The 40-bed hospital situated in Balukhali caters to 90% of the reproductive healthcare requirements in Ukhiya © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 18 June 2025 Despite declining global humanitarian aid, Friendship Hospital Ukhiya continues to be a beacon of hope by...
by Runa Khan,15 June, 2025 On World Environment Day, the conversation around plastic pollution takes centre stage—globally, in treaty rooms and international campaigns, and locally, as we stare at rivers choked by waste and fields littered with non-biodegradable...
How sustainable, ethical slow fashion goes against the grain in Bangladesh Colourful threads from the rural riverine life in Bangladesh are firmly standing ground against climate change and pollution. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 4 June, 2025 While most...
Runa Khan presents the harsh climate reality of Bangladesh through the story of Jashim, a child who lost his home to river erosion in the Brahmaputra River. © Jean-Salman Marre/Friendship by Friendship News Desk, 1 June, 2025 Runa Khan attended the ChangeNOW Summit...
More than 400 climate adaptation practitioners teamed up at CBA19 to build a collective message on community led action, ahead of COP30. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,27 May, 2025 The 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change...
by Stéphane Van Haute and Kazi Amdadul Hoque,25 May, 2025 In these chaotic times, when the planet's climatic future seems at stake, suspended on disconnected decisions of certain governments, the international community of those who take climate action on a day-to-day...
Some of the children who participated, along with the swim instructors from Swimmin Foundation in May, 2025. Md. © Sadar Uddin/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,22 May, 2025 Earlier this month, a team of four instructors from the Dutch NGO, Swimmin’ Foundation, took on...
Bangladeshi youth from remote villages set to attend the European Youth Event (EYE) 2025 to represent their communities Yusuf, Munni, Mizan, and Sakia (from left to right) are ready to take on Europe and share their community’s stories and resolve against climate...
The disability-inclusion focused event was held at the BIDA auditorium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 15 May, 2025. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,17 May, 2025 On 15 May 2025, Bangladesh marked the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) with a vibrant...
World Maternal Mental Health Day: Raising Awareness and Strengthening Support in Remote Communities by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,7 May, 2025 Mothers carry the biggest responsibility of humanity– nurturing a life, and that can take a significant toll. It is reported that 1 in...
by Friendship News Desk, 4 May, 2025 Friendship Academy and the University of Dhaka inaugurated the latest cohort of the ‘Development in Practice’ course on 3 May 2025, to learn and share relevant development narratives of today. The inaugural session brought...
Friendship's founder on the importance of health workers on May Day by Runa Khan,1 May, 2025 When health fails, hope fades. Whether in a city factory or on a remote river island, when the body gives way, when pain becomes routine and healing remains out of reach,...