Funding

Funding

A helpless Rohingya refugee is sitting in front of a temporary camp in Cox’s Bazar. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

The people who stayed

As international funding for the Rohingya response shrinks, Bangladesh faces a choice: retreat with the money or rethink who holds power. Genuine localisation is not about shifting the burden to...

Representatives of the Australian government and UNHCR sign an agreement to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh today (3 August). Photo: Courtesy

Australia commits AUD25.25m to support Rohingya refugees, host communities in Bangladesh

A meeting was held today at the Secretariat, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Photo: TBS

Ecnec approves 9 projects involving Tk36,695cr 

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World Bank approves $370m programme to curb Dhaka water pollution, restore rivers

Students walk outside the campus of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: US colleges feel the pinch

Coast Foundation organises roundtable discussion titled “Affordable Rohingya Response Requires Local NGO Leadership” at the National Press Club on 25 September 2025. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh raises Rohingya response allocation by 263% despite donor cuts: Coast Foundation

Government officials, representatives of political parties and guests at the three-day stakeholders' dialogue on the Rohingya crisis in Cox's Bazar on 25 August 2025. Photo: PID

Cox's Bazar Rohingya conference ends with a call for uninterrupted funding

Bida’s Executive Chairman Ashiq Chowdhury spoke at a national workshop titled “Youth Entrepreneurship: Investment, Policy and Ecosystem”, jointly organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Dhaka on Thursday (17 July). Photo: Collected

Startups struggle amid funding gaps, policy hurdles, lack of skilled talent: Experts

A visitor walks past the White House and a new flag pole installed on the North Lawn in Washington, DC, US, June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File photo

White House wants deep cut in US funding for war crimes investigations, sources say

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World Bank approves $500m budget support for Bangladesh

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World Bank approves $250m to bolster public sector performance in Bangladesh

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SME production boost effort through common facility centres stalled for lack of funds

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

UN eyes major overhaul amid funding crisis, internal memo shows