Stories
Who bears this burden?
COP 26: Loss and damage evaded again but recognised This was lush, abundant farmland. Who will bear this loss? ©A J GHANI/FRIENDSHIP by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYDecember 1, 2021 A critical issue in the recently concluded COP26, loss and damage gained recognition at the summit...
Kicking the Carbon Habit
We are addicted to unsustainable behaviour. Ridding ourselves will hurt. But if we don’t, the future of our children will be endless pain in an unliveable world. by RUNA KHANNovember 28, 2021 If you’re out after midnight on the streets of Dhaka city, you might...
COP 26 Primer: Watered down commitments barely keep hopes of 1.5°C alive
Last minute capitulation on coal and fossil fuel; Leaders bypass loss and damage yet agaiN by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYNovember 22, 2021 The 26th Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, has drawn to a...
Dignity: The worth of a human being
‘We cannot solve all the problems in this world. But this is a problem that we all can’ FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKNovember 10, 2021 Why is it that we treat people differently based on what they do? Why do we assign a lower status to a janitor or a rickshaw puller? From an...
‘It feels good to reminisce about the happier days’
Ruined twice by cyclones and salinisation, Chittaranjan Raptan has paid a hefty price for climate change, and struggles to rebuild. ©ROBIN CHANDRA DAS/FRIENDSHIP by ROBIN CHANDRA DAStranslated by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYNovember 11, 2021 “It feels good to reminisce about the...
Frontline voices echo in Glasgow
Villager from Protapnagar, Satkhira speaks in support of mangrove afforestation at COP26 A field staffer and community member from Protapnagar, Satkhira speak at an event at COP26 in Glasgow. FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKNovember 8, 2021 Mojibur Sana did not have a comfortable...
Filling the climate action gap
by LEOPOLDO MONCADAOctober 29, 2021 The survival of our environment, ecosystems and natural resources currently hangs in the balance. The consequences of the anthropogenic climate breakdown are affecting the developing world disproportionately, although the impacts...
Why I am going to COP26
by KAZI AMDADUL HOQUEOctober 29, 2021 A woman fetches potable water for her home. ©A J GHANI/FRIENDSHIP On the edge of the largest mangrove in the world, home of the famous Royal Bengal Tiger, I met Krishna Rani. The rhythm of the tides of the Bay of Bengal, the ebb...
Major breakthrough for the Rohingya refugees on Bhasan Char
Enfin une avancée considérable pour les réfugiés Rohingya établis sur Bhasan Char(ENGLISH VERISON BELOW) Vue aérienne de Bhasan Char (photo © Runa Khan) October 27, 2021 Mettant un terme à une impasse d’un an, le Gouvernement du Bangladesh et les Nations Unies ont, en...
Hommage à Joseph Kutter par Robert Brandy – au profit de Friendship
27 Octobre 2021 Le Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art de Luxembourg montre actuellement, et jusqu’au 28 novembre, une rétrospective sur 50 ans de création artistique par l’artiste luxembourgeois Robert Brandy : Robert Brandy face à lui-même. A cette occasion, l’un de...
