National Budget 2025-2026 and Civil Society Perspectives
0.67% Climate allocation of GDP is insufficient and unacceptable:
Initiatives to bring back laundered money are essential to meet budget deficit
1. Proposed National Budget 2025-26
Under the slogan of "Commitment to building a non-discriminatory and...
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted Bangladesh, affecting public health, livelihoods, and the overall economy. Beginning in early 2020, the virus spread rapidly, leading to lockdowns, disruptions in essential services, and immense pressure on the healthcare system. The first confirmed...
The Disconnect
There is promising activism observed in aid recipient countries where the localization movement is being aroused organically. Local and national NGOs are organizing themselves, sometimes it is being sparked out of different project activities by international agencies. Most...
COAST Foundation organized a training workshop on Result-Based Monitoring (RBM) from 26–28 December 2024 at the COAST Charfassion Center, Bhola. The 25 participants included Assistant Directors, Project Managers, M&E Officers, Field Monitoring Officers, Head of MEAL, Project Officers, and...
COAST Foundation commissioned a study titled “Socio-economic challenges and pathway to improvement: Insights from the people of Monpura Upazila, Bhola” in January 2025. As part of its strategic initiatives, COAST periodically conducts research and studies to assess the current...
Hanan Ashrabi, a trainee of COAST Foundation, recently published her thesis on ‘Factors Affecting Repayment Rate of Microfinance Institute’s Credit Program in Coastal Area of Bangladesh’ revealing the influence of factors such as savings amount, loan amount, borrower category...
The Annual Report 2023 of COAST Foundation is published and the online version is now available here. The title of the Annual Report is “Ready to Go Beyond”, which means the organisations is always ready to push beyond its capacity...
The workshop on Participation Revolution
I was keen to participate in the workshop, ‘Participation Revolution’ organised by CHS Alliance and ICVA, from 25 to 27th June 2024, in Bangkok, as I thought I would learn and share different definitions, initiatives...
Introduction
UNICEF has steadfastly supported Bangladesh (the then East Pakistan) since 1949, before the nation's birth. Over the decades, the organization has played a crucial role in combating diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), smallpox, malaria, and cholera while bolstering water,...
