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Advocacy Meeting on Urban Marginalized Women’s Rights Held to Mark International Women’s Day
By Atikur Rahman Atik, from Rajshahi An advocacy meeting titled ‘The Rights of Urban Marginalized Women’ was held yesterday to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Bohrampur Railway Slum under Rajpara Police Station in Rajshahi on International Women’s Day. The event was ...
Continue Reading...Women deserve respect from both home and society
By Beauty Sarkar, from Singair, Manikganj With the theme “Rights, Equality, Empowerment, and Development of Women and Girls,” International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8 in Baira Haldarpara village, Singair Upazila, Manikganj District. The event was organized by Baira ...
Continue Reading...Migrant Worker Latifa Translated Her Dreams into Reality
By Rina Akter from Singair, Manikganj Bangladesh is predominantly an agrarian country. In the rural areas, men typically engage in farming, while women manage household chores. Many families in rural areas solely depend on agriculture for livelihoods. In most of the rural areas the income of ...
Continue Reading...Resilient Sahida Begum is on the Path to Self-sufficient
By Suman Ali, from Rajshahi Mosammat Sahida Begum (42). She is a member of Mothura Women’s Development Organization which was formed with facilitating supports from BARCIK. She gains experiences and learns about agroecology, climate change adaptation and livestock rearing being collaborated ...
Continue Reading...Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge to Combat Livestock Diseases
Borsha Gain from the Coast The community living in Antakhali, located in Dhumghat village of Ishwaripur Union in Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira is predominantly agrarian, with the local community relying heavily on crop cultivation and livestock rearing for their livelihoods. Despite facing ...
Continue Reading...A united call for Protecting Life and Nature in Netrakona
By Md. Ohidur Rahman from Netrokona A “Netrokona District People’s Organization Coordination Meeting on the Protection of Life, Nature, Environment, and Culture“ was recently held at the Netrokona Sadar Upazila Parishad Hall. The event was organized by the Netrokona District ...
Continue Reading...Field Day of Spice Research Plot Held in Manikganj
By Subir Kumar Sarker from Ghior, Manikganj A field day was held at the institutional spice research plot in Begam Nagar village, Manikganj Sadar Upazila, organized by BARCIK. The event was presided over by Parul Sutradhar, a farmer from the Shatobari initiative. Members of farmer organizations ...
Continue Reading...The Value and Benefits of Native Ber
Subir Kumar Sarkar, from Ghior, Manikganj The native variety of ber (Indian plum) is an immensely popular fruit in Bangladesh. It typically grows naturally around homes, along roadsides, or near ponds, thriving without requiring special care. Ber offers distinct flavors in its raw, semi-ripe, ...
Continue Reading...Workshop on Urban Climate Resilience and Justice Held in Rajshahi
Tohura Khatun Lili, from Rajshahi A three-day workshop on Urban Climate Resilience, Poverty Alleviation, and Social Justice was held in Rajshahi. The event took place from February 17-19 at the BARCIK Rajshahi Resource Center in the Padma Residential Area. Participants included members from ...
Continue Reading...Bilkis Begum Gains respect and economic solvency through Agroecological practices
Bilkis Begum Gains respect and economic solvency through Agroecological practices Bilkis Begum Gains respect and economic solvency through Agroecological practices Bilkis Begum Gains respect and economic solvency through Agroecological practicesBilkis Begum Gains respect and economic solvency ...
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