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On 21 October 2025, the Community Initiative Society (CIS) hosted the International Symposium on “Heating Planet, Conflict, and Crisis Management: Building Resilience and International Cooperation in a Changing World” at Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh.His Excellency Mr. TAKAHASHI Naoki, Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh graced the event as […]

Online monthly progress meeting successfully conducted over the internet with central and field staff —strengthening coordination, enhancing accountability, sustainability planning and driving collective progress.

We are delighted to share that Community Initiative Society (CIS) have officially become a member of the Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI). This membership will strengthen our opportunities to build connections, learn from best practices, and work together to create impactful initiatives between Japan and Bangladesh. We look forward to engaging in knowledge sharing,

H.E Mr. SAIDA Shinichi, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh visited the Hakimpara Primary Health Care center at Camp-14, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar on 17th April- Thursday, 2025 to observe the health services run by the medical equipment provided from Embassy of Japan under GGHSP project. During his visit Mr. Karasawa Shinju, First Secretary & Head of

On 19 November 2024, the Community Initiative Society (CIS) hosted an International Symposium 2024 on “Climate Change and Emergency Management Challenges for Asia Pacific: Towards a Disaster-Resilient World” at Samson H. Chowdhury Centre, Dhaka Club, Dhaka, Bangladesh.His Excellency Mr. IWAMA Kiminori the Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh was the guest of honor for this event.

CIS handed over Emergency food items for 10,000 flood affected people to the Chief Advisor’s Relief and Welfare Fund, facilitated by the Bangladesh Army. Bangladesh has been experiencing widespread flooding since August 20, 2024, affecting over 5.4 million villages in the northeast, east, and southeast. This is due to weeks of persistently high rainfall that

Bangladesh Is Suffering From Severe Flooding In  Eight Districts As A Result Of Upstream Water  Releases And Excessive Rainfall.The Flooding In The Watershed Areas Of Rivers  That Both Bangladesh And India Share Was Caused By The Opening Of Gates At The Bargi Dam And  Other Dams In India Being Opened Without Any Early Warning To

The Severe Cyclonic Storm Remal was a notably robust and incredibly devastating tropical cyclone that impacted West Bengal and Bangladesh, becoming the most expensive recorded tropical cyclone in Bangladesh in May 2024. This cyclone marked the first depression and cyclonic storm of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department,