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Grand opening of boarding schools
Joyful, festive, touching. That is how we can best describe the opening of the boarding schools on the 12th September 2021 after the Bangladeshi government decided to lift the year and a half closure. COVID-19 changed the fates of students who are now coming back to their studies. The dream came true, and boarding schools have welcomed the first students.
Read full articleBangladesh children return to school after 18 months
Finally, it is happening! After 544 days of waiting (18 months), schools in Bangladesh got reopened for young and old schoolchildren on the 12th September 2021. Children are coming back to school gradually under precisely given conditions. We wish them smooth return and we thank everyone who supported them during the school closure.
Read full articleBangladesh Update, aid to children continues
Bangladeshi children will not return to school until 12 September at the earliest. A sharp rise in cases of covid-19 in Bangladesh has led to further postponement of school openings over the holidays, as well as a strict national lockdown. The watchword of the day is to be patient and endure. With your support, we believe we can do it.
Read full articleRickshaw during lockdown
Rickshaw drivers ride a rickshaw that resembles a bicycle and a tricycle at the same time. They transport passengers or cargo from place to place to earn a living. You can find them everywhere in Bangladesh, in cities and villages. They get up early, work long hours in the heat of the sun or even in the rain. It's hard work with little income.
Read full articleLady with the lamp, celebrations and future caregivers
International Nurses' Day was also celebrated by nursing students at the BANC boarding school. It is commemorated worldwide on 12 May, in memory of the birth of Florence Nightingale (1820). This English nurse, nicknamed the Lady with the Lamp, saved thousands of patients and laid the foundations of modern patient care. What were the celebrations like and what was behind the nickname of Lady Florence?
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