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...
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From the Chars to France
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...
Holidays for most, Calamity for some
Flash floods hit Satkhira on Eid, emergency services deployed An embankmnent broke on the morning of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest and most important holiday in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,6 April, 2025 On the morning of Eid, as the new...
Friendship’s Winter School on Development Launched
The Winter School on Development launched with new students on board at the University of Dhaka campus. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,December 12, 2024 After the success of last year’s Summer School, Friendship Academy launched the second iteration; the...
Friendship’s Educational Programme Contributes to Combating Climate Change in Char Areas
Seminar held to highlight the Digital Literacy, Connectivity and Climate Resilience Project (DCCP) by the Malala Fund Professor Ahmed, director general of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education addresses the audience during the DCCP Malala Fund conference....
100% success for Friendship schools in SSC examinations
All students, barring one, get A- grades or above Friendship school students pose in front of the SSC exam centre, celebrating their success. © Friendship. By Tahmeed ChaudhuryAugust 14, 2023 48 students, 22 girls and 26 boys, from Friendship Secondary Schools in...
‘It’s fascinating to see how communities adjust to very adverse conditions’
An interview with Franz Fayot, Luxembourg minister for development cooperation and humanitarian affairs, following his two-day trip to remote chars in the north https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTWlNYDVXMk by Friendship News DeskMay 3, 2023 Franz Fayot, Luxembourg...
Embrace Equity: Celebrating International Women’s Day
Friendship holds roundtable and award-giving ceremony with Dhaka Reporter's Unity Friendship News DeskMarch 9, 2023 Friendship celebrated International Women’s Day this afternoon with a roundtable discussion, award-giving ceremony and cultural programme in...
Friendship recognised as a Superbrand
The organisation was declared a Superbrands Bangladesh awardee for 2023-24 in the NGO category Friendship News DeskFebruary 12, 2023 Friendship has been named among Bangladesh's Superbrands, winning the award in the NGO category for 2023-24 at a gala event held at the...
Close to Home from Far Away
Architecture exhibition for Kashef Chowdhury visited by Bangladesh ambassador The ambassador listens to a poet also attending the event, in front of a model of a Friendship Learning Centre at the Rohingya camps. ©Friendship by Raeed Abd Allah ChowdhuryAugust 8, 2022...
Bringing up the Back
Roundtable meeting on Improving the Living Standard of Northern Char Dwellers of Bangladesh held in Dhaka Runa Khan and Dr. Shamsul Alam at the meeting, along with the rest of the delegation ©Tawhid Bin Haque/Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryAugust 4, 2022 A...
Stronger against disasters
Friendship and Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) develop cyclone resilient housing for disaster-prone coastal communities The first of the four pilot cyclone resilient houses, now completed, and its new occupants. ©Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryJuly 25,...