Ahmed Shaheen, Additional Managing Director of EBL (fifth from left) and Runa Khan, founder of Friendship (sixth from left), at the MoU signing ceremony in Dhaka. © Ayon Das/Friendship By Friendship News Desk,2 March, 2026 Eastern Bank PLC. (EBL) announced a strategic...
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Prime Bank Partners with Friendship to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Char Communities
Runa Khan, founder of Friendship (centre), with Hassan O Rashid, CEO of Prime Bank, holding the MoU signed by the two of them. © Tawhid Bin Haque/Friendship By Friendship News Desk1 March 2026 Prime Bank PLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
An Evening with The Earthshot Prize at Climate Action Week
Friendship founder Runa Khan joins a panel discussion led by The Earthshot Prize at Climate Action Week The panel discussion titled ‘An Evening with The Earthshot Prize’ was held at the Jio Convention Centre. © Earthshot Prize By Iffat Ara Sharmeen,25 February 2026...
Friendship Observes Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Informing, encouraging, and empowering women to take charge of their reproductive health 602 women showed up in the awareness sessions in the clinics and centres, while 768 women attended the field courtyard sessions. © Eshrat Jahan/Friendship By Iffat Ara Sharmeen,8...
Friendship organises national workshop on Sustainable Economic Development and Livelihood Resilience in Dhaka
Agricultural experts call for identifying sustainable innovations in the agriculture sector The chief guest, guests of honour, and Runa Khan seated on the stage at the national workshop. © Ayon Das/Friendship By Abu Bakar Bin Alam18 January, 2026 On 15 January 2026,...
World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day
by Mosamat Umma Kulsum,14 January, 2026 On 17 November 2025, the world commemorates World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day—designated by the seventy-eighth World Health Assembly as the first official World Health Day dedicated to eliminating a cancer. The stated theme,...
A Healthy Planet for a Healthy Life
Runa Khan Highlights Community-Driven Solutions at the One Health for All forum © Max Claron/Friendship by Kingbadantee Sabir,7 January, 2025 On 16 December 2025, the Operational Recommendations from the One Sustainable Health for All Forum, held from 3 to 5 November...
Runa Khan Receives “Nature Conservation Award 2025”
Friendship founder honoured for outstanding contributions to climate resilience and environmental conservation Bangladesh Interim Government Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change stand with...
Luxembourg Celebrates 20 Years of Friendship
Janvier 2026 marquera les 20 ans de Friendship Luxembourg. Pour lancer ce jubilé, son événement de fin d’année a, en présence de S.A.R. la Grande-Duchesse Stéphanie et dans le sillage du Prix Earthshot, célébré l’espoir et la force de résilience des communautés avec...
Friendship Hosts Event in Dhaka in Celebration of the Earthshot Prize
Friendship founder Runa Khan (front and centre with the Prize), beside Chair of the Board Salahuddin Ahmed, other members of the board and members of the press at the event on Sunday, 23 November 2025. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,23 November, 2025 Following...
Friendship Wins the Earthshot Prize 2025 in the “Fix Our Climate” Category
by Raeed Abd-Allah Chowdhury,6 November, 2025 Friendship is honoured to be named a winner of the Earthshot Prize 2025 in the Fix Our Climate category. Beyond reflecting Friendship’s work, this extraordinary recognition above all celebrates the collective resilience...
Friendship at COP30
Friendship is participating in COP30 from November 10 to 21, 2025, to discuss integrated development and sustainable, locally led, nature-based climate adaptation. Friendship News Desk,November 5, 2025 Friendship is participating in the UNFCCC Conference of the...












