By Gunjon Rema from, Kalmakanda Netrakona With the aim to mark World Environment Day 2025 with the theme “No More Plastic Pollution, Time to Stop It Now,” BARCIK organized a special program at Banbora village of Kharnai Union in Kalmakanda Upazila, Netrokona. As part of promoting eco-friendly ...

By Biswajit Mondal from Shyamnagar, Satkhira In the disaster-prone coastal belt of Shyamnagar often battered by storms, salinity, and unplanned shrimp farming makes crop and rice farming difficult. Yet in this harsh landscape, Purnima Rani (44) of Jelekhali village has built what she proudly ...

By Rina Akter, from Singair, Manikganj Child marriage remains a grave social problem in Bangladesh. According to UNICEF, nearly 59% of girls here are married before the age of 18, and 22% before they even turn 15. The time meant for learning, laughter, and growth is often stolen from them, ...

By Sultana Khatun from Rajshahi Bil Nepalpara is a village in Dorshonpara Union of Paba Upazila, Rajshahi, where over 350 families live. More than 80% of families depend on farming. BARCIK has been working at this village since 2016 to promote agroecology encouraging farmers farming diverse ...

By Rasheda Akter from Manikganj,  BARCIK recently organized a two-day staff-level capacity development training at Arab Bhaban in Manikganj. All BARCIK field staff from the Manikganj region participated in the workshop. The program began with Regional Coordinator Bimal Roy delivering the ...

By Amit Sarkar from Rajshahi A human chain was held recently at Nachol Bus Stand demanding the cancellation of an allegedly irregular lease of the government pond in Barenda village. Holding placards and banners with the slogan “No obstruction to people’s development initiatives,” ...

Shahinur Rahman from Singair, Manikganj A youth workshop on agroecology, climate justice, and food sovereignty was recently held in Choto Kaliyakoir village of Baldhara Union, Singair Upazila arranged by BARCIK where 25 youths from different areas of Manikgonj participated. The workshop was ...

By Monika Paik from Shyamnagar, Satkhira In Shyamnagar, Satkhira, the sale of shrimp harvested using poison in local canals was stopped following the intervention of the environmental group Green Coalition. The incident took place on Sunday (29 June) at the Kolbari Bazar fish depot. According ...

By Nurul Haque from Netrakona An “Organic Pesticide Workshop” was held at Janunnayan Kendra in Sadhupara village, under Kamarian Union of Tarakanda Upazila in Mymensingh district recently organized by the Sadhupara Farmers’ Organization with the facilitation support from BARCIK. Representatives ...

By Tohura Khatun Lili, from Rajshahi BARCIK continues to make significant contributions to improving the livelihoods, skills, and employment opportunities of the urban poor. As part of its ongoing initiatives, seven women from the Namobhadra and Baje Kazla areas of Rajshahi have recently ...