The terrible fire in Cox’s Bazar on 5 March 2023 has affected an estimated 16,000 people and destroyed essential water, sanitation and health facilities, while leaving dangerous debris, missing children and a higher risk of violence, particularly against women.
Our team is responding to the crisis, helping to assess what families need, and sharing audio-visual content so that people know where and how to access help.
We have been working in Cox’s Bazar since 2017, focusing on communicating with communities and informing the humanitarian response about what is most needed where. We continue to work on fire incident preparedness and response in hope of preventing and mitigating such terrible incidents in future.
Find out more about our work in Cox's Bazar.
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Read our insights from Cox's Bazar
Our research and insight from the Common Service consortium working in Cox's Bazar
Our projects in Bangladesh
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Responding to the Rohingya emergency in Bangladesh
We’re supporting local radio partners to produce a dedicated Lifeline radio programme for Rohingya people and host communities in living in Cox’s Bazar. -
Protecting independent media for effective development
We are working with media support organisations and local partners to find out how best to support public interest media in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Bangladesh. -
Hello I Am - challenging child marriage in Bangladesh
Watch our films with Rutgers showing how girls are breaking down barriers, in school and on the cricket pitch. -
Communication to counter the COVID-19 ‘info-demic’
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Media Action launches new project in Asia to tackle the spread of mis- and dis-information around COVID-19 (coronavirus) which is as harmful as the disease itself. -
Generation Breakthrough: Using radio to encourage healthy relationships in Bangladesh
Engaging a young people with a range of social and health related topics through a weekly radio show radio Dosh Unisher Mor (Crossroads at 10 to 19). -
Preparing for and responding to disasters in Bangladesh
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Media Action and its partners are helping the public prepare better for future disasters as well as providing timely, accurate and useful information in times of crisis. -
TV drama on maternal and newborn health in Bangladesh
Through a major TV drama series, a radio magazine show, public service announcements and communication skills training for community health workers. -
Debate programme Sanglap
Sanglap (Dialogue), was a political discussion TV show enabling Bangladeshis from all walks of life to question their leaders on the issues that mattered to them.