How Friendship’s highly successful Secondary Education Programme became a ray of hope that uplifted dropout students in Bangladesh’s vulnerable coastal areas Based on the latest national curriculum, Friendship recorded a total of 2119 video lessons from 2022...
Climate Change
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) and Friendship join hands to provide medical services and safe drinking water
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...
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...
From Relief to Resilience
A snapshot of Friendship’s Transitional Funding Project implemented across 198 climate-vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. The project was implemented in four phases across 198 villages in five districts – Kurigram, Gaibandha, Patuakhali, Satkhira, and...
Finding Climate Action in Bangladesh: My Journey with Friendship
From left to right: Ummay Asma Bhuiyan, Assistant Programme Manager; Katharina Frowein, Intern; Md. Bodiuzzaman, Assistant Director. © Friendship by Katharina Frowein,26 February, 2026 When I arrived in Bangladesh for my internship with Friendship, I carried two big...
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...
Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity
Farmers of Goynar Potol in Chilmari, Kurigram, find new avenues of agricultural success through Friendship Farmers Clubs Members of the Friendship Farmers Clubs test the soil, check weather patterns, vaccinate livestock, and receive training from authorities to...
When Truth Competes for Attention
Climate Communication in a Noisy World By Magnus Mayeen Ahmed,25 January, 2026 Climate change today is not only a scientific or environmental challenge, but it is also a communication challenge. The problem is no longer just whether people hear about climate change....
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 Friendship Founder Runa Khan at the award ceremony in Dhaka. © Tawhid Bin Haque/Friendship by Friendship News Desk,4 January, 2026 Prokriti O Jibon...
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...












