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BRAC mourns the loss of its staff in Afghanistan
4 May 2012, Dhaka. On Thursday, May 3, a group of four armed men broke into BRAC staff residence in the western province of Ghor, Afghanistan. We are deeply saddened to announce that the incident led to the tragic loss of a life of one of our own. BRAC leadership wishes to extend sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of our Area Manager, Mohammad Mohiuddin. He was 41 years old and left behind a wife and two children in Fulbaria, Mymensingh. We are doing everything we can t......Read More

Observation of World Malaria Day 2012
28 April 2012, Dhaka. World Malaria Day was observed on April 25, 2012 by BRAC Health Programme (BHP) and BRAC Advocacy for Social Change. This event was a joint initiative of BRAC and National Malaria Control Program (NMCP).The daylong programme included rally and Discussion Meeting where Government official and representatives from non Government organisations participated. The rally, started from National Museum and continued to Bangla Academi ; was followed by a discussion meeting at Ruposh......Read More

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed among 27 Global Leaders appointed by UN Secretary-General to Head Worldwide Effort to Address Child Malnutrition
The global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement continues to gain momentum today with the convening of 27 leaders committed to advancing the strength and security of nations by improving maternal and child nutrition. This influential group, appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to represent the many countries, organizations and sectors working to improve nutrition, will serve as strategic guides for this global Movement. "Never before have so many leaders, from so many countries and fiel......Read More

MOU Signing Ceremony between BRAC and Directorate of Women Affairs
10 April 2012, Dhaka. In a unique event that highlights government and NGO partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is signed today between BRAC and the Directorate of Women Affairs. Under this MoU, the parties will work together to replicate the model of BRAC's Adolescent Clubs in seven districts: Gopalganj,Sirajganj, Thakurgaon, Rangamati, Moulvibazar, Jhalokathi, and Chuadanga. The Government will be using this BRAC model, which has been replicated in Africa and currently has over 260......Read More

Daniel Ng wins BRAC's Innovation Competition
BRAC's first-ever Facebook competition is officially over! Congratulations to our winner, Daniel Ng from the University of Virginia on his 'Play' Project- a community playground project with the objective of creating safe accessible spaces for underprivileged children to play. "Wow, thank you so much for choosing me! I feel so honored and fortunate and excited to be able to work with such a renowned organization as BRAC," says Daniel. "I had no expectations of winning since I knew I was compet......Read More

BRAC Haiti Celebrates International Women's Day
For the first time, BRAC Haiti staff celebrated International Women's Day on 8 March 2012. Local and international staff from the Country Office and the Limb & Brace Center started the day by attending a women's forum hosted by the Ministry of Women's Affairs. The theme of the forum was to ensure the voices of Haitian women are included in the country's reconstruction, and to advocate for the active participation of women in reconstruction efforts. Women's groups and community-based organization......Read More

BRAC releases star-studded musical album
08 March 2012, Dhaka. Innovative collaboration features singers from BRAC's Adolescent Development Programme.The largest Bangladeshi non-governmental organization is releasing a first of its kind musical album, featuring members of its Adolescent Development Programme. Containing nine tracks, the album is collaboration with top musicians from the country, including Arnob, Habib, Bappa, Balam, Fahmida Nabi, Kona, Labik,Palbasha and Sohini."It was a great pleasure working on this project with the ......Read More

As BRAC Turns 40, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Calls for Education Reform and Youth Development for Poor Countries
Outdated Approaches To Teaching Must Give Way To Modern Schooling That Prepares The Poor For A 21st Century Knowledge Society, Says Founder Of The World's Largest Development Organization. 2 March 2012, Dhaka. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of the world's largest development organisation, BRAC, called for innovative solutions to address the needs of the burgeoning youth population in developing countries in an address delivered in February celebrating the 40th anniversary of BRAC.As dignitarie......Read More

Call for Write-ups and Reports: "BRAC Media Award on TB reporting - 2012"
01 March 2012, Dhaka. BRAC is announcing the Media Award to encourage Mass Media and recognize media activities in favor of National Tuberculosis Control Program. Interested Journalists from all seven divisions of Bangladesh are invited to send their published and/or telecasted write-ups or Television Reports on Tuberculosis along with a complete Bio-data and 2 (two) Passport size photographs. The write-ups or reports published and telecasted during the period January 2008 to December 2011 will ......Read More

Faruque Ahmed on board as the new Deputy Executive Director, BRAC International
01 March 2012, Dhaka. BRAC International is pleased to announce that Faruque Ahmed will be assuming the role of Deputy Executive Director of BRAC International from March 1, 2012. Prior to this, Ahmed was the Director of BRAC Health Programme for 10 years and played a critical role in shaping its overall health strategy. Under his leadership, BRAC Health Programme developed effective partnership with government, donors,other NGOs and private sectors and scaled up national programmes for Tubercul......Read More