Bangladesh | May 25, 2022: Incessant rainfall over the past few weeks in the North-East Indian states has led to rising water levels in the North-East part of Bangladesh, causing flash floods in the region. Several places in the five districts of the region are inundated. According to the latest update by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), water is flowing above danger levels (up...Read more
"CARE Wellbeing Centres in Bangladesh can play an effective role in urban health as a healthcare provider for marginalised people," said Dr Md. Khairuzzaman. April 19, 2022, Gazipur, Bangladesh: Gazipur District Civil Surgeon Dr Md. Khairuzzaman made the above remarks as the Chief Guest while inaugurating the Wellbeing Centre established through CARE Bangladesh's Urban Health Unit...Read more
28 March, 2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh | A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony was held today in the Country Office of Marks & Spencer (M&S) at Gulshan-2, Dhaka. The MoU has been signed between CARE Bangladesh and M&S to strengthen the partnership and extend the collaboration to improve the lives of factory workers working in Gazipur. The main objective of this MoU is to...Read more
Dr. Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Additional Director General (Planning and Development), DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, made the above remarks as the Chief Guest after inaugurating and inspecting the COVID-19 Vaccination Program at Executive Greentex Limited Factory, Gazipur. The inspection was organized by the Civil Surgeon's Office in Gazipur with the support of Marks & Spencer...Read more
“There needs to be a separate institutional structure for the development of char regions” stated speakers in the annual Regional Char Convention 2021 on 5 December in Rangpur. USAID funded SHOUHARDO III program, implemented by CARE Bangladesh, and in association with the National Char Alliance (NCA), jointly organized this day-long event. The agenda of this event was to discuss the...Read more
"Timely weather and flood forecast information is crucial for Bangladesh’s sustainable development” stated the speakers in a learning sharing workshop on 28 November in a hotel in Dhaka. USAID funded SHOUHARDO III program, implemented by CARE Bangladesh, joined with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) and co-organized this workshop to share learnings and...Read more
August 1, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: CARE Bangladesh opened a 40-bed isolation center in Rohingya Camp 4 Extension at Cox's Bazar to treat and support the Rohingya community with mild to severe COVID-19 symptoms. The center is well-equipped with separate dormitories, washrooms and bathing spaces for male and female patients where doctors, ambulance, medicines, oxygen support, and COVID-19...Read more
Women play critical roles in ensuring food security and proper nutrition of families. According to the Labor Force Survey (2016-17), women account for nearly half of the work force in agriculture and nearly 3/4th of the rural female work force is engaged in agriculture in Bangladesh. Despite their crucial role in delivering food security, women are common victims to malnutrition, unhealthy food...Read more
On May 20, 2020, devastating Cyclone Amphan made landfall on Jammu island near West Bengal, Bangladesh, with wind speeds of approximately 140 km/hour. The cyclone affected 10 million people from 19 coastal districts in Bangladesh, of which nine were severely impacted. The Government undertook a massive evacuation of 2.4 million people in 12,078 cyclone shelters and 26 people died. “Today...Read more
Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC) headed by the Honourable Prime Minister, is working to supervise and monitor the nutrition programs across the country to achieve the goals of the Bangladesh National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN-2). The government has formed District Nutrition Coordination Committees (DNCC) and Upazila Nutrition Coordination Committees (UNCC) are dedicated to...Read more
The Government of Bangladesh and USAID’s Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities (SHOUHARDO III)activity , organized a national webinar on child marriage prevention on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The activity is implemented by CARE Bangladesh The major objective of this event was to discuss and disseminate findings and...Read more
Bangladesh, 24 August 2020: The global death toll from the coronavirus has crossed 800,000 as confirmed cases surged past 23 million, with Bangladesh overtaking Pakistan to become 15th on the list of countries with most COVID-19 patients. While the country has crossed a grim milestone, there are so far fewer causalities in the densely-populated Rohingya camps that have been and still are...Read more
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 27, 2020: Heavy monsoon rains in the upstream regions and incessant onrush of water from upstream over the last weeks inundated 21 northern, north-eastern and south-eastern districts in Bangladesh affecting over 3.3 million people. So far 93 people have lost their lives, mostly from drowning where nearly half of the victims are children. The flood situation is...Read more
“Support for women and girls is crucial in the time of COVID-19. Apart from raising awareness, CARE provided PPE and protective equipment for health professionals at the beginning of pandemic. I am happy to note that CARE is providing sanitary napkins with the support from Procter and Gamble.” Said Mohammad Zahangir Alam, Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, who was present as the chief...Read more
"Women and girls are at the centre of CARE's interventions. COVID-19 is making our lives and livelihood very difficult and challenging," said Dr. Ikhtiar Uddin Khandaker, Director of Health Program, CARE Bangladesh in the distribution ceremony of sanitary napkin which was jointly organized with Procter & Gamble (P&G) on July 6, 2020. Due to current Covid-19 pandemic,...Read more
“In spite of having a lot of information with the government, there is a lack of coordination, which is mostly needed to ensure social security and to fight against coronavirus.” Said Planning Minister MA Mannan as he appeared as the chief guest in an online discussion, organized by CARE Bangladesh in partnership with leading Bangla newspaper, Kaler Kantho titled...Read more
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, CARE Bangladesh has been providing assistance to District Administration, Office of the Civil Surgeon along with UN Agencies and INGOs to manage isolation centers across Cox’s Bazaar. In this purpose, Hotel Sea Princess has been turned into an isolation center of 200 beds. Amongst different agencies, CARE Bangladesh contributed 50 electric kettles, 1...Read more
On June 11, 2020, CARE Bangladesh distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other safety equipment with Coca Cola, for more than 1000 healthcare professionals. This distribution took place at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in presence of Prof. Dr. Abul Kalam Azad as he appeared as the Chief Guest. This initiative will also cover some health facilities...Read more
SDC-SHOMOSHTI Project of CARE Bangladesh organized a webinar session titled, Integration of Women in Market Systems: Experiences from SHOMOSHTI Project on May 17, 2020. SHOMOSHTI, a Market Systems Development project, is implemented by CARE Bangladesh and mandated and funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The project aiming to improve the wellbeing targets households by...Read more
SDC-SHOMOSHTI carried out a rapid assessment on livestock sector impacted by COVID-19 with the funding support from SDC. Dhaka Tribune: https://www.dhakatribune.com/health/coronavirus/2020/05/24/study-dairy-farmers-losing-tk18-9-crore-every-day-due-to-pandemic Financial Express: https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/livestock-sector-requires-immediate-incentives-study-1590334838 The...Read more
Through USAID funding, CARE extends support to the most vulnerable even in the remote locations of deep haor from northern Bangladesh. In a simple ceremony, The SHOUHARDO III program started handing over completed handwashing stations in Mithamoin upazila, in Kishoreganj distric Dhaka Tribune: ...Read more
The Covid-19 outbreak has resulted in a 10 percent decline in the government's expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) coverage in Gazipur and adjacent areas in March compared to February, said a Care Bangladesh report. Under the programme, 98.4 percent children were immunised in February. It reduced to 88.3 percent in March, the report added. The Daily...Read more
A launching program was organized on May 20 to reach over 50,000 people from disadvantaged communities with a month’s food ration prior to Eid in partnership with Coca-Cola. The four-day distribution program attracting media interest continued till May 23 to cover disadvantaged communities living in Dhaka, Gazipur, Mymensingh and Cumilla. BBS: http://www.bssnews.net/?p=393381 Financial...Read more
As CARE strives to ensure and prevent the spread of coronavirus in crisis zones that are already struggling due to conflict and poverty, Deepmala Mahla, CARE’s Regional Director for Asia, says, “What you can do today will make all the difference for tomorrow. The world can only be safe if all of us are safe”. The interview was covered by a number of international media...Read more
CARE Bangladesh's Health Access and Linkage Opportunities for Workers Plus (HALOW+) is supporting the front line and field level health workers and community people in the fight against COVID-19 by distributing personal, protective equipment, safety materials and commodities,to Gazipur City Corporation, Health and Family Planning Department of Gazipur district along with Savar and Bhaluka...Read more
September 18, 2019, Wednesday, Dhaka: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between CARE Bangladesh and PRAN Dairy Limited to strengthen access to market opportunities for rural dairy producers. The MoU signing event was held in Mohakhali, Dhaka on September 18, 2019. The event was attended by senior officials from CARE and PRAN Dairy Limited. Md. Muniruzzaman, Executive Director of PRAN...Read more
Cox’s Bazar, the southernmost district of the country with a population of 2,200,000, is one of the most vulnerable districts in Bangladesh, with one out of three people living below the poverty line. Health indicators in this district as well as neighbouring districts of Chittagong division are generally poor. Early marriages followed by teenage pregnancy, widespread gender-based violence,...Read more
On September 3, 2019, CARE Bangladesh organized an inauguration ceremony of ‘Mobile Servicing training for married and unmarried adolescent girls’ at Technical Training Center (TTC) of Kurigram. Mobile Servicing Training is a part of IMAGINE Project is funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation while technical support is providing by CARE Bangladesh and implementing by...Read more
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (21 August 2019)— Nearly 1 million Rohingya are still waiting for justice and a say about their future, two years after being forced from their homes by mass atrocities in Myanmar, and are struggling for safety and dignity in Bangladesh as refugees. In a joint statement released today, 61 local, national and international NGOs working in the two countries...Read more
GENEVA (June 21, 2019): Two years after launching its #March4Women global campaign, CARE International applauds governments, employers and workers for today agreeing a new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. “Violence and harassment in the workplace is a global issue that requires a global response. Over a third of...Read more
3 May 2019: With wind speeds of up to 205 km (127 miles) per hour, cyclone Fani already hit India’s Puri and Odisha on Friday morning triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high winds between 180 and 200 kmph. Following landfall in India, the cyclone, is likely to move in a north-northeasterly direction further over Odisha-west Bengal coastal area, reach Khulna and adjoining southwestern...Read more
MAPUTO/DHAKA (April 30, 2019) — As Cyclone Fani approaches India and Bangladesh, CARE experts have warned that the increased occurrences of disasters in poorer countries is saddling millions of innocent people with the “debt of climate change.” Severe cyclonic storm Fani is expected to result in very heavy rainfall and cause significant destruction in parts of India and...Read more
Background: On April 20, 2019, an online media outlet named Poriborton.com carried an article in Bangla language alleging that a CARE staff member is involved with illegal drug trade. The article relied on anonymous sources to accuse him of stocking drugs in Rohingya camps and using different NGO vehicles of the camps to transport drug to different places of Bangladesh. The report also claims...Read more
As humanitarian organizations working across the globe to protect and assist civilians in conflict, we welcome today’s Security Council meeting on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the protection of humanitarian space. This year marks 20 years since the Security Council seized protection of civilians as part of its agenda, the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and their...Read more
Humanitarian and civil society agencies working in Rakhine State in Myanmar and in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are deeply concerned that the repatriation of refugees will commence in mid-November, according to an announcement of the Joint Working Group of the Governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar on 30th October. The Governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh have made assurances to the...Read more
Press Release Bangladesh, August 16, 2018: As refugees from Myanmar complete one year in Bangladesh, their return to Myanmar with safety and dignity still remains a major concern for CARE and other humanitarian organizations. Many, including the refugee population, have already voiced their concerns for not being more involved in the return negotiation process. “CARE calls out to all...Read more
8 June 2018 – The global poverty-fighting organisation CARE International has welcomed the decision for a new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on “Ending violence and harassment in the world of work” – following CARE’s #thisisnotworking campaign. The agreement was made in Geneva at this year’s International Labour Conference between...Read more
April 27, 2018, Bangladesh: As the pre-monsoon downpours hit Bangladesh, the lives of the Myanmar refugees in Cox’s Bazar are becoming increasingly vulnerable. On 18 April Wednesday, the Cox's Bazar Met office recorded 43 millimeters of rain in the area. The first downpours indicate a major disaster waiting to happen. Field reports tell the brief rainfall last week is already...Read more
More than 300,000 women and children who have fled from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh are in urgent need of safe shelter, health services, sanitary facilities and protection, warns the international aid organization CARE. “Our team spoke to dozens of women, and almost all appear traumatized by experiences in the last few weeks and months. Many trekked barefoot for days, through...Read more
24 May 2016, ISTANBUL: As the first ever World Humanitarian Summit comes to an end, CARE fears that the progress and positive steps that have been made in the areas of localisation, funding and gender, will be lost by the lack of any kind of roadmap for implementation going forward, and that States will not be held to the good commitments made. Wolfgang Jamann, Secretary General of CARE...Read more
