BRAC [to 23 May 2015]
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LGED and BRAC launches Community Road Safety Program
On 18 May 2015, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and BRAC’s community road safety programme signed an agreement to pilot a two year long road safety awareness programme in the upazillas of Teknaf and Ukhyia in Cox’s Bazar and Sreepur and Kapashia in Gazipur. This endeavour is a component of LGED’s Second Rural Transport Improvement Project (RTIP-II) which is funded by the World Bank. As per the World Health Organization, 18,000 Bangladeshis lose their lives every year due to road accients…

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BRAC announces USD 1.5 million contribution to Nepal
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BRAC, the international NGO based in Bangladesh, announces contribution of USD 1 million from its fund to Nepal earthquake victims. In addition to this, BRAC Bangladesh, BRAC Bank and BRAC University staff will contribute their one-day basic salary, which is USD 300,000 in total. BRAC Social Enterprises will also contribute another USD 200,000, totalling BRAC’s contribution to Nepal to USD 1.5 million. Moreover, BRAC already took initiative to mobilise USD 15 million from international donors. BRAC International and BRAC’s affiliates in UK and USA will raise these additional funds…