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...
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...
The responsibility for climate action lies on every individual—a kind reminder for World Environment Day. by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryMay 31, 2022 “There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To...
photos by AJ Ghanitext by Naushad Ali HuseinMay 26, 2022 The cyclones become more ferocious. The embankments weaken. Saline water seeps into communities, rendering lands infertile. Shrimp and crab farms in saline water proliferate. Like this, a slow, deadly crisis of...
A woman walks along a broken embankment amidst the waves. ©AJ GHANI/FRIENDSHIP by NAUSHAD ALI HUSEINApril 7, 2022 Many of the world’s biggest health hazards today are caused by things we’re doing to the environment—air pollution, water contamination, hazardous...
Government of Bangladesh declares St. Martin’s and surrounding areas a Marine Protected Area Boats anchored on the shore at dawn, awaiting the tide and their sailors to take them out to sea ©RAEED CHOWDHURY by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYFebruary 15, 2022 Clean air,...
Climate-friendly structure in border town of 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,...
Climate change is the common enemy we all need to face by 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...
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,...
Renforcer les capacités naturelles d’absorption du CO2 est une nécessité ! La réduction drastique de nos émissions de CO2 doit être complétée par des actions augmentant les capacités naturelles d’absorption.(ENGLISH VERSION BELOW) © K M Asad par MARC ELVINGER et...