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 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 Md. Shahidul Islam from Rajshahi In the drought-prone region of Barind, the long-awaited monsoon has finally returned with rhythm and regularity, bringing a wave of joy and revival to both agriculture and aquatic life. At the village of Duboil in Tanore upazila, Rajshahi, farmer Zayedul ...

By Uttam Kumar, Tanore, Rajshahi Sumi Begum hails from Selampur village, Ward No. 5 of Talanda Union in Tanore Upazila, Rajshahi District. The only child of her parents, she married in 2000 and welcomed a daughter in 2002, bringing joy and light to her home. From 2002 to 2005, her family life ...

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 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 ...