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Bangladeshi community radios took Initiative to boost awareness on child marriage prevention
Nov 24, 2017As part of the efforts to raise awareness on the issue of child marriage, Bangladeshi community radios will start communicating a unique campaign from November until December. A total of 17 community radios nationwide will be... -
BRAC Vice Chairperson awarded ‘Medical Award of Excellence 2017’
Nov 18, 2017Dr Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury, Vice Chairperson of BRAC, was nominated by the American non-profit Ronald McDonald House Charities for its ‘Medical Award of Excellence 2017’ along with a grant of USD 100,000. The award was given... -
Simple and frugal solutions to scale quality education
Nov 13, 2017BRAC’s executive director, Dr Muhammad Musa said, “For education to be able to serve the future of our communities, we need to empower teachers, methodologies, practitioners and more importantly mindsets, in order to solve real problems... -
BRAC training bus drivers to promote road safety and reduce road crash in Bangladesh
Nov 6, 2017News Hour According to Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), buses are responsible for 23% of all road crashes in Bangladesh. This is further evidenced by Accident Research Institute (BUET) led research which showed that 47% of... -
BRAC and Australia awards co-host innovation challenge
Nov 5, 2017News Hour 35 Australia Awards South and West Asia alumni, representing seven countries, started pitching project ideas today in Dhaka as part of the Alumni Innovation Challenge, which was organised jointly by BRAC and Australia Awards.... -
Income of deprived people rose 9 percent due to integrated development interventions
Nov 5, 2017News Hour The per capita income of the underprivileged people living in the Haor areas has risen by 9 percent as a result of the work done by BRAC Integrated Development Programme. In addition to that,... -
BRAC appeals for forcibly displaced people from Myanmar at Geneva
Oct 24, 2017News Hour During the opening session of the pledging conference held today, Dr Muhammad Musa Executive Director of BRAC, offered insights into the plight of the forcefully displaced Myanmar nationals in front of ministerial level representatives... -
Advanced and Secure Toilet Facilities for Women in Dhaka
Oct 23, 2017News Hour “Healthy women, healthy city” – this is the slogan used to launch Dhaka’s first modern, sanitary and safe toilets specifically targeting women. The official inauguration of the first toilet, located on the third floor... -
BRAC in Afghanistan releases research findings
Oct 22, 2017News Hour BRAC in Afghanistan organised a research dissemination event at Kabul on 15 October 2017. The event revealed the finding of a study titled Nutrition Promotion and Collective Vegetable Gardening by Adolescent Girls: Feasibility Assessment... -
BRAC immunises over 167000 from Cholera in Ukhia and Teknaf
Oct 21, 2017News Hour The world’s second largest oral vaccination campaign, led by the Ministry of Health, ended yesterday on a highly successful note. With a target set to immunise 650,000 people in Cox’s Bazar, the joint efforts...
