A special meeting of the Executive Committee of BWHC was held on 27 October 2025 at 11:00 AM in the organization’s conference room. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Jahanara Sadeque, Chairperson of BWHC. All Executive Committee members were present and punctual, except Prof. Dr. Rowshan Ara Begum. Attendees included Vice-Chairperson Mr. Kazi Ali...
The 6th Executive Committee meeting was held on 15 October (Wednesday) 2025 at BWHC’s Conference room at 11:00 am. Ms. Jahanara Sadeque, the Chairperson of BWHC chaired the meeting. All the members of the Executive Committee except Prof. Dr. Rowshan Ara Begum attended the meeting on time. Along with the Vice-Chairperson Mr. Kazi Ali...
The Bangladesh Women’s Health Coalition (BWHC) and the HelpAge Network Partners, Bangladesh (HNPB), in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh, jointly celebrated the United Nations-declared International Day of Older Persons (1st October). As the date coincided with a public holiday this year, the event was observed on 7 October 2025. As part of the...
The 5th Executive Committee meeting was held on 10 September (Wednesday) 2025 at BWHC’s Conference room at 11:00 am. Ms. Jahanara Sadeque, the Chairperson of BWHC chaired the meeting. All the members of the Executive Committee except Prof. Dr. Rowshan Ara Begum attended the meeting on time. Along with the Vice-Chairperson Mr. Kazi Ali...
With the financial support from the HelpAge International, the Bangladesh Women’s Health Coalition (BWHC) has launched a targeted humanitarian project titled “Reduction of Health Sufferings of Older People in Flood-Affected Areas of Feni District, Bangladesh.” The initiative focuses on Parshuram Upazila, where recent floods have severely impacted over 6,000 older individuals—many of whom suffer...
The 4th Executive Committee meeting was held on 19 May 2025 at BWHC’s Conference room and virtually through Zoom platform at 11:00 am. Ms. Jahanara Sadeque, the Chairperson of BWHC chaired the meeting. All the members of the Executive Committee except Ms. Rayhana Begum attended the meeting on time. Along with the Vice-Chairperson Mr....
Four-day long Self-Reflection Workshop on “Strategic Humanitarian Assessment & Participatory Empowerment” completed BWHC, in collaboration with HelpAge International, organized a four-day long Self-Reflection Workshop from January 20 – 23, 2025 titled “Strategic Humanitarian Assessment & Participatory Empowerment,” through which journey towards Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) program by BWHC started. Through this workshop, a Capacity...
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 was held on 21 December 2024 at the BWHC Head Office Conference room at 11:00 am. The meeting was chaired & facilitated by Ms. Jahanara Sadeque, the Honorable Chairperson of the BWHC Executive Committee and the general members participated in agenda-wise discussions. Mr. Sharif Mostafa Helal, Executive Director...
The 20th NGO Constituency Consultation Meeting of Bangladesh Country Coordinating Mechanism (BCCM), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare was held on 27 November 2024 (Wednesday) at the conference room of BWHC. A number of 48 Heads of NGOs & representative/s along with representative/s from BCCM Secretariat joined the meeting and reviewed the previous meeting...
Seventy-five years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, a monumental document in the history of human rights. Written by representatives from around the world with different legal, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, it is the first document articulating the fundamental human rights that are meant to be universally...