Stories
Transformative, Innovative, visionary
Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar gets British award for best new building in the world by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJanuary 26, 2022 Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar, a distinctive brick structure in the water-logged southern region of Bangladesh, was named the best new...
Series on char life premieres on national television
New series premieres on RTV on life and Friendship's interventions for the communities on deltaic river islands https://youtu.be/xGmODL5D5N8 FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKJanuary 19, 2022 The first episode in a TV series titled Chare Jibon Jemon, about life in the char (river...
Coping with Covid
Independent assessment shows gaps remain despite special care for char students during school closures due to the pandemic Keeping students progressing in their academics was imperative, particularly during pandemic shutdowns. ©ABIR ABDULLAH/FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP NEWS...
The wheels are turning
Climate change is the common enemy we all need to face Jean-Salman Marre January 10, 2022 By the end of 2021, there have been numerous judgements of COP26, from deeply pessimistic to hopelessly optimistic. However, it is important to acknowledge the full breadth of...
Mangroves: A nature-based solution for climate adaptation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYCz5Bpu_DA The Sundarbans. The world’s largest mangrove forest. A source of livelihood to millions. A provider and a protector. Over the last few decades, cyclones, erosions, and tidal surges have been intensifying. For the communities...
Students progress to new year amid pandemic
Schools overcome overwhelming odds to stay on course A student of Friendship Primary School Batikamari receives her books for the new year at the annual school book festival held on January 1. ©FARUKUR RAHMAN/FRIENDSHIP by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJanuary 2, 2022 On...
Stepping up for friends in their time of need
Moved by the suffering of their classmates, children from a Friendship primary school set up a foodbank for the needier families Children from Friendship Primary School in Boraibari collecting food donations from their parents. By Tahmeed ChaudhuryDecember 30, 2021...
Faces of Fortitude
Life and survival in the Sundarbans—a photo essay photos by AJ GHANItext by NAUSHAD ALI HUSEINDecember 30, 2021 Much of coastal Bangladesh, the areas around the Sundarbans—the world’s largest continuous mangrove forest—is in a state of transformation. In some areas,...
From uncertainty and isolation to a world-class education
Career guidance cell assists Friendship School students gain admission to renowned universities Friendship Primary School alumni Afsana Akter, Amina Khatun and Muktara Parvin (left to right) all set to embark on a new journey as students of the Asian University for...
Fashion with a Purpose
Friendship Colours of the Chars endorses slow fashion with fabrics produced by women in char areas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvLTszz03gU&feature=youtu.be FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKDecember 8, 2021 Friendship Colours of the Chars organised A Night of Tradition at...
