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Mushtaque Chowdhury shares his memories of Richard Cash, his dear friend and mentor and a longtime supporter and advocate for BRAC.

Despite being the largest NGO in the world, the incoming CEO of BRAC USA, Julia Roberts, doesn’t feel BRAC has the level of renown similar organizations have. She plans to change that. By Rebecca L. Root This piece was originally published in Devex. An overview has been shared below. Interviewed by Rebecca Root, reporter for...

Half the world eats rice. In Bangladesh, everyone eats it. By Asif Saleh This piece was originally published in the  World Economic Forum. It has been reposted below. The small, densely-populated nation is the third-highest rice-producing country in the world. For a nation of 170 million people which has suffered through some of the world’s...

Kigali — Women’s empowerment is like a pebble dropped in a pond. The ripples it creates spread far and wide, benefiting everyone in society. By Melody Chironda This piece was originally published in AllAfrica. It has been reposted below. Kigali — Women’s empowerment is like a pebble dropped in a pond. The ripples it creates...

Bangladesh, a river delta nation, is on the front line of climate change. Its coping strategies could offer lessons for the wider world. By Somini Sengupta   This article was originally published by The New York Times. An excerpt has been reposted below. Bangladesh is a land of water. Its silty rivers rush down from the...