Friendship NewsdeskMay 19, 2022 Friendship mourns the tragic demise of a valued member of its family. Dr. Israt Iqbal, a programme coordinator of the organisation’s health sector, passed away from a cardiac arrest on May 12, 2022. She was 35. Co-workers at Friendship...
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Path to Prosperity
A short documentary on a woman's path to prosperity through hardship and environmental calamity Friendship News DeskMay 19, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oo0kmjrad4&t=108s Nazma has had a life of continuous hardship – abandoned by her husband multiple...
‘Disabled people are an integral part of human diversity’
An interview with a visually-impaired trainer on inclusivity and being a disabled person in Bangladesh Jahangir Alam conducting a training session at the Friendship Centre ©Tahmeed Chaudhury by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMay 18, 2022 Muhammad Jahangir Alam is a Senior...
Hubs of Innovation in Agriculture
Farmer clubs in climate-impacted communities drive innovation and prosperity in agriculture Md. Ashraful Islam’s paddy field is a picture-perfect demonstration of a successful boro crop: even in height and density, healthy, spotless leaves, and a smile on the farmer’s...
Sailing the Colourful Rivers of Time
Friendship preserving the cultural identity of Bengal The B613, the largest malar still afloat in South Asia ©MD. ARIFUZZAMAN by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYApril 18, 2022 With World Heritage Day today, coinciding with Ramadan and soon after Pohela Boishakh (Bangla New...
Tales of hope
Anecdotes of young children awaiting life-changing surgery at the Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar Gerin, a young patient runs down a hallway at Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYApril 11, 2022 Silent prayers, sudden wails, humble hopes of a better...
Transforming lives in the ‘world’s best new building’
An orthopaedic camp at Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar brings hope and opportunity to children in the climate-vulnerable coastal belt Maharima being wheeled towards the operating theatre. ©AYON DAS/FRIENDSHIP by NAUSHAD ALI HUSEINMarch 31, 2022 Letting her...
Eradicating the preventable loss of women’s lives
Friendship working to eliminate cervical cancer in Bangladesh by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYMarch 31, 2022 When Asma Khatun, 30, resident of Sundarganj, Gaibandha, found out that she had grown pre-cancerous lesions that could lead to cervical cancer, her world came crashing...
250 million ways to fight the pandemic
EIB, Luxembourg and Bangladesh join forces to combat coronavirus and boost country-wide Covid-19 immunization in Bangladesh FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKMarch 20, 2022 The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union and the largest multilateral lender in the...
Celebrating Women at Friendship
Global IWD event features messages, presentations and an award to four extraordinary women Friendship News DeskMarch 10, 2022 Friendship held a global celebration on March 8, as part of the International Women’s Day (IWD) campaign, where Runa Khan awarded four...
Serving the communities till her last breath
Friends and beneficiaries mourn the untimely demise of community paramedic Kabita Samadder by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYMarch 10, 2022 Kabita Samadder joined the Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital, Friendship’s flagship hospital ship, in 2007. She had since then served as a...
Empowering Women for a Sustainable Future
by RUNA KHANMarch 7, 2022 Women populate this world. We carry the new generation in our wombs, and we nurse them, we nourish their values and nurture their humanity. In this way, we shape humankind. Thus, when this is dismissed as part of women’s “natural duty”, it is...