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Institutionalizing locally led adaptation across sectors in Bangladesh

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) in partnership with the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) and the Centre for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD),  and with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the Government of UK is collaborating with BPATC to develop a comprehensive course module on “Institutionalizing Locally Led Adaptation across sectors in Bangladesh”. The module is being designed for embedding within BPATC’s core training programs for government officials.

6th Bangladesh-Japan PPED held

The 6th Bangladesh-Japan Public Private Joint Economic Dialogue (PPED) was held in Tokyo for the first time in two years since April 2023. It was co-chaired by Mr. MATSUO Takehiko, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Mr. M. Siraz Uddin Miah, Principal Secretary, Chief Advisor’s Office, People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

This meeting was the first face-to-face meeting held in approximately six years since the fourth meeting in 2019. Approximately 130 participants attended the meeting, including representatives from Japanese government agencies (Ministry of Economy,

Sustainable fish farming: Mother in Bangladesh finds means to educate children

For seven years, Bani Akter, a villager in Horingachi, Kushtia District of southwestern Bangladesh, had worked in moneylending to supplement her farming income. “That business,” she said, “caused us a lot of trouble, illnesses and constant worries.”

But everything changed two years ago, when Akter took a leap of faith and turned to raising fish.

Akter has two sons and a daughter, all of them in school. On 1 bigha of land (about 0...

US tariff hike could expand Bangladesh export: WTO

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has observed that Trump’s tariff hike could open the door for Bangladesh to expand its exports to the United States (US). “Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) are projected to see their exports ... The reason is that some LDCs – for example, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Lesotho – can expand their exports to the United States because their exports are highly dependent on products for which China currently has a large import share in total US imports, such as clothing and textiles, as well as electronic equipment,” the WTO Secretariat's latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report, released on Wednesday, made this observation.

Empowerment for rural women with SWAPNO

“I want to inspire other women to chase their dreams,” says Bizli Sen, a determined woman from a remote village of Gopalganj district in Bangladesh. Her words echo the resilience and transformation that define her life and the lives of the women she now leads.

Once left behind by poverty and limited opportunities, Bizli’s life took a turn when she joined the SWAPNO project, a joint initiative of th...

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