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A window of opportunity: Priorities for humanitarian system reform in Bangladesh (January 2025) [EN/BN]

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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.