Authors : Mst. Farzana Islam Mim; Dr. Sheikh Md. Nazmul Hassan; Johora Khatun Rima; Md. Hasan Morshed

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 6 - June

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Abstract : Since October 2017, citing overcrowding, congestion, and security concerns in Cox’s Bazar, the Government of Bangladesh has been relocating Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) to Bhasan Char. This relocation site is situated in Hatiya, an island at the mouth of the Meghna River in the Bay of Bengal. The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar has raised significant public health concerns, particularly regarding the nutritional well-being of children aged 0–5 years. The relocation of FDMN to Bhasan Char presents unique challenges to food security and child health.

Keywords : Nutritional Vulnerabilities, Dietary Diversity, Under-5 Children, FDMN, Bhasan Char, Rohingya, Bangladesh

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