Former Friendship intern Antonio Arno cycles over 10,000 km from Luxembourg to Bangladesh in an epic journey, traversing 22 countries across two continents. A journey of 10,000 km started off on March 1, 2022, ending in Bangladesh, a country he visited for his...
Homepage
‘Time we put an end to it’: the Bangladeshi women fighting their silent killer
A group of Bangladesh’s health workers are working to reach women in some of the country’s most isolated places, to fight back against stigma of cervical cancer Friendship Community Medic-aides don't just offer primary healthcare and consultations, but also raise...
Cotton Cultivation creates Opportunities in Haluaghat
Friendship News DeskApril 13, 2023 Haluaghat, a border sub-district of Bangladesh, faces poverty, unemployment and a lack of education and healthcare. With help from Friendship, local farmers are greening fallow land and supplementing their incomes by supplying...
The Long Road to Med School
Friendship primary school student overcomes a life of struggle and uncertainty to gain admission at the Rangpur Medical College Ashadul Islam, a young man who had to overcome extreme circumstances to gain admittance to multiple reputed universities. ©Friendship by...
Healthcare is a fundamental human right
Everyone, despite socioeconomic circumstances or physical ability, has the right to quality healthcare, and it is imperative that we work together to provide it. A Friendship floating hospital which offers life-saving, life-changing, essential medical services to...
Inclusivity in Journalism
Journalists' training on 'Disability and Digital Inclusion’ organised by Friendship and a2i The trainees from various media outlets learned about inclusivity in digital journalism©Irfan Shakil/Friendship by Friendship News DeskMarch 21, 2023 On March 20, 2023,...
An Easel Connection to Make
Friendship teams up with Lalithakala Akademi and Preema Arte Foundation for Kranti Art Exchange Programme between India and Bangladesh Some of the final work on display near the entrance of the Friendship Centre at the end of the workshop. ©Ayon Das/Friendship by...
Friendship and The Daily Star host roundtable on ending child marriage
Friendship News DeskMarch 17, 2023 Despite a consistent and impressive GDP growth rate, and success in many areas of development, including primary education and family planning, 51% of Bangladeshi girls are married off before the age of 18—the third-highest rate of...
Char Women Set Foot on the Stairway of Dreams
The four girls from the chars admitted to the Asian University for Women in Chittagong this year, at the university library. ©Friendship Mostofa Rony (The Daily Ittefaq)March 12, 2023 Despite the onset of modernity in the country, the dismal situation in the riverine...
Women’s empowerment through legal empowerment
Friendship head of Inclusive Citizenship, Ayesha Taasin Khan says inclusive legal systems can help to empower women A Friendship Paralegal stands in front of a Legal Information Booth in Chimari, Kurigram. ©Friendship by Ayesha Taasin KhanMarch 12, 2023 On the advent...
Women of Valour Awarded on International Women’s Day
Four outstanding women recognised for contributions to their marginalised, climate-impacted communities The Women of Valour for 2023: Sufia Khatun, Rahima Khatun, Mariam Begum and Shahinur Begum. © Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMarch 9, 2023 Friendship has presented...
When globalisation is still on
Back-to-back economic shocks have triggered insularity in many economies, but in the long run there’s no alternative to global solidarity, says Runa Khan, back from WEF in Davos. Runa Khan, founder of Friendship at the WEF panel in Davos, 2023. © World Economic Forum...












