Reports

DHAKA, Bangladesh, 8 April 2009 - There's a sense of urgency as health workers wind their way along tiny rickety alleys, past the washing, cooking and cleaning in Kachukhet Bazaar, one of Dhaka's sprawling slums. Their mission takes them door…

From the editor In this issue of Field Exchange, there are two themes which previous editorials have not addressed - sustainability of interventions and how markets can create, as well as be used to respond, to emergencies. We also revisit…

(extract) The United Kingdom will give Bangladesh assistance for coordinated development of the country's coastal areas under a =A360 million (over Tk 560 crore) trust fund. The UK also pledged to help the country's food security programme, the Daily Star…

DHAKA, Thursday, 12 March, 2009: - At a Letter of Understanding (LoU) signing ceremony attended today by the Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance (ERD) Secretary, Mr. M. Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and the…

Julekha, 36, can build a more secure life for her family now that she has raised her house out of the reach of floodwaters. She learned how to do this through an 'emergency resiliency' course run by the government…

GLIDE No. TC-2007-000208-BGD Period covered by this Operations Update: 11 September 2008 to 31 January 2009. This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 24,483,160 (USD 22.2 million or EUR 15 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society…

(Extract) Japan will provide Bangladesh with $ 30 million to build food storages in northern districts to store food-grains for use in times of natural disasters. It will also provide Bangladesh Tk 38.49 crore to build houses for the people…

(ECHO/BGD/BUD/2009/01000) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid , and in particular Article 2 and Article 15(2) thereof: Whereas: (1)…

(ECHO/-FA/BUD/2009/02000) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid(1) , and in particular Article 2 and Article 15(2) thereof: Whereas: (1)…

Sahena Begum lives in the village of Kanderpara in northern Bangladesh. Located in the Ganges basin, the village is no stranger to serious flooding and, with the reality of climate change bearing down on it, the future is likely…