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BRAC held a number of activities to commemorate World Environment Day with the goal of reducing plastic pollution. Beach clean-ups, painting classes, planting trees, distributing saplings, talks, and youth awareness events were all part of these...

Starting June 1, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will partially increase food rations for all Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar camps, raising the entitlement from US$10 to US$11 per person per month. This marks the...

While BRAC Bank PLC has donated Taka 3 crore for the rehabilitation of the people impacted by Cyclone Remal, BRAC has contributed Taka 7 crore to the disaster aid fund named “Dakche Amar Desh” (Bangladesh is...

A coalition of non-governmental organizations claimed on Monday that “alarming” amounts of a persistent man-made “forever chemical” connected to synthetic pesticides are present in Europe’s rivers, lakes, and groundwater. After analyzing over two dozen surface and...

The UN Democracy Fund-funded and UN-Habitat-technically supported groundbreaking initiative “Advancing Engagement by Setting Up Urban Youth Councils” by SERAC-Bangladesh was recently recognized with the 2024 Young Global Changer Recoupling Award at the Global Solutions Summit on...

A two-day long youth capacity-building training program titled “Youth for Change” was held in Rajbari on 17-18 May, 2024. The program is organized by USAID, IRI, and JAAGO Foundation Trust, and saw the participation of 30...

In pursuit of a regional wholesale electricity market, Ceres applauds the recommendations made today by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative. This is a significant step toward enhancing grid reliability, affordability, and the deployment of clean energy...

Discussions on death, dying pain, and palliative care were held by AYAT Education under the 'Compassionate Narayanganj' project. The discussion meeting was held on Sunday (March 24) at 11 am in the premises of North Noadda...

A ship loaded with 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza left from Cyprus’s Larnaca port on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the NGO operating the vessel said. “They have left,” Laura Lanuza from...

The urgent need for amplified funding to bolster locally-led adaptation initiatives, particularly in Char communities grappling with loss and damage, was fervently advocated for at the Youth-led Char Summit held on March 5, 2024. The summit,...