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DHAKA, May 27, 2024 – Bangladesh is reeling from the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, which made landfall in Bangladesh at 8:00 PM (local time) on May 26. Ten people have died so far, and strong winds and heavy rainfall continue. Thousands of people remain trapped in waterlogged coastal areas as a result of breaches in...

2 million people in direct line of storm; 900,000 already in cyclone shelters;  BRAC mobilizes 14,000 staff and volunteers UPDATE [May 27, 2024] 7 people have died in Barishal, Satkhira, Patuakhali, Bhola and Chattogram (Source: Somoy News BD) There is a strong likelihood of significant damage to houses, agricultural crops, infrastructure and livestock deaths.  Millions...

“I want to give Afghan women hope and confidence and tell them that they can achieve anything they want.” Meet Zainab, a tailor who is expanding her business in Afghanistan and stitching hope. BY ABDUL BARI HASHMI   Zainab Nazari, from western Kabul, had to support her family while caring for her sick mother. She...

The global south is boiling – and it will only get hotter. Yet key funding and resources rarely reaches the people experiencing the piercing impacts of climate change. How are the people most affected coping? Which response actions work and which fall short? What does an extremely hot future look like, and what do we...

70 countries and territories broke heat records in the first week of May this year. The impacts have been devastating, and are only expected to worsen in coming years. BY Anu Kumar and Courtney Calardo   In the wake of the most recent countrywide heatwave in Bangladesh, BRAC convened experts for a snap webinar to...