Friendship and Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) develop cyclone resilient housing for disaster-prone coastal communities The first of the four pilot cyclone resilient houses, now completed, and its new occupants. ©Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryJuly 25,...
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Science Before Superstition
An FCM risks displeasing her village elders to save her son from a snake bite by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryJuly 21, 2022 The sedimentary deltas of Bangladesh, called chars, are some of the most climate-affected places in the Bangladesh—and the world, affected by...
Opening of the exhibition ‘FARAWAY SO CLOSE’ in Luxembourg
Vernissage de l'exposition 'FARAWAY SO CLOSE' à Luxembourg Le vernissage de l'exposition Faraway So Close, un voyage dans l’architecture de Kashef Chowdhury (URBANA) au Bangladesh, s’est tenu au LUCA (Luxembourg Center for Architecture) le 28 juin dernier.(English...
15 Years of Friendship with the Netherlands
Friendship Netherlands celebrates 15 years of its founding with a small ceremony at a boat-house The boat sailed across the De Kaag river, between the Hague and Amsterdam for the ceremony ©Wasama Doja/Friendship Friendship News DeskJuly 7, 2022 15 years ago, the...
Expanding educational facilities in the Rohingya camps
Friendship launches the reconstruction of a resource centre to train teachers and instructors in the Education of Rohingya Children designed by Children at one of Friendship Learning Centres, this one in particular designed by award-winning architect, Kashef...
Connected across continents for climate change education
Inter-School Connectivity Project (ISCP) brings Friendship school students from the river island areas and French students together to discuss climate change and share knowledge and experience Students at the Friendship Secondary School Nawshala speaking to their...
Padma Bridge: Connecting Climate Affected Communities
by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryJune 26, 2022 The Padma Bridge, a long-awaited, much-hyped and perhaps overdue infrastructural achievement that launched yesterday is more than just a point of pride for Bangladesh, being the deepest bridge in the world and using the...
Millions Endangered by Flood in Bangladesh: Situation Report
4.3 million affected in less than a week With their homes completely inundated, the villagers of Kheyar Alga, Kurigram have taken to living on boats. They have removed the walls from their tin houses to minimise damage from the current of floodwaters. ©Tawhid Bin...
architecture exhibition ‘FARAWAY SO CLOSE’ by Kashef Chowdhury
Un voyage dans l’architecture de Kashef Chowdhury / URBANA, Bangladesh, du 28 juin au 11 octobre 2022 au Luxembourg Center for Architecture (LUCA)(English version below) Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar. © Kashef Chowdhury Friendship Luxembourg & LUCA - Communiqué...
Communities endangered in Sudden Flood in Sylhet and Rangpur Divisions
The worst is yet to come in Friendship working areas in Kurigram and Gaibandha Friendship flood volunteers assisting local community members in moving a house ©Md. Motiur Islam/Friendship Friendship News DeskJune 20, 2022(updated June 21, 2022) With the north-eastern...
Sanofi partners with Friendship to fund health projects
Foundation S, Sanofi’s non-profit philanthropic endowment fund, teams up with Friendship to streamline health services in Gaibandha Friendship News DeskJune 5, 2022 The three-year-long deal between Sanofi and Friendship, effective from June 1, 2022, will partly...
James Earley: Putting a face on the sidelined in society
Friendship News DeskJune 2, 2022 James Earley, renowned figurative artist from the UK is known for his hyper-realistic portraits. Not just for the intricate detail in every wrinkle, every strand of hair and every iris, but for the raw emotion in every painting. Most...