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With effect from August 1, 2021, Shameran Abed has been named the next Executive Director of BRAC International (BI), one of the world’s premier development organizations. Shameran will manage and guide BI’s strategies, programs, and organizational...

BRAC has started antigen testing activities under the overall supervision of the Department of Health to provide quick results in the detection of coronavirus. The activities have started through a total of 16 booths from Saturday....

With the aim to create an opportunity for the promising youth across Bangladesh to participate in an open dialogue with the policymakers, networks, and influential stakeholders in the country, on December 27th, BRAC Humanitarian Programme (BHP)...

BRAC has partnered with Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) in Bangladesh to launch a pilot Disability Inclusive Ultra-Poor Graduation program targeting the ultra-poor populations in four (4) districts of Bangladesh and signed an agreement on 24th...

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is annually held on October 17, worldwide. This year, to commemorate the day, the non-governmental development organization BRAC has organized a webinar titled ‘Breaking the barriers of poverty:...

Swiss project Ashshash, implemented by Winrock International, in collaboration with BRAC Migration Program, has conducted a virtual discussion on “Combating Human Trafficking: Scope and Challenges of Promoting Safe Migration and Protecting Trafficking Survivors” on 29 July...

Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative by BRAC has been named as the 2020 TED Audacious Project to scale The Graduation Approach in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and help 21 Million More to escape extreme poverty. The need to...

BRAC University is to create an online learning platform named “buX” for its students. This educational platform will be built on a world-class platform developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University. It...

BRAC has recently conducted a survey to get an insight into the overall sense of public awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact in Bangladesh. A sum of 2,317 respondents (68% from rural areas...

BRAC will provide humanitarian assistance of 30 million to 6,000 families in 10 Upazilas affected by the cyclone to help repair of households and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities damaged by Cyclone Amphan. There are...