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10 September 2024
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A Most Gracious Host
Four years ago, Jasim Uddin, a devoted father and husband, opened a tea stall in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar.
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29 August 2024
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‘I Made Something of My Life’
Asma Khatun, a 32-year-old woman from Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, has been working as a security guard at the Women Friendly Space (WFS), locally known as Shanti Khana or Home of Peace,…
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26 August 2024
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Where Hope Finds Refuge
Tasnim is a caseworker at the One Stop Crisis Cell housed within the Moheshkhali Upazila Health Complex. At 26, she is one of the first faces at the facility that survivors of…
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26 August 2024
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A day in the life of a midwife on Bhasan Char
Bhasan Char, once an uninhabited island in the Bay of Bengal, now shelters over 32,500 Rohingya refugees, relocated from overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar. . With no prior…
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21 August 2024
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Facing Life's Hurdles and Joys as a United Front
Jahangir and Shirin live with their two children in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar. Jahangir runs a store and Shirin cultivates their land for farming. They started attending UNFPA-supported…
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20 August 2024
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Opinion-Editorial: The world needs more humanitarians
On World Humanitarian Day, the Regional Director for UNFPA in Asia and Pacific, Pio Smith says preparing for the climate crisis needs collective investment in a network of…
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31 July 2024
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New Zealand allocates new funding to support essential health and protection needs for Rohingya refugee women and girls in Cox’s Bazar
The Government of New Zealand has been a key contributor to humanitarian efforts in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Recently, UNFPA, the United Nations…
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04 July 2024
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A Matter of Rights and Choices
Shahena was only 14 years old when her wedding was fixed. “This was not how things were supposed to go,” she recalled.
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04 July 2024
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Seen and Heard at Last
As a boy, Golam Mostafa harboured a dream of becoming a radio singer. Back then, radio was in its heyday and Golam craved a spot as a regular performer. “My father did not approve…
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