The United States has provided $300 million in humanitarian assistance for displaced Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh during the first 10 months of 2026, diplomatic sources in Dhaka have confirmed to Bonik Barta.
The funding was provided under a new mechanism of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the sources said.
According to the United Nations, OCHA and its partner agencies have sought $710.5 million in humanitarian assistance for 2026 to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.
The funding requirement is 26% lower than last year’s appeal, with life-saving activities prioritised amid limited resources.
The 2026 response plan identifies funding needs of $247.3 million for food, $128 million for shelter, $61.2 million for water, sanitation and hygiene, $52.7 million for education, and $49.9 million for healthcare.
The plan aims to reach around 1.56 million people, including refugees living in camps in Cox’s Bazar and on Bhasan Char, as well as members of host communities.
According to OCHA, the international community contributed approximately $5.42 billion to the Rohingya humanitarian response between 2017 and the end of 2025.
The United States was the largest donor during this period. Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom also provided assistance.
The UN estimates that nearly 150,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh since early 2024 due to renewed conflict in Myanmar. The total number of Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh nowstands at around 1.2 million.
The continued arrival of displaced people, coupled with declining global humanitarian funding, has placed growing pressure on efforts to provide food, healthcare, education and protection in refugee camps.
Bangladesh and the United Nations have repeatedly emphasised the need for safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable repatriation to Myanmar as the lasting solution to the crisis.
Until conditions for repatriation are established, the UN has stressed the importance of continued international assistance for both Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh.