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Children living in the coastal and wetland (haor) regions in Bangladesh are 1.5 times more likely to be stunted – one of the findings from a study conducted by LANSA, led by BRAC. The study explores...

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has awarded its annual development award of 2018 to BRAC for its continued humanitarian support programme for the Rohingya people who have taken shelter in Bangladesh. OFID, the development...

The Global Week of Action on Road Safety was observed in 21-27 May this year. On this occasion Child Health Initiative, an international organisation focusing on child health, stressed the importance of reducing road traffic crashes...

Employment generation will be the major challenge in the forthcoming national budget of fy2018-19, people responding in a recent countrywide pre-budget survey viewed. To ensure robust national development, they also stressed stronger and effective spending in...

BRAC recently organized an international level training for the transport drivers of the Bangladesh Navy, focusing on awareness building and behavioral change for safe driving. 22 drivers of the Bangladesh Navy participated in the three-day-long training...

Every year in Bangladesh, 31 million people confront with legal challenges. A majority of these challenges occur when dealing with neighbours, and the most complicated ones arise when dealing with land related issues. This was among...

Involvement of women in information and communication technology will significantly strengthen their social and economic empowerment. It will in turn have important contribution in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals particularly the SDG-5. The effort to meaningfully...

The BRAC Migration Media Award, held on 18 April, recognised the contributions made by journalists in protecting the rights of migrants and their families. The award ceremony was held in BRAC Centre, announcing winners under six...

Tonic, the digital health service of Telenor Health and BRAC have disbursed the donations received during their World Health Day Campaign. The recipients of this disbursement will be the marginalized community from Pallabi, Mirpur in Dhaka,...

Nearly 87 percent of the country’s total workforce are involved in farming, small businesses and other forms of informal occupation. A large segment of the workforce is not being properly utilised in the skilled sectors. Many...