BRAC runs large-scale development programmes in areas like health, education, microfinance, extreme poverty reduction and humanitarian relief, reaching over 100…
The relentless march of the climate crisis is continuing its devastating impact on lives and livelihoods worldwide. Bangladesh is a…
“Potato crops are like procrastinating students before exams – they do most of the work in the last week of…
I went in search of the roof of my house. I found my neighbour’s dead body. There were corpses everywhere…
We have a new name for salt. We call it fire dust. Why? Let me tell you. I farm and…
On a crisp September morning 14 years ago, I climbed down the riverbank with my fishing net and stepped into…
Over 142,000 people have fled to South Sudan since April 2023, adding to the 300,000 refugees and 2.3 million internally…
When Roksana Khatun was pulled from the wreckage of the Rana Plaza factory complex, she had no idea how she…
As Bangladesh has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, people’s expectations of civic services have…
Azmira Khatun is a busy parent who lives in Rajshahi, northwestern Bangladesh. She takes her eight-year-old son to a local…
There’s a lot on the minds of young people in Bangladesh. For International Youth Day, we speak to one young…
Shamima Akther has been working at a textile factory in Bangladesh since January 2018 as a Senior Quality Inspector. She…