18,"\u002Fcontent\u002Fmenus\u002Ffooter-nav___en":20,"menu-header-nav___en":74,"en\u002Fsidas-international-work\u002Fcountries-and-regions\u002Fbangladesh":444,"aidDiagram-2025-BD-SE-6-SEK":609},{"title":4,"content":6,"modal_settings_info":9,"modal_necessary_cookies_info":12,"modal_analytical_cookies_info":15},{"en":5,"sv":5},null,{"en":7,"sv":8},"\u003Cp>Sida.se uses cookies to improve your experience as a user, including cookies for web analysis and cookies that help the website function properly. Cookies that handle your selection in this box cannot be opted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sida.se\u002Fen\u002Fabout-the-website\u002Fcookies\u002F\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about cookies on Sida.se\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Cp>Sida.se använder kakor för att förbättra upplevelsen för dig som användare, bland annat kakor för webbanalys och kakor som bidrar till att webbplatsen fungerar korrekt. Kakor som hanterar ditt val i denna ruta går inte att välja bort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sida.se\u002Fom-sida\u002Fom-webbplatsen\u002Fcookies\u002F\" rel=\"noopener\">Läs mer om kakor på Sida.se\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"en":10,"sv":11},"\u003Cp>We use necessary cookies to make our website work. We also use analytics cookies that help us make improvements by measuring how you use the site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sida.se\u002Fen\u002Fabout-the-website\u002Fcookies\u002F\">Detailed information about the cookies we use\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Cp>På sida.se använder vi nödvändiga kakor för att webbplatsen ska fungera bra. Vi använder också analyskakor som hjälper oss att göra förbättringar genom att mäta hur du använder webbplatsen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsida.se\u002Fom-sida\u002Fom-webbplatsen\u002Fcookies\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>Kakor vi använder på sida.se\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"en":13,"sv":14},"\u003Cp>These cookies are needed in order for the website to function and can’t be turned off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Cp>Dessa kakor är nödvändiga för att webbplatsen ska fungera och kan inte stängas av.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"en":16,"sv":17},"\u003Ch4>Piwik Pro\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Piwik Pro collects traffic data from the website. We do not save IP addresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Ch4>Piwik Pro\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Piwik Pro samlar in statistik om besöken på webbplatsen. Vi sparar inga IP-adresser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"importantMessageData":5,"showImportantMsg":19},false,{"footer-nav___en":21},[22,65],{"id":23,"post_id":5,"title":24,"path":5,"slug":5,"children":25,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":64},9161,"Quick links",[26,34,40,46,52,58],{"id":27,"post_id":28,"title":29,"path":30,"slug":31,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33},49591,49573,"Publications","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fpublications","publications","","link",{"id":35,"post_id":36,"title":37,"path":38,"slug":39,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33},9490,1732,"Methods and materials","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmethods-materials","methods-materials",{"id":41,"post_id":42,"title":43,"path":44,"slug":45,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33},10436,1927,"Report corruption and irregularities","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fcontact-us%2Freport-suspicions-on-corruption-irregularities-and-misconduct","report-suspicions-on-corruption-irregularities-and-misconduct",{"id":47,"post_id":48,"title":49,"path":50,"slug":51,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33},34549,34545,"Jobs at Sida","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fjobs-at-sida","jobs-at-sida",{"id":53,"post_id":54,"title":55,"path":56,"slug":57,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33},9492,1976,"Privacy notice","en%2Fabout-the-website%2Fsidas-privacy-notice","sidas-privacy-notice",{"id":59,"post_id":60,"title":61,"path":62,"slug":63,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33},51978,1971,"Accessibility of Sida.se","en%2Fabout-the-website%2Faccessibility","accessibility","group",{"id":66,"post_id":5,"title":67,"path":5,"slug":5,"children":68,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":64},9162,"Sida's websites",[69],{"id":70,"post_id":70,"title":71,"path":72,"slug":73,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33},9493,"Openaid","https:\u002F\u002Fopenaid.se\u002Fen","openaid-2",[75,104,336],{"id":76,"post_id":77,"title":78,"path":79,"slug":80,"children":81,"alttext":32,"preamble":103,"type":33,"parent":5},6591,484,"Sida’s international work","en%2Fsidas-international-work","sidas-international-work",[82,89,96],{"id":83,"post_id":84,"title":85,"path":86,"slug":87,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":88},30799,30781,"Countries and regions","en%2Fsidas-international-work%2Fcountries-and-regions","countries-and-regions",{"id":76,"path":79,"post_id":77,"slug":80,"title":78},{"id":90,"post_id":91,"title":92,"path":93,"slug":94,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":95},60176,59984,"Sida’s humanitarian aid in the world’s most severe crises","en%2Fsidas-international-work%2Fsidas-humanitarian-aid-in-the-worlds-most-severe-crises","sidas-humanitarian-aid-in-the-worlds-most-severe-crises",{"id":76,"path":79,"post_id":77,"slug":80,"title":78},{"id":97,"post_id":98,"title":99,"path":100,"slug":101,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":102},30798,30793,"Thematic areas","en%2Fsidas-international-work%2Fthematic-areas","thematic-areas",{"id":76,"path":79,"post_id":77,"slug":80,"title":78},"Sida works in many countries and across several thematic areas. Here you can dive deep into our work in a specific country or a thematic area.",{"id":105,"post_id":106,"title":107,"path":108,"slug":109,"children":110,"alttext":32,"preamble":335,"type":33,"parent":5},5284,1560,"Partnership with Sida","en%2Ffor-partners","for-partners",[111,118,125,161,168,175,182,225,232,254,307,314,321,328],{"id":112,"post_id":113,"title":114,"path":115,"slug":116,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":117},47051,45292,"Apply for financial support from Sida","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fapply-for-financial-support-from-sida","apply-for-financial-support-from-sida",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":119,"post_id":120,"title":121,"path":122,"slug":123,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":124},5300,3578,"How a project is created","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fhow-a-project-is-created","how-a-project-is-created",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":126,"post_id":127,"title":128,"path":129,"slug":130,"children":131,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":160},47058,47052,"Guidance for Sida’s partner organisations","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fguidance-for-sidas-partner-organisations","guidance-for-sidas-partner-organisations",[132,139,146,153],{"id":133,"post_id":134,"title":135,"path":136,"slug":137,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":138},47063,3582,"Monitoring and reporting","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fguidance-for-sidas-partner-organisations%2Fmonitoring-and-reporting","monitoring-and-reporting",{"id":126,"path":129,"post_id":127,"slug":130,"title":128},{"id":140,"post_id":141,"title":142,"path":143,"slug":144,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":145},47118,47069,"Methods for monitoring","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fguidance-for-sidas-partner-organisations%2Fmonitoring-methods","monitoring-methods",{"id":126,"path":129,"post_id":127,"slug":130,"title":128},{"id":147,"post_id":148,"title":149,"path":150,"slug":151,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":152},5306,1727,"Evaluation of Swedish development cooperation","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fguidance-for-sidas-partner-organisations%2Fevaluation-of-swedish-development-cooperation","evaluation-of-swedish-development-cooperation",{"id":126,"path":129,"post_id":127,"slug":130,"title":128},{"id":154,"post_id":155,"title":156,"path":157,"slug":158,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":159},34265,34257,"Preventing sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fguidance-for-sidas-partner-organisations%2Fpreventing-sexual-exploitation-abuse-and-harassment","preventing-sexual-exploitation-abuse-and-harassment",{"id":126,"path":129,"post_id":127,"slug":130,"title":128},{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":162,"post_id":163,"title":164,"path":165,"slug":166,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":167},5307,1566,"For civil society organisations","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fcivil-society-organisations","civil-society-organisations",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":169,"post_id":170,"title":171,"path":172,"slug":173,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":174},5308,1712,"For multilateral organisations","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmultilateral-organisations","multilateral-organisations",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":176,"post_id":177,"title":178,"path":179,"slug":180,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":181},52534,52293,"For humanitarian partners","en%2Ffor-partners%2Ffor-humanitarian-partners","for-humanitarian-partners",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":183,"post_id":184,"title":185,"path":186,"slug":187,"children":188,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":224},5311,1596,"For Private Sector","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fprivate-sector","private-sector",[189,196,203,210,217],{"id":190,"post_id":191,"title":192,"path":193,"slug":194,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":195},5322,1630,"Swedish Investors for Sustainable Development","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fprivate-sector%2Fswedish-investors-for-sustainable-development","swedish-investors-for-sustainable-development",{"id":183,"path":186,"post_id":184,"slug":187,"title":185},{"id":197,"post_id":198,"title":199,"path":200,"slug":201,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":202},5327,1682,"Sida’s guarantee instrument","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fprivate-sector%2Fsidas-guarantee-instrument","sidas-guarantee-instrument",{"id":183,"path":186,"post_id":184,"slug":187,"title":185},{"id":204,"post_id":205,"title":206,"path":207,"slug":208,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":209},5335,1674,"Challenge Funds","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fprivate-sector%2Fchallenge-funds","challenge-funds",{"id":183,"path":186,"post_id":184,"slug":187,"title":185},{"id":211,"post_id":212,"title":213,"path":214,"slug":215,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":216},5331,1647,"Public Private Development Partnership","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fprivate-sector%2Fpublic-private-development-partnership","public-private-development-partnership",{"id":183,"path":186,"post_id":184,"slug":187,"title":185},{"id":218,"post_id":219,"title":220,"path":221,"slug":222,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":223},5421,1689,"Power Africa","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fprivate-sector%2Fpower-africa","power-africa",{"id":183,"path":186,"post_id":184,"slug":187,"title":185},{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":226,"post_id":227,"title":228,"path":229,"slug":230,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":231},5312,1694,"For public sector","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fpublic-sector","public-sector",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":233,"post_id":234,"title":235,"path":236,"slug":237,"children":238,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":253},5315,1579,"For research partners","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fresearch-partners","research-partners",[239,246],{"id":240,"post_id":241,"title":242,"path":243,"slug":244,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":245},5318,1624,"Online resources for researchers and science reporters","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fresearch-partners%2Fonline-resources-for-researchers-and-science-reporters","online-resources-for-researchers-and-science-reporters",{"id":233,"path":236,"post_id":234,"slug":237,"title":235},{"id":247,"post_id":248,"title":249,"path":250,"slug":251,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":252},5319,1621,"Research calls and grants","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fresearch-partners%2Fresearch-calls-and-grants","research-calls-and-grants",{"id":233,"path":236,"post_id":234,"slug":237,"title":235},{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":255,"post_id":36,"title":37,"path":38,"slug":39,"children":256,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":306},5340,[257,264,271,278,285,292,299],{"id":258,"post_id":259,"title":260,"path":261,"slug":262,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":263},5342,1781,"Poverty Toolbox","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmethods-materials%2Fpoverty-toolbox","poverty-toolbox",{"id":255,"path":38,"post_id":36,"slug":39,"title":37},{"id":265,"post_id":266,"title":267,"path":268,"slug":269,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":270},9614,9045,"Human Rights Based Approach","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmethods-materials%2Fhuman-rights-based-approach","human-rights-based-approach",{"id":255,"path":38,"post_id":36,"slug":39,"title":37},{"id":272,"post_id":273,"title":274,"path":275,"slug":276,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":277},5343,1778,"Gender Toolbox","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmethods-materials%2Fgender-toolbox","gender-toolbox",{"id":255,"path":38,"post_id":36,"slug":39,"title":37},{"id":279,"post_id":280,"title":281,"path":282,"slug":283,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":284},51024,50810,"Green Toolbox","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmethods-materials%2Fgreen-toolbox","green-toolbox",{"id":255,"path":38,"post_id":36,"slug":39,"title":37},{"id":286,"post_id":287,"title":288,"path":289,"slug":290,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":291},5341,1784,"Peace and Conflict Toolbox","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmethods-materials%2Fpeace-and-conflict-toolbox","peace-and-conflict-toolbox",{"id":255,"path":38,"post_id":36,"slug":39,"title":37},{"id":293,"post_id":294,"title":295,"path":296,"slug":297,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":298},25440,25314,"Market Systems Development Toolbox","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmethods-materials%2Fmarket-systems-development-toolbox","market-systems-development-toolbox",{"id":255,"path":38,"post_id":36,"slug":39,"title":37},{"id":300,"post_id":301,"title":302,"path":303,"slug":304,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":305},32422,29728,"Development Economics Briefs","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fmethods-materials%2Fdevelopment-economics-briefs","development-economics-briefs",{"id":255,"path":38,"post_id":36,"slug":39,"title":37},{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":308,"post_id":309,"title":310,"path":311,"slug":312,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":313},5347,1790,"Calls and announcements","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fcalls-and-announcements","calls-and-announcements",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":315,"post_id":316,"title":317,"path":318,"slug":319,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":320},49084,49080,"Courses","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fcourses","courses",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":322,"post_id":323,"title":324,"path":325,"slug":326,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":327},27214,4104,"International Training Programmes","en%2Ffor-partners%2Finternational-training-programmes","international-training-programmes",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},{"id":329,"post_id":330,"title":331,"path":332,"slug":333,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":334},34534,34509,"Welcome to the Partner Portal","en%2Ffor-partners%2Fpartner-portal","partner-portal",{"id":105,"path":108,"post_id":106,"slug":109,"title":107},"Sida's development cooperation is carried out by our partners. Find out how your organisation can cooperate with Sida.",{"id":337,"post_id":338,"title":339,"path":340,"slug":341,"children":342,"alttext":32,"preamble":443,"type":33,"parent":5},4902,1841,"About Sida","en%2Fabout-sida","about-sida",[343,350,365,384,391,406,409,435,439],{"id":344,"post_id":345,"title":346,"path":347,"slug":348,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":349},5372,1845,"Sida is guided by strategies","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fhow-we-are-governed","how-we-are-governed",{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},{"id":351,"post_id":352,"title":353,"path":354,"slug":355,"children":356,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":364},5376,4154,"Organisation","en%2Fabout-sida%2Forganisation","organisation",[357],{"id":358,"post_id":359,"title":360,"path":361,"slug":362,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":363},8406,1863,"Governing board","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fthe-governing-board","the-governing-board",{"id":351,"path":354,"post_id":352,"slug":355,"title":353},{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},{"id":366,"post_id":367,"title":368,"path":369,"slug":370,"children":371,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":383},5373,1917,"Contact us","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fcontact-us","contact-us",[372,376],{"id":373,"post_id":42,"title":374,"path":44,"slug":45,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":375},5377,"Report suspicions of corruption, irregularities and other wrongdoings",{"id":366,"path":369,"post_id":367,"slug":370,"title":368},{"id":377,"post_id":378,"title":379,"path":380,"slug":381,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":382},6101,6078,"Invoices to Sida","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fcontact-us%2Finvoices","invoices",{"id":366,"path":369,"post_id":367,"slug":370,"title":368},{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},{"id":385,"post_id":386,"title":387,"path":388,"slug":389,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":390},5379,1931,"Procurements at Sida","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fprocurements-at-sida","procurements-at-sida",{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},{"id":392,"post_id":393,"title":394,"path":395,"slug":396,"children":397,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":405},5380,1943,"Press office","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fpress","press",[398],{"id":399,"post_id":400,"title":401,"path":402,"slug":403,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":404},6331,1953,"Sida’s logotype","en%2Fabout-sida%2Fpress%2Fsidas-logotype","sidas-logotype",{"id":392,"path":395,"post_id":393,"slug":396,"title":394},{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},{"id":407,"post_id":48,"title":49,"path":50,"slug":51,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":408},34548,{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},{"id":410,"post_id":411,"title":412,"path":413,"slug":414,"children":415,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":434},5381,1957,"About the website","en%2Fabout-the-website","about-the-website",[416,423,430],{"id":417,"post_id":418,"title":419,"path":420,"slug":421,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":422},5382,1980,"Site map","en%2Fabout-the-website%2Fsite-map","site-map",{"id":410,"path":413,"post_id":411,"slug":414,"title":412},{"id":424,"post_id":425,"title":426,"path":427,"slug":428,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":429},5383,1967,"Cookies","en%2Fabout-the-website%2Fcookies","cookies",{"id":410,"path":413,"post_id":411,"slug":414,"title":412},{"id":431,"post_id":60,"title":432,"path":62,"slug":63,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":433},51977,"Accessibility",{"id":410,"path":413,"post_id":411,"slug":414,"title":412},{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},{"id":436,"post_id":54,"title":437,"path":56,"slug":57,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":438},5384,"Sida’s Privacy Notice",{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},{"id":440,"post_id":28,"title":441,"path":30,"slug":31,"children":5,"alttext":32,"preamble":5,"type":33,"parent":442},49575,"Publications on development cooperation",{"id":337,"path":340,"post_id":338,"slug":341,"title":339},"Sida is Sweden’s government agency for development cooperation. Get an insight into how we are governed and organised.",{"breadcrumbs":445,"categories":448,"preamble":451,"path":452,"currentLanguage":453,"languageUrlPaths":454,"type":456,"template":457,"objectData":458,"id":598,"status":599,"title":600,"slug":601,"tags":602,"updated":606,"published":607,"meta":608,"relatedInfo":5},[446,447],{"title":78,"path":79},{"title":85,"path":86},[449,450],"humanitarian","development","Poverty in Bangladesh has steadily declined since the 1990s but remains widespread. The country is in a phase of political transition and is currently governed by an interim government. Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters. Sida focuses on democracy, human rights, gender equality, inclusive economic development, health, climate and environment. Sida also provides humanitarian support in Bangladesh.","en%2Fsidas-international-work%2Fcountries-and-regions%2Fbangladesh","en",{"en":452,"sv":455},"sida-i-varlden%2Flander-och-regioner%2Fbangladesh","country","template-core-business",{"region":459,"fields":462},{"name":460,"slug":461},"Asia","asien",{"intro":463,"aid-themes":465,"facts":479,"super-story":484,"aid-tabs":488},{"cc_core_business-intro__country_code":464,"cc_core_business-intro__icon":32},"BD",{"cc_core_business-aid-themes__aid-themes-enabled":466,"cc_core_business-aid-themes__statistics":467,"cc_core_business-aid-themes__theme":477},true,{"cc_core_business-aid-themes-statistics__title":468,"cc_core_business-aid-themes-statistics__description":469,"openaid_data":5,"cc_core_business-aid-themes-statistics__max_sum":470,"cc_core_business-aid-themes-statistics__circles":5,"cc_core_business-aid-themes-statistics__circles_openaid":471},"Sida’s support in Bangladesh","ska vara tom","448718000",{"codes":464,"year":472,"titles":473},"2025",{"total":474,"development":475,"humanitarian":476},"Total development assistance ","Development cooperation ","Humanitarian assistance",{"cc_core_business-aid-themes-theme__title":478},"Important thematic areas in Bangladesh",{"cc_core_business-facts__facts-enabled":466,"cc_core_business-facts-success__title":480,"cc_core_business-facts-success__boxes":19,"cc_core_business-facts-success__content":481,"cc_core_business-facts-challenges__title":482,"cc_core_business-facts-challenges__boxes":19,"cc_core_business-facts-challenges__content":483},"Why do Sida work in Bangladesh?","\u003Ch3>Inequality despite economic growth\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Bangladesh has historically enjoyed strong economic growth with improved infrastructure, such as access to electricity, water and sanitation. At the same time, inequality is increasing in rapidly growing cities. Climate change is exacerbating poverty, especially for those living in rural areas. Women and children remain particularly vulnerable. For years, citizens’ power and empowerment have been declining. Minorities and other marginalised groups are particularly vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Challenges to democratic governance\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Political and civil rights are under severe pressure in Bangladesh, where freedom of expression and the press, as well as the ability of civil society to operate freely, have long been restricted. The country is in a phase of political transition, which can present both opportunities for greater democracy and challenges to democratic governance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An interim government is in place until parliamentary elections can be held. Violence against women, lack of rule of law and gender discrimination are common. Despite legislation against child marriage, Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. Nine out of ten children are victims of domestic or school violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Hard hit by climate change\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Despite low CO2 emissions (0.27%), Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters resulting from climate change, which has led to millions of people being forced to flee within the country and economic losses. People living in poverty, women and children are particularly affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like many countries that prioritise economic growth over sustainability, Bangladesh faces major environmental problems, poor air quality and water scarcity. More than half the population lacks clean drinking water, and groundwater levels are declining. Saltwater intrusion threatens agriculture and public health in coastal areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Examples of what Sida has contributed to","\u003Ch3>A fair and green transition\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Sida is helping to improve Bangladesh’s chances of achieving international standards for social and environmental sustainability. Sida has helped to develop a plan to improve labour conditions, which is important for the country to qualify for new trade agreements, including with the EU, helping to ensure that the millions of people employed by the textile industry continue to have the opportunity to work and earn an income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Accountability, increased transparency and reduced corruption\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Media and press freedom are important for democracy. The assistance contributes to continued media development to increase quality, gender equality, digitalisation and increased reporting on sustainability in the news media. This is done, among other things, through training for journalists on investigative journalism and cooperation with media organisations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Climate adaptation and improved health\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Sida’s Development Cooperation strengthens communities and authorities and health systems to be prepared for and adapt to climate change. Sida also helps to increase understanding of the effects of climate change and people’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-super-story__enable-super-story":19,"cc_core_business__conditional-super-story-group":485},{"cc_block_story__label":32,"cc_block_story__link_type":486,"cc_block_story__link_text":32,"cc_block_story__link_link":5,"cc_block_story__stories":19,"cc_block_story__archive_url":487},"no-link","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sida.se\u002Fsida-i-varlden\u002Fberattelser-om-bistandet",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs__title":489,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs__description":490,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__development":5,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__enable-development":466,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__show-label-development":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__description":491,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__sections":492,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__humanitarian":5,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__enable-humanitarian":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__show-label-humanitarian":466,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__description":574,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__sections":575,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-thematic__thematic":5,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-thematic__enable-thematic":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-thematic__description":32,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-thematic__sections":19},"Sida's work in Bangladesh","\u003Cp>Sida supports organisations in civil society and through the UN that work for democratic development, strengthened respect for human rights, increased gender equality, economic development that benefits all people, health, climate and the environment. We also provides humanitarian support in Bangladesh that interacts closely with the long-term work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sida also cooperates with other actors within Team Sweden and explores opportunities to cooperate with the business community, both Swedish and Bangladeshi. We are also investigating how innovative forms of financing can increase access to green financing in the textile sector, mobilise private capital and support companies’ work on sustainability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Cp>lämnas tomt\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[493,504,515,526,540,560,570],{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__icon":494,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__title":495,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__content":496,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__files":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__subsections":497},"human-rights","Democracy, gender equality, and human rights","\u003Cp>Sida supports organisations in civil society and through, for example, the UN, that work to combat corruption, strengthen respect for human rights, promote democratic development and combat violence against women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here are some examples of programmes and projects that Sida supports:\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[498,501],{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":499,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":500,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Transparency to reduce corruption","\u003Cp>Corruption permeates society, severely affecting people living in poverty. Corruption is also used to weaken the political opposition. Through support to Transparency International Bangladesh and the media institute Fojo as well as the local institute MRDI, Sida promotes efforts to independently scrutinise authorities at national and local level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffojo.se\u002Fvara-projekt\u002Finvestigative-journalism-in-bangladesh\u002F\">Media Institute Fojos website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca title=\"Transparency International Bangladesh\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ti-bangladesh.org\u002F\" rel=\"noopener\">Corruption in Bangladesh at Transparency International website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":502,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":503,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Strengthening legislation against rape","\u003Cp>The situation for many women and girls in Bangladesh remains difficult. The organisations Ain o Salish Kendra, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) and Manusher Jonno Foundation are working to strengthen respect for women’s and children’s rights and prevent violence against women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effective advocacy with the country’s Ministry of Justice has led to the revision of a criticised law that evaluates the morality and character of the complainant in cases of rape. Similarly, lobbying of the Ministry of Education has led to the establishment of a special committee for work against sexual harassment in higher education institutions and the inclusion of sex education in the secondary school curriculum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.askbd.org\u002Fask\u002F\">ASK website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.manusherjonno.org\u002F\">MJF website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmahilaparishad.org\u002F\">The situation for women and girls in Bangladesh on BMP website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__icon":505,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__title":506,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__content":507,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__files":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__subsections":508},"sexual-reproductive-rights","Health and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)","\u003Cp>Sida supports civil society and UN organisations that strengthen health services to give people living in vulnerability and poverty access to care, as well as train midwives and increase people’s access to SRHR.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here are some examples of programmes and projects that Sida supports:\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[509,512],{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":510,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":511,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Good and equitable health care","\u003Cp>Together with the World Health Organisation (WHO), Sida is working to strengthen health care, increase mental health, reduce antibiotic resistance and give the population access to good and equal care. Sida also supports the Bangladesh Health Watch initiative, which works to reduce corruption in the health sector and strengthen the voices of residents, especially women, to improve health care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbangladeshhealthwatch.org\u002F\">About the work on Bangladesh Health Watch website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fbangladesh\">About strengthen health care in Bangladesh on WHO website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":513,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":514,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Training midwives and improving SRHR","\u003Cp>Infant mortality remains high in Bangladesh. As is maternal mortality. Sweden was the first to establish the midwifery profession in Bangladesh, and together with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Swedish universities (University of Gothenburg and Dalarna University), a quality midwifery programme has been established in Bangladesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The programme improves maternal and child health care, enabling more women to give birth safely and raising the status of the midwifery profession. RHSTEP provides safe abortion and family planning for all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Frhstep.org\u002F\">Read more about the work on RHSTEP website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbangladesh.unfpa.org\u002F\">About the work on improving maternal and child health care on the UNFPA website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__icon":516,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__title":517,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__content":518,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__files":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__subsections":519},"economic-development","Employment and economic development","\u003Cp>Sida supports projects for sustainable economic development that will benefit all people. We strengthens women’s ability to work and helps workers in the textile industry and agriculture to organise themselves and improve their working conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here are some examples of programmes and projects that Sida supports:\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[520,523],{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":521,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":522,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Reforms to improve working conditions","\u003Cp>Working conditions in the textile industry remain difficult. Sida supports Advancing Decent Work Bangladesh, which is implemented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in cooperation with the country’s Ministry of Labour, employers’ organisations and trade unions. The aim is to support reforms to improve labour market conditions and empower workers in the textile industry to organise themselves into unions and influence their conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ilo.org\u002Fdhaka\u002Flang--en\u002Findex.htm\">International Labour Organisation (ILO) website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":524,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":525,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Productive jobs for women","\u003Cp>Women are underrepresented in the labour market, and for those who do work, the working environment is often poor. Sida’s support to the project Strengthening Women’s Ability for Productive New Opportunities (Swapno II) has helped to mitigate the negative impact of the pandemic on women’s ability to work and created employment for vulnerable women in the formal sector and self-employment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fswapno-bd.org\u002F\">About the work to empower women in the labour market on the Swapno website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__icon":527,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__title":528,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__content":529,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__files":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__subsections":530},"environmental-climate","Climate, environment, and resilience","\u003Cp>Sida supports organisations in civil society and through the UN that contribute to reducing the effects of climate change. It helps to strengthen the capacity of communities and central and local authorities to finance and implement climate adaptation, so that people and communities can better manage and recover from crises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here are some examples of programmes and projects that Sida supports:\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[531,534,537],{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":532,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":533,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Reducing the impact of climate change","\u003Cp>Sida facilitates funding and capacity for climate adaptation at a local level. The Local Government Initiative on Climate Change (LoGIC) programme works on climate adaptation based on local democratic governance, gender equality and inclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The programme integrates climate change adaptation into local government planning and budgeting, raises awareness of climate change among the population and builds capacity for local governments to make decisions that take climate change into account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bd.undp.org\u002Fcontent\u002Fbangladesh\u002Fen\u002Fhome\u002Fprojects\u002Flocal-government-initiatives-on-climate-change--logic-.html\">About LoGIC on UNDP website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":535,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":536,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Safe drinking water and sanitation","\u003Cp>The high rate of urbanisation has led to increased poverty and environmental degradation in cities. People living in slums, where access to water and sanitation is poor, are particularly vulnerable. Sida contributes through the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and WaterAid to increase people’s access to safe drinking water and sanitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unicef.org\u002Fbangladesh\u002Fen\">AUNICEF website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wateraid.org\u002Fbd\u002F\">WaterAid website \u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":538,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":539,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Reducing environmental impact and sustainable use of natural resources","\u003Cp>Sida is addressing weaknesses in the country’s ability to protect the environment, improve ecosystem vitality and mitigate climate change. Support to the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers’ Association (BELA) strengthens environmental law in Bangladesh through advocacy and training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BELA’s focus on Public Interest Environmental Litigation (PIEL), whereby the law is used to promote human rights and gender equality, gives environmentalists and local communities a solid legal basis to sue individuals, companies and even government agencies that violate the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbelabangla.org\u002F\">BELA website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__icon":541,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__title":542,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__content":543,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__files":544,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__subsections":19},"humanitarian-aid","Humanitarian support","\u003Cp>Millions of people in Bangladesh are in need of humanitarian assistance. This includes support for the Rohingya community, of whom almost one million live in the world’s largest refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, as well as support due to recurrent floods and cyclones. Over the past year, access to food has been severely reduced in many parts of the country. Sida’s humanitarian assistance provides people with access to food, emergency shelter, clean water and psychosocial support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sida works with international humanitarian and civil society organisations and prioritises the people most in need of support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sida’s humanitarian support in Bangladesh saves lives and alleviates suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the humanitarian crisis analysis, you can read about the crisis and see which partner organisations are working there in 2026.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[545],{"cc_block_file__file":546,"cc_block_file__link_text":559},{"ID":547,"title":548,"filename":549,"filesize":550,"url":551,"alt":32,"description":552,"caption":32,"name":553,"date":554,"modified":555,"mime_type":556,"type":557,"subtype":558},60015,"Bangladesh HCA 2026_March 2026 Short","Bangladesh-HCA-2026_March-2026-Short.pdf",1577920,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.sida.se\u002Fapp\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F04\u002F22144314\u002FBangladesh-HCA-2026_March-2026-Short.pdf","Humanitarian Crisis Analysis for Bangladesh 2026","bangladesh-hca-2026_march-2026-short","2026-04-22 12:43:11","2026-04-22 15:17:57","application\u002Fpdf","application","pdf","Humanitarian Crisis Analysis Bangladesh 2026 (March)",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__icon":541,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__title":561,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__content":562,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__files":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__subsections":563},"Interaction between humanitarian and long-term","\u003Cp>The ongoing Bangladesh Development Strategy 2021-2025 integrates Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. The work centres on these focus areas: democracy, gender equality and human rights; health and SRHR; employment and economic development; and climate and environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here are some examples of programmes that Sida supports with development funds:\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[564,567],{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":565,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":566,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Alternative fuels against deforestation and conflict","\u003Cp>Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE+) is a joint UN programme (with UNHCR, IOM, FAO and WFP) that provides cleaner cooking fuel to combat deforestation and rehabilitate degraded environments in Cox’s Bazar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The programme has helped reduce greenhouse emissions by replacing firewood with LPG. The risk of sexual and gender-based violence and environmental degradation has been reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The programme has also reforested and rehabilitated thousands of hectares of degraded forest land in the host community and camps. With Bangladeshi farmers selling their produce to the Rohingya, tensions between them are also reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmptf.undp.org\u002Ffund\u002Fjbd60\">About SAFE Plus on the UNDP website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__title":568,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__content":569,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development-subsection__files":19},"Women's centre empowers tens of thousands of vulnerable women and girls","\u003Cp>In and outside the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, UN Women has established women’s centres to work on gender equality and women’s livelihoods. The centres have both generated income for individual women and contributed to increased self-esteem and strengthened female leadership. Sida has supported the design and implementation of the programme since 2019.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fasiapacific.unwomen.org\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2023-06\u002Fbd-IN-BRIEF_ROHINGYA-RESPONSE.pdf\">About the work on the UN Women website (pdf)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__icon":571,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__title":572,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__content":573,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__files":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-development__subsections":19},"none","Governance of Sida's development cooperation with Bangladesh ","\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fregeringen.se\u002Fland--och-regionsstrategier\u002F2021\u002F01\u002Fsveriges-utvecklingssamarbete-med-bangladesh\u002F\">Strategy for Sweden’s Development Cooperation in Bangladesh 2021–2025 at the Swedish government website (in Swedish)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Cp>Bangladesh’s economy has grown rapidly since the 1990s, but many people in the country still live in poverty. The pandemic puts more people at risk of getting worse.\u003Csup>1\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to natural disasters caused by climate change, such as floods and droughts. People living in poverty, women and children are particularly affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rohingya are also particularly vulnerable. The Rohingya have been discriminated against and persecuted for decades in neighbouring Myanmar. It is estimated that there are around 900,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh, where they still live as refugees in the Cox’s Bazar district. There, they are scattered across thirty overcrowded makeshift camps where local authorities and humanitarian stakeholders try to meet basic needs for services and protection in difficult conditions.\u003Csup>2\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The government of Bangladesh also started moving refugee volunteers from Cox’s Bazar to the remote island in the Bay of Bengal, Bhasan Char. The government plans to resettle around 100,000 volunteer refugees in 2022. Here, as in Cox’s Bazar, efforts and support will be required.\u003Csup>3\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Organised crime is high in border areas. Tightened security measures such as fencing around camps and restrictions linked to COVID-19 have had a negative impact on refugees’ freedom of movement. But it has also their opportunities to support themselves and their access to essential social services. In addition, a severe fire hit one of the camps in March 2021, destroying housing for up to 50,000 refugees.\u003Csup>4\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[576,590,595],{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__icon":577,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__title":578,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__content":579,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__files":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__subsections":580},"globe","Sidas humanitarian work in Bangladesh","\u003Cp>Sida’s humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh focuses on protection, health, nutrition, livelihoods, water and sanitation. Support is provided to the Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar district and Bhasan Char, as well as to the surrounding host communities. Here is a selection of the activities supported by Sida.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[581,584,587],{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__title":582,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__content":583,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__files":19},"Improving protection and assistance","\u003Cp>The UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) plays a key role in coordinating and responding to the needs of more than 1.4 million people, the majority of whom are Rohingya.\u003Csup>5\u003C\u002Fsup> UNHCR also addresses root causes of tensions between host communities and refugees. The organisation also plays an important role in the dialogue on refugees’ basic rights to protection and assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Freporting.unhcr.org\u002Fnode\u002F5112\">UNHCR’s work in Bangladesh Global Focus\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__title":585,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__content":586,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__files":19},"Protecting the most vulnerable","\u003Cp>The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection and assistance to the most vulnerable and information on international humanitarian law. The ICRC assists refugees in the border area between Bangladesh and Myanmar. The ICRC also supports people in the mountainous area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, north of Cox’s Bazar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.icrc.org\u002Fen\u002Fwhere-we-work\u002Fasia-pacific\u002Fbangladesh\">ICRC website \u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__title":588,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__content":589,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian-subsection__files":19},"Sanitation, water and hygiene for refugees","\u003Cp>The Swedish Red Cross is implementing the project together with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and provides approximately 30,000 refugees in Cox’s Bazar with clean drinking water, as well as sanitation and hygiene interventions to prevent disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rodakorset.se\u002Fvad-vi-gor\u002Flander-vi-arbetar-i\u002Fbangladesh\u002F\">Swedish Red Cross website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__icon":571,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__title":591,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__content":32,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__files":592,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__subsections":19},"Sida's Crisis Analysis",[593],{"cc_block_file__file":19,"cc_block_file__link_text":594},"Sida's Crisis Analysis for Bangladesh and Myanmar 2022",{"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__icon":571,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__title":596,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__content":597,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__files":19,"cc_core_business-aid-tabs-humanitarian__subsections":19},"Sources on the humanitarian work","\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.worldbank.org\u002Fen\u002Fcountry\u002Fbangladesh\u002Foverview#1\">Facts about economic development in Bangladesh on the World Bank website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unocha.org\u002Frohingya-refugee-crisis\">Number of refugees in Cox’s Bazar district on the OCHA website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Freliefweb.int\u002Freport\u002Fbangladesh\u002F2022-joint-response-plan-rohingya-humanitarian-crisis-january-december-2022\">Number of refugees to be resettled in 2022 on UNHCR website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Freliefweb.int\u002Freport\u002Fbangladesh\u002Fmassive-fire-devastates-rohingya-refugee-camps-cox-s-bazar\">Number of refugees in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps affected by a severe fire in 2021 on Reliefweb\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Freliefweb.int\u002Freport\u002Fbangladesh\u002Fmassive-fire-devastates-rohingya-refugee-camps-cox-s-bazar\">Number of people for whom UNHCR coordinates assistance on the UN website\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n",4054,"publish","Bangladesh","bangladesh",[600,603,450,604,605],"cooperation","Sida","Sweden","2025-07-07T00:00:00","2020-10-15T12:35:19",{"contact":5,"type":456,"published":607,"updated":606},{"sums":610,"maxSum":612,"oaLink":617,"year":472},[611,613,615],{"sum":612,"label":474},463689625.274394,{"sum":614,"label":475},324789625.274394,{"sum":616,"label":476},138900000,"https:\u002F\u002Fopenaid.se\u002Fen\u002Fcontributions?year=2025&agency=SE-6&recipient=BD"]