Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- 4,955,527 people in Bangladesh are currently internally displaced due to natural disasters, marking the country's first comprehensive nationwide assessment of disaster-induced displacement, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), published recently by IOM in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh The findings provide a clear picture of how floods, cyclones, river erosion, and other hazards continue to disrupt lives across the country.
Bangladesh faces repeated natural hazards every year, but until now, there is no verified nationwide estimate of how many people are forced to leave their homes due to disasters.To close this gap, IOM conducted an extensive assessment in all eight divisions, 6...