Bishwo Shahitto Kendro is a non-profit institution in Bangladesh that promotes reading habits, enlightenment and progressive ideas among students and the general public. Bishwo Shahitto Kendro actively maintains libraries across the nation. It pioneered the [...]
In November 2015, Tayeeba was born into one of the poor families in Muktargachi village of Bohuli union in Sirajganj Sadar upazila. Her father Md. Babu Mia is a loom worker and her mother Bonya [...]
Md. Sirajul Hoque Sheikh (56) lives in Bagdumur village of Bohuli union under Sirajganj Sadar upazila in Sirajganj. He is the only earning member of his family of 5. One day all of a sudden [...]
On April 4, 2016 FCAB organized a seminar with Bangladesh's National Institute of Cancer Research Hospital featuring Prof. Mousumi Banerjee of the University of Michigan School of Public Health to begin teaching cancer researchers [...]
FCAB organized a nutrition awareness program in January 2016 to help the villagers understand the importance of a healthy diet. A presentation on "Food and Nutrition" was made to Bagdumur women who are primarily responsible for selecting [...]
There has been an alarming rise in road accidents, significantly highway accidents, in Bangladesh over the past few years. According to a study conducted by the Accident Research Centre (ARC) of BUET, road accidents [...]
Prior to the Rotary Global Grant Award in July 2015 and the start of full operations of the FCAB Primary and Maternal Health Clinic in August, there were 3 medical camps and 1 specialized eye camp. [...]
FCAB commissioned the Dhaka University Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT) to conduct a comprehensive baseline survey of the residents of Bagdumur in December 2015 to understand its current situation and to help design, [...]
In December 2015, FCAB invited Dr. Mousumi Banerjee, a renowned Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan (UM) School of Public Health and the Cancer Center at UM, to Bangladesh to explore potential ways [...]
FCAB organizes periodic focus group discussions (FGD) to listen to the views of Bagdumur’s residents, understand their needs and assess its programs. These discussions organized among different segments of the community also help determine [...]
