The purpose of the rapid review is to explore opportunities for the Bangladesh humanitarian sector to strengthen systems, processes, and partnerships to better meet the needs of crisis-affected populations amidst the changing political situation. The overarching research question is:
- How can the humanitarian system in the current political climate in Bangladesh shift to better meet the needs of current and future crisis-affected populations?
The ‘Research Framework’ in Annex I details how the sub-research questions address the specific objectives. They identify and explore:
- challenges humanitarian actors faced in meeting the needs of crisis-affected populations under the previous government, with a focus on systemic, political and relational factors between the Government of Bangladesh and humanitarian actors
- opportunities and challenges the change in government presents for humanitarian actor operations, with a focus on systemic, political and relational factors
- key actions that government, international and national humanitarian actors can take to overcome challenges and maximise opportunities in the new political era.