A sudden cyclone hit the Bay of Bengal on 18 September 2015. The situation was desperate. 67 fishermen were missing and 10 hilsa gillnet fishing boats had been lost. Read how the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Bangladesh, WorldFish and USAID worked together to save the lives of fishermen who are at risk due to extreme storms that are becoming more frequent and intense due to global climate change.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today signed two new credit guarantee facilities that will make up to $22 million available to finance factory upgrades and safety improvements in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry. This landmark partnership between USAID, Prime Bank Limited, and United Commercial Bank (UCB) will make affordable, long-term credit more available to small- and medium-sized suppliers in Bangladesh to make critical safety upgrades and structural improvements to better protect their workers and meet international standar
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) presented the achievements and lessons learned from the most recent phase of its Food for Peace program at an event widely attended by prominent members of the Government of Bangladesh, as well as development partners and practitioners, international and local NGOs, implementing partners, media, and other stakeholders. The U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat, USAID Bangladesh Mission Director Janina Jaruzelski, and Bangladesh’s Minister of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain attended the event.
Ramadan is probably best known for the ritual of daily fasting. But Ramadan is also a time for reflection, devotion, generosity, discipline, and sacrifice. And for all of us, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, the values of peace, of sharing, of family and community are universal values that we all share -- regardless of faith or nationality.
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