The package will be channelled through Start Network partners, while Red Cross-backed emergency funding and improved flood-warning systems aim to strengthen preparedness after recent flash flooding.
The UK government will provide £355,000, approximately BDT 5.7 crore, in humanitarian assistance to support more than 55,000 people affected by flooding in southeast and northeast Bangladesh.
The assistance, managed by Start Network and delivered through national and local NGOs, will provide cash support, food and hygiene supplies across six of the worst-affected districts: Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, Chittagong, Khagrachari and Moulvibazar.
The latest support follows £245,000, approximately BDT 3.9 crore, in emergency funding released in May 2026 for communities hit by earlier flooding in the Sylhet region of northeast Bangladesh.
It brings the UK government’s total disaster response support in Bangladesh this year to more than £600,000, approximately BDT 9.6 crore, alongside continuing UK support aimed at strengthening the country’s climate resilience.
The UK is also assisting flood-hit communities through its contributions to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ Disaster Response Emergency Fund, known as DREF.
Through DREF, £438,348, approximately BDT 7.2 crore, is being provided to help people affected by flooding across 10 of the worst-hit districts in northeast and southeast Bangladesh.
The UK has also supported Bangladesh through the UK-Bangladesh hydro-met partnership, which has helped integrate UK Met Office data into national forecasting systems.
Officials said the support has improved the accuracy and lead time of flood warnings across Bangladesh, enabling earlier alerts and faster emergency action ahead of recent flash flooding. Plans are in place to expand the work to ensure warnings reach communities most at risk.
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke said the UK stood with communities affected by the floods.
“The UK stands with the people of Bangladesh affected by these devastating floods. This humanitarian assistance will help provide vital support to more than 55,000 people across some of the worst-affected areas in southeast and northeast Bangladesh.
“The UK remains committed to working with Bangladesh to help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters, while strengthening long-term climate resilience.”
