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Dhaka, 19 May 2025 — The Hunger Project Bangladesh and the Community Clinic Health Support Trust (CCHST) have formally entered into a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving maternal and child health outcomes in Bangladesh. The ceremonial signing took place at the CCHST Conference Room in Dhaka, bringing together senior government officials, …

Date: 13–15 May 2025Venue: CSS-AVA Training Center, Rupsha, KhulnaAs part of the ongoing efforts under the Global Alliance for Sustainable Nutrition (GASN) project, a comprehensive training session was held from 13th to 15th May 2025 at the CSS-AVA Training Center in Rupsha, Khulna. The training aimed to strengthen the capacity of field-level staff, particularly Nutrition Animators, on critical topics related …

60 women leaders in Barisal and Tangail Districts enhanced their knowledge of SRHR issues by participating in a Training of Trainers (ToT) program. As a result, a total of 27,545 participants, including 19,498 females and 8,047 males, attended 1,536 non-budgetary courtyard meetings round the year 2024, facilitated by trained women leaders. The sessions engaged non-student girls, young mothers, and parents, …

Thirty-two teachers from 32 schools enhanced their knowledge of SRHR issues and gained confidence by participating in a residential Training of Trainers (ToT) program in Barisal and Tangail Districts. As a result, they are now well-equipped to facilitate SRHR training sessions for their students and provide essential counselling and guidance to their students regarding SRHR-related issues within their schools.

The dialogue session aimed to enhance awareness of MMS (Multiple Micronutrient Supplements) among key community health stakeholders, including Village Doctors, SACMO, CHCP, and Pharmacy Owners. The session was graced by distinguished guests and active participation from community members. The Union Parishad Chairman’s presence and enthusiasm added significant value to the session. His motivation towards the initiative was evident and inspiring. …

The National Level Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) Implementation was held on February 26, 2025, at the Golden Tulip the Grand Mark in Dhaka. This significant gathering aimed to facilitate discussions on the progress, challenges, and future directions of MMS implementation in Bangladesh. The event brought together key stakeholders, including government officials, health professionals, development partners, and field …

The Hunger Project Bangladesh conducted 6 dialogues with religious leaders, Kazi, Imam, Priest, Child Marriage Prevention Committee members to ensure their effectiveness in preventing child marriage, continued project support is essential to strengthen their roles and responsibilities. These significant meetings aimed to encourage religious leaders enhancing the effective enforcement of the Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017 in order to reducing …

56 interface meetings conducted with 1226 SMC members, headteachers and youth unit members played as an facilitators role through raising their expectations. 6 to 8 youth unit members from 56 schools engaged in discussions with school authorities. To address gaps in highlighting urgent sanitation needs, separate toilets for girls, stop eve-teasing on the way to school for girls, arrangement of …

In response to student demands, 56 schools took proactive steps to promote girls’ participation in outdoor sports, recognizing their role in building confidence, leadership, and well-being. Schools introduced football, cricket, handball, volleyball, and badminton, supported by infrastructure improvements to ensure safe play areas. Through 56 strategic meetings with School Management Committees, youth units, and head teachers, schools fostered an enabling …

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today put emphasis on making a vow to ensure honesty in disclosing information to establish peace in society. “Existence of differences of opinion is a beauty of society and democracy. We all must agree on disclosing the true and correct information,” he said. The state minister said this while speaking as …

THP-Bangladesh entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN) of the Directorate of Health Services in Bangladesh. This significant milestone occurred during a Project Kick-off and MoU Signing Ceremony held on Monday, July 24, 2023, as part of The Hunger Project’s Global Alliance for Sustainable Nutrition in Bangladesh. Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar, the …

On 2023, THP Bangladesh rolled out a volunteer led intervention process by the assistance of women leaders at Khulna, Rajshahi and Mymensingh Districts who participated and were trained through a conducted ToT in order to create mass awareness on proper nutrition system; who are called Nutrition Animators, selected from women volunteers in each community, work closely with the Village Development …

The Journey of Zero Budget Natural Farming Has Begun with ​​the Initiative of THP Bangladesh Agriculture will be free of cost! Crop production will not require any chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Through agriculture, it will be possible to produce safe food, alleviate poverty and address the adverse effects of climate change. 90 bighas (approximately 30 acres) of land can be …

Welcome by Badiul Alam Majumdar, Country Director for The Hunger Project (and moderator for this program).  Welcome to the experience sharing meeting on the Coronavirus Resilient Villages (CRV) initiative. Nearly 500 of our volunteers from all over the country have joined today’s event. Quite a few experts from different disciplines have also joined us. In April 2020, we initiated our …

This new report by USAID and FHI360 acknowledges significant input from our global vice president and country director Prof. Badiul Alam Majumdar.

Translation of a Bangla article written by Dr. Shamsul Alam, Member (Senior Secretary), General Economics Division (GED), Bangladesh Planning Commission, following his visit with a team to Gangni upazila, Meherpur district, mobilized by The Hunger Project. He published it in The Daily Ittefaq (2 April 2020), one of the largest circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. For those not familiar with Bangladesh, …

Prof. Badiul Majumdar, Global Hunger Project vice president and Bangladesh country director as well as secretary of SHUJAN – Citizens for Good Governance – has hosted two Facebook Live programs, including one with infectious disease expert Dr. MH Chowdhury Lelin.

Consistent with World Health Organization and government guidelines, THP volunteers across Bangladesh are handing out leaflets, making masks, making hand sanitizer, providing soap to those living in the most extreme poverty and establishing hand-washing stations. Volunteer “animators”, elders, women and youth leaders work together in more than 1,100 Village Development Teams (VDTs) to identify and meet local challenges. Hunger Project …

A rapid assessment was carried out by The Hunger Project in October 2017 primarily to identify the violent extremist issues relating to the recent Rohingya influx and the community hosting them. It is clear that the welcoming attitude of the host community toward the Rohingyas is disappearing fast and the prospect of conflict between the two groups is on the …

October 2013 Newsletter of our peace-building work in Bangladesh The Hunger Project-Bangladesh in partnership with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) launched the People Against Violence in Elections (PAVE) program in 2015, empowering a group of individuals from political parties and the civil society as Peace Ambassadors and members of Peace Pressure Groups (PPGs). It was launched with the support from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for …