National dialogue: Reform pathways for health sector

Primary healthcare must take centre stage in health sector reforms, with health insurance introduced to ensure coverage for all. Strengthening secondary and emergency healthcare is equally vital, alongside granting hospitals financial autonomy to manage resources, including manpower, salaries, and allowances. Reducing out-of-pocket expenses for citizens remains a key priority. For holistic progress, NGOs, private entities, […]

16 journalists honoured with 9th Migration Media Award

Sixteen journalists have been recognised with the Migration Media Award for their noteworthy contributions to reporting on migration issues. Introduced in 2015, the Migration Media Awards aim to honour excellence in journalism within the migration sector. Funded by the European Union (EU), this year marks the ninth edition of the awards, which celebrate impactful reporting […]

Youth festival to celebrate youth empowerment and collective action

BRAC’s Social Empowerment and Legal Protection Programme (SELP) hosted a vibrant Right Here Right Now (RHRN) Youth Festival on Wednesday, 18 December 2024, at Aloki, Tejgaon, Dhaka. Supported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands and Rutgers International, a Netherlands based INGO, the day-long festival brought together hundreds of youths, organisations, and stakeholders to celebrate youth-led […]

Heat poverty: Field notes from a slum during the hottest year on record

I came into the room and saw he was gone. Panic gripped me.Then I heard a giggle and saw two tiny legs sticking out from under the bed.Why are you hiding under the bed, Nasir?I’m not hiding, Amma (mother). This is the only part of the house that’s not hot.I didn’t know whether to laugh […]

Fighting the white curse: Growing crops in salty soil

“People had not seen rice grow here in more than 40 years,” Bashonti said. “The salt killed everything.” In Majgurkhali, a village in Bangladesh’s southwestern Satkhira district, on the edge of the Bay of Bengal, most people have given up traditional farming. Rising salinity, compounded by manmade embankments and shrimp farms, has left the once-fertile […]

Development risks need urgent reimagining: Asif Saleh

Globalnyt: Can you share your experience transitioning into the development sector and the role BRAC has played in your career? Asif Saleh: I grew up in Bangladesh and later worked at Goldman Sachs in the United States. In 2009, I came back home. Now, almost 16 years later, I can confidently say that there has not […]