Author: shakir
Training on Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2012 for the Tourist Police in Cox’s Bazar
“People even many law enforcement agency personnel, are still unaware that there is any anti-human trafficking law in Bangladesh”, said Mr. Md. Apple Mahmud, Addl. DIG. of Tourist Police, Cox’s…
Skills Training Program Benefits 200 in Chattogram with YPSA PRICE project
Two hundred participants have received training in various trades through the YPSA PRICE project over the past six months. The training was delivered by 100 Master Craft Persons (MCPs) across…
Youth Climate Hackathon 2024
The Youth Climate Hackathon, a collaborative initiative of YPSA and the British Council, kicked off in YPSA HRDC Campus, Sitakunda, Chattogram at March 10, 2024, marking a significant stride in…
Solidar Suisse and YPSA’s Baseline Survey Explores the challenges for elimination of Child Labour in Chattagram and Cox’s bazar
“Child labour elimination is not an issue that can be resolved by the government alone. It has a complex dynamics backed by several economic and social factors. The government decided…
Agreement signed between Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) and YPSA
An agreement signing ceremony with 25 microcredit institutions certified for National Identity (NID) verification at the Microfinance Credit Information Bureau (MF-CIB) was held on March 11, 2024 at the MRA…
YPSA Celebrates International Women’s Day with Call to Invest in Women
On March 10th, YPSA joined the global celebration of International Women’s Day at it’s head office with call to “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress” set the tone for a discussion…
YPSA Adolescent Fair Held in Sitakund
YPSA organized the Adolescent Fair, Sports and Cultural Competition, and Prize Distribution on Wednesday, at the YPSA HRDC premises in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The event was held with the members of…
Country Director of Plan International Bangladesh Visits YPSA Project Activities
Ms. Kabita Bose, Country Director of Plan International Bangladesh, visited the BMZ German-funded project titled “Youth from Host Communities & Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar as Agents of Change” on…
Newly reconstructed Sonadia Govt. Primary School Building handover to Upazila Education Office, Moheshkhali
Children, the seeds of our nation’s prosperity, are the next citizen who will lead the Moheshkhali Upazilla in building Smart Bangladesh. Bangladesh Govt. has great dream on Sonadia Island. Despite…
Three journalists receive YPSA-Sitakund Press Club Journalism Award 2023
Three journalists from Sitakund Press Club have been awarded the YPSA-Sitakund Press Club Journalism Award 2023. The award was given to them in recognition of their outstanding reporting on development…
The Challenges to be Green Ship Recycling Yard in Bangladesh : YPSA Round Table Meeting
A comprehensive effort is needed to uplift the ship recycling sector from the ongoing downfall of the sector. Bangladesh’s ship recycling industry dismantles hundreds of scrap ships every year. The…
Project Inception of Addressing Resource Use through the Lens of Innovation, Sustainability, and Equity (ARISE) in Maheskhali
Inception Meeting with Stakeholders of YPSA-ULAB ARISE Project was held on 07 February, 2024 at Upazila Parishad Auditorium, Maheshali, Cox’s Bazar. The Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Maheskhali upazila Ms. Meekey…
YPSA Welcomes Deputy Director of NGO Affairs Bureau Mustanjida Parveen
Ms. Mustanjida Parveen, Deputy Director- (Deputy Secretary) of the Prime Minister’s Office’s NGO Affairs Bureau, paid a visit to the head office of YPSA today. Arriving at the central office…
“Children must be developed as tomorrow’s assets” – Speakers at the Inception meeting of YPSA and Swiss Solider’s “Free Kids” project
“We dream of a developed and prosperous Bangladesh that is free from child labour in hazardous sectors like dry fish sector and metal-based factories. It is our moral responsibility to…
YPSA YES Center launched Pre-Vocational Course in Cox’s Bazar
Bangladesh has a young energetic community, what we need is to fit them into human resources so that they can accelerate the growth momentum of Bangladesh to meet the SDG…
“Say No to Plastic Pollution” campaign held at the country’s first Iconic Railway Station in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, renowned for its tourist appeal, grapples with persistent waste mismanagement issues. From human effluent to plastic waste, the city is entangled in a multifaceted waste crisis, jeopardizing biodiversity…
BBC Media Action Regional Directors (Asia Pacific & Europe) visits YouthRISE Activity of YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
BBC Media Action UK and Bangladesh high official team including Gemma Hayman, Regional Director (Asia Pacific & Europe) of BBC Media Action; Md. Al Mamun, Country Director (Bangladesh) of BBC…
BAY Holds Youth Festival in Chattogram
The Bangladesh Alliance of Youth (BAY) held a day-long youth festival at the Chattogram Zila Shilpakala Academy on Sunday, 28 Jan, 2023. The festival was organized to highlight the importance…
RISE (Reimagining Industry to Support Equality) Project started in Gazipur and Dhaka districts
In 2024, RISE (Reimagining Industry to Support Equality) Project started its operations in seven new RMG factories through a kick-off meeting along with 12,667 workers in Gazipur and Dhaka districts….
6 women entrepreneurs and 6 group leaders awarded under “Sarathi-Improving Financial Health” project
YPSA has awarded 6 women entrepreneurs and 6 group leaders under Swisscontact’s “Sarathi-Improving Financial Health” project. A learning and sharing event was organized on 24 January 2024 at a restaurant…