The social safety net in Bangladesh has been recognized as a critical strategy to reduce poverty, build resilience, and enable development. Country facing recurrent disasters, access to regular social safety net supports can protect the poor
Sree Shayan Chandra Das (14) Son of Bandul Das, lives in plainland under Ramna Union, Chilmari, Kurigram. His father is a fisherman who fishes in the Brahmaputra River on a seasonal basis and rest of the time
“If we can determine the underlying causes for infrastructure failure, it is much easier to chalk out a sustainable fix to the problem,” says Iftekhar Ahmed, the Technical Lead for the National Resilience Programme, UNOPS Part.
young men and women with yellow vests are becoming ‘symbols of saviour’ among the general mass in urban areas. In the recent months they, as the ‘extended force of the city authorities’, got engaged in extinguishing
Jonaki Akhter grew up with her two sisters in Jamalpur, a flood-prone northern-east district of Bangladesh. Having no brother, she was always treated like a burden in her family. Even the neighbors used to make fun
Soil erosion is a ‘round year crisis’ for the people living on the banks of sandy rivers in flood-prone areas, especially in Kurigram and Jamalpur districts in Bangladesh. During monsoon, it poses the threat of breaching
Over the past few months, Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Certified LGED officials have been able to train 186 participants (9 batches) on Asset Management in collaboration with the Engineering Staff College of Bangladesh (ESCB). This
Noor Jahan lives at Mistri Para village in Ramna union of Chilmari Upazila with her physically challenged husband Rubel Mia (20) and elderly father-in-law. Their only source of income is her Father-in-law’s daily wage from the
“Morjina Khatun lived in Borul village, union- Belgachha, Islampur, Jamalpur. Her husband Chan Miha was day laborer & he was the only earning member of the family. She couldn’t maintain her family’s needs and children’s education
Satkhira is widely regarded as one of the hot spots for climate-induced disasters like cyclones, river erosion, and salinity intrusion. Embankments are often severely damaged or broken and local community is inundated. They lose their homes
