By Friendship News Desk4 August 2026 The Friendship Community Paralegal Training Manual was officially launched on 4 August, 2026 to strengthen access to justice for people living in Bangladesh's remote and climate-vulnerable river-island areas. The manual was...
By Friendship News Desk30 July 2026 A special workshop was held in Dhaka to identify practical strategies for making government services more accessible and inclusive for persons with disabilities. The event took place at the National Foundation for the Development of...
On a river island where the national electricity grid could never reach, the people found a way to harness the power of the sun and keep their community spirit alive Badshah's television is just one node in this small constellation of screens, each turning clean...
In a village where poor irrigation and flash floods left farmers repeatedly empty-handed, Lavli Begum turned to building a livelihood system and becoming a trusted community leader By Iffat Ara Sharmeen22 July, 2027 In the remote village of Lalar Par in Mymensingh's...
Finding hope and a place in society despite extraneous circumstances and physical disability Despite being blind for many years, Sabu Mia is the proprietor of a small grocery stall in his village. © Friendship By Iffat Ara Sharmeen,25 June, 2026 A Lifelong Struggle...
An overview of the ACTIV Project at Friendship By Magnus Mayeen Ahmed,23 June, 2026 In development, we often divide challenges into neat categories: health, education, climate adaptation, and governance. Yet for people living in Bangladesh's most remote and...
Perspectives from local char communities of Northern Bangladesh affected by flash floods and erosion. The environment is getting sick, that’s why there are thunderstorms”, a woman shared during the discussion. © Eloise Dagneau/Friendship By Eloise Dagneau18 June, 2026...
The success of Bhalukia Palong Girls’ High School in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, shows what becomes possible when children are given a chance to play their best The Bhalukia Palong Girls' High School girls are proof that talent can flourish when opportunity is within...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 3 June 2026 at the Friendship Head Office By Friendship News Desk,4 June, 2026 The MoU was signed in the presence of esteemed officials from both Friendship and the Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System...
The second of a two-part special feature on the One Health, salinity and the impact on local communities By Eloise Dagneau,2 June, 2026 When I asked what happened after the disaster ended, I got to tangibly understand the depth of its consequences. Though it was...
Playing football in the Rohingya Camps for fitness and mental health Nur Kamal came to Camp 19 when he was only seven years old. Since then, he’s lived with his family in a shack on what used to be a hill in Cox’s Bazar. by Abu Bakar Bin Alam,1 June 2026 For decades,...
40 promising development practitioners took part in the Five-week-long collaborative course conducted by Dhaka University and Friendship Academy. by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,23 May 2026 On 22 May 2026, the Summer School on ‘Development in Practice’ course came to an end,...