Tagged with: Bangladesh
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Brave girls valiantly stopping child marriages in Bangladesh
Tasnim Khandoker
Assistant producer, BBC Media Action Bangladesh
Seven inspiring girls, who were 13 or 14 years-old, featured in our popular radio programme Hello Check! They had formed an organisation called 'Ghashforing' (Grasshoppers) to help prevent child marriages taking place in Bangladesh.
Tackling disability discrimination in Bangladesh
Senjuti Masud and Bishawjit Das
Journalism Mentors, BBC Media Action Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, our journalism mentors Senjuti Masud and Bishawjit Das have been training journalists to improve how people with disabilities are portrayed in the media and tackle negative stereotyping and perceptions. Read their story…
Preparing for Cyclone Amphan in the COVID-19 pandemic
Richard Lace
Country Director, BBC Media Action Bangladesh
Nearly a million Rohingya people still live in camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Having survived terrible violence, they now face the dual threats of the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, and flooding and landslides from Cyclone Amphan.
The COVID-19 ‘info-demic’: A view from Bangladesh
Kate Gunn
Senior Project Manager, BBC Media Action Bangladesh
Rumours, mis- and dis-information about COVID-19 are spreading rapidly and can be almost as harmful as the virus itself. Hear from our Senior Project Manager, Kate Gunn, about the latest developments from our new global communications initiative tackling the COVID-19 'info-demic'
Hear Me Too: a drama to tackle violence against Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar
Sarah Bradshaw
Training Manager, BBC Academy International
For International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, hear from Sarah Bradshaw, Training Manager for BBC Academy International and experienced radio producer/director, who helped our teams in Bangladesh to develop a new radio drama to change attitudes towards gender-based violence.
Information is aid: empowering Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar
Mukta Roy
Humanitarian Officer, BBC Media Action Bangladesh
On the first anniversary of the Rohingya crisis, one of our humanitarian workers on the ground in Bangladesh tells how a radio programme helped a mother keep her baby son healthy.
Understanding the Rohingya crisis: A Researcher’s diary
Aniqa Hossain
Research Officer, BBC Media Action Bangladesh
Our researcher describes her visit to the camps in Cox’s Bazar to find out how the community gets its information and what the needs are for vulnerable groups such as women and children. The insights are informing our humanitarian programmes and next steps in response to this unprecedented emerg...
Rohingya crisis: When information is a matter of life and death
Caroline Nursey
Chief Executive Officer, BBC Media Action
Our Executive Director Caroline Nursey describes her visit to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and our life-saving response to the Rohingya emergency.
Communication is aid: BBC Media Action response to floods in Sierra Leone, Nepal, Bangladesh and India
Nick Henegan
Senior Communications Manager, BBC Media Action
In the aftermath of a disaster information is as important as food, water and shelter. It can save lives. This week BBC Media Action teams from West Africa to South Asia have been delivering vital, life-saving information to people affected by a series of devastating floods.
Gaming for good: answering those awkward questions about puberty in Bangladesh
Sharif Hossen Saimum
Project Officer
Talking about their bodies can be a taboo for young people in Bangladesh. A new series of interactive computer games – accessible in 350 schools – are helping them learn about growing up in a safe and fun environment.
