By Tohura Khatun Lily from Rajshahi Thousands of urban poor have been living in the Namovhadra slum, located beside the railway lines in Rajshahi city for a long time. Built on railway land, this densely populated slum remains deprived of basic civic services. The absence of a proper drainage ...

By Khadija Akter Lita from Netrakona With the view to promote environmental consciousness and create a green campus, a tree plantation program was recently held at the Netrokona Collectorate School, jointly organized by the ‘Green Coalition Committee’ of Netrokona and the school’s teachers and ...

By Gunjon Rema, from Kalmakanda, Netrakona In Chandradinga village of Kalmakanda upazila, Netrokona district, 11 farmers have set an example of self-reliance and collective action in agriculture. Last year, with support from BARCIK, they received seeds to cultivate peanuts experimentally on ...

By Maruf Hossain and Biswajit Mondal from Shymnagar, Satlhira The coastal region of Bangladesh is disaster-prone. It faces regular salinity, drought, excessive rain, and waterlogging. Since mid-June, continuous rains have flooded villages in all 12 unions of Satkhira’s Shyamnagar upazila. ...

By Mukter Hossain from Harirampur, Manikganj Farmers in the char areas of Harirampur Upazila, especially in Lechraganj Union of Manikganj, are widely using cow manure on their croplands. This practice is helping maintain soil health, reduce cultivation costs, and ensure the production of safe ...

By Tohura Khatun Lily, from Rajshahi In a small home on the outskirts of Rajshahi city, the hum of a sewing machine carries the sound of dreams being stitched together. For 19-year-old Mosammat Shammi, that sound is not just fabric coming together rather it is the voice of her self-respect, ...

By Mukter Hossain from Harirampur, Manikganj With the facilitation support from BARCIK fruit tree plantation event was held recently in the char region of Harirampur upazila under Manikganj district. The event involved distribution and plantation of fruit tree saplings among local farmers and ...

By Runa Akter, from Dhaka BARCIK recently organized a lecture titled “Urban Climate Crisis and the Role of Youth” at Jarina Sikder Girls High School and College in Dhaka. A total of 65 ninth-grade students actively participated in the event. The session was inaugurated by the ...

By Soel Rana from Netrakona A protest rally was held in the courtyard of Netrakona Press Club against the destruction of weaver birds’ nests and violence toward nature, forests, wildlife, hills, and wetlands. The event was organized by Netrakona Green Coalition and the ...

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 ...