Friendship's founder on the importance of health workers on May Day by Runa Khan,1 May, 2025 When health fails, hope fades. Whether in a city factory or on a remote river island, when the body gives way, when pain becomes routine and healing remains out of reach,...
Editorial/Opinion
Our People, Our Power, Our Planet
Inequity in Renewable Energy Responsibility on World Earth Day 2025 by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,22 April, 2025 This World Earth Day is all about championing the tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030 in the wake of rising populations and energy demands. As...
Healing Communities and Nature with the One Health Approach
by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 20 April, 2025 As the planet traverses through one climate crisis after another, it will not be too long before the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems face a systemic collapse. Adapting strategies from the One Health concept...
B613: Reviving an Ancient Heritage of Boatmaking
Honouring Bengal’s millennia-old boatmaking heritage through restoration and repair by Syed Abu Sinjan Saadat,April 18, 2025 This World Heritage Day, we honour not just the monuments of the past, but the living, breathing traditions that connect us to our cultural...
New Wave of Hope in Healthcare
Five Floating Medical Units Inaugurated by Friendship News DeskApril 10, 2025 On 9 April 2025, the ‘Medical Mobile Units for Healthcare in Rural Areas in Bangladesh’ project was officially inaugurated in Haimchar, Chandpur. The project aims to deliver quality...
Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures
Friendship Community Medic-aides go door-to-door administering healthcare in these remote villages, and use a proprietary mHealth app to track their patients records and coordinate with the other tiers in the healthcare model. © Friendship by Runa Khan,7 April, 2025...
Friendship School Alumni Celebrate Achievements and Aspirations
by Friendship News Desk,27 January, 2025 Tales of joy, friendship, and warmth reverberated through the Friendship Centre in Gaibandha on 2 January 2025, as Friendship School alumni celebrated their first-ever grand reunion. Since 2006, Friendship Schools have been...
What does International Women’s Day Mean to You?
by Friendship News Desk,March 8, 2025 Empowering women, accelerating action and creating change - a short video feature expressing what women's day, women's empowerment, equality and creating change mean for changemakers at Friendship....
Women of Valour 2025: Accelerating Action, Empowering Change
Clockwise from the top - Rozina Akter, Purnima Rani, Sajeda Begum and Mosammat Manowara, the four recipients of the Women of Valour Award 2025. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,March 8, 2025 Every International Women's Day since 2022, Friendship awards four women,...
A Future Built on Equality and Inclusion: International Women’s Day 2025
by Runa Khan,March 8, 2025 Envision a world where equality is not a hope but a reality—where every individual, regardless of gender, has the freedom and opportunity to shape their future. A world where leadership is defined by vision, not bias, and where inclusivity...
Saving the Sampan
Friendship's Cultural Preservation Efforts include the once-common sampan boat, now a relic of the past. Sampan boats carried both passengers and cargo on what served as the roads and highways of the region long before land routes were constructed. © Friendship by...
A Little Confidence Goes a Long Way
Two women from marginalised char islands take reign over their fate, despite overwhelming circumstances through the help of the Friendship Farmers Club The Friendship Farmers Club helps agricultural workers connect and share knowledge, information, experiences and...