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Weโ€™re excited to share Volume 3 of ๐๐‘๐ข ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ!From research and new projects to learning, teamwork, and moments from l...
07/09/2026

Weโ€™re excited to share Volume 3 of ๐๐‘๐ข ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ!

From research and new projects to learning, teamwork, and moments from life at dRi, this edition captures some of the work and stories that have shaped our recent months. Take a look and explore what weโ€™ve been up to!

This edition is now available on our website:
https://dri-int.org/news_events/dri-insights/dri-insights-vol-3/

๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐กโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž - ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š, ๐›...
29/08/2026

๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐กโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž - ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐?

As part of dRiโ€™s Knowledge Sharing Session, we were pleased to welcome ๐€ ๐ ๐Œ ๐’๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ, ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ, ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก, for an engaging journey through nearly two decades of working with Bangladeshโ€™s natural heritage.

Drawing from his experiences in some of the countryโ€™s most challenging and remote landscapes, Mr. Alam took us across the ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ก๐š๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, sharing stories from the field and insights into the diverse wildlife that inhabits them. He began by reflecting on how his journey started and took us through years of ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ , working with rare and threatened bird species, and studying migratory birds to better understand their migration and survival. Through satellite tracking of migratory ducks, he shared fascinating stories of individual birds and the journeys they undertake across borders and ecosystems.

The session also brought stories of some of Bangladeshโ€™s most remarkable species and wildlife initiatives from the ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌโ€™๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐„๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐ž and vultures at the feeding station in ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐š-๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š, to expeditions in the Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area, tracking marine turtles, tagging crocodiles, and exploring the forests of ๐Š๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. He also shared experiences from tiger and other wild cat monitoring, elephant tracking, and efforts to understand and reduce ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง-๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ญ.

Beyond species and landscapes, the session offered a glimpse into what it really means to work in hard-to-reach areas: the challenges of fieldwork, the patience required to observe wildlife, and how technology, research and long-term field experience can help us understand the lives of animals and the ecosystems they depend on.

At dRi, we believe knowledge becomes more meaningful when it is shared through experience, evidence and stories. We are grateful to Mr. A B M Sarowar Alam for taking us on this fascinating journey through ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก and giving us a closer look at the work, discoveries and stories behind wildlife research.

dRi-เฆเฆฐ Knowledge Sharing Session-เฆ เฆเฆฌเฆพเฆฐ เฆ†เฆฎเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆฐ เฆธเฆ™เงเฆ—เง‡ เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒเง‡เฆจ A B M Sarowar Alam, เฆฏเฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆเฆ•เฆœเฆจ Wildlife Biologist เฆ“ Conservation Practitioner, เฆเฆฌเฆ‚ IUCN Bangladesh Country Office-เฆเฆฐ Programme Manager, Species and Habitatsเฅค เฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆฌเฆพเฆ‚เฆฒเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆถเง‡เฆฐ National Red List Coordinator เฆนเฆฟเฆธเง‡เฆฌเง‡เฆ“ เฆฆเฆพเงŸเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฌ เฆชเฆพเฆฒเฆจ เฆ•เฆฐเฆ›เง‡เฆจเฅค เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเงŸ เงงเงฎ เฆฌเฆ›เฆฐเง‡เฆฐ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพ เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆ†เฆฎเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆฐ เฆธเฆ™เงเฆ—เง‡ เฆถเง‡เงŸเฆพเฆฐ เฆ•เฆฐเง‡เฆ›เง‡เฆจ เฆฌเฆพเฆ‚เฆฒเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆถเง‡เฆฐ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง€ เฆ“ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆ•เงƒเฆคเฆฟ เฆจเฆฟเงŸเง‡ เฆ•เฆพเฆœ เฆ•เฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆจเฆพเฆจเฆพ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆช เฆ“ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพเฅค

เฆคเฆพเฆเฆฐ เฆ•เฆพเฆœเง‡เฆฐ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆช เฆฌเฆฒเฆคเง‡ เฆ—เฆฟเงŸเง‡ เฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆ†เฆฎเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆฐ เฆจเฆฟเงŸเง‡ เฆ—เง‡เฆ›เง‡เฆจ เฆฆเง‡เฆถเง‡เฆฐ เฆจเฆพเฆจเฆพ เฆฆเงเฆฐเงเฆ—เฆฎ เฆœเฆพเงŸเฆ—เฆพเงŸ - เฆธเงเฆจเงเฆฆเฆฐเฆฌเฆจ, เฆนเฆพเฆ“เฆฐ, เฆฌเฆจ, เฆœเฆฒเฆพเฆญเง‚เฆฎเฆฟ, เฆจเฆฆเง€, เฆชเฆพเฆนเฆพเงœ, เฆ‰เฆชเฆ•เง‚เฆฒเง€เงŸ เฆเฆฒเฆพเฆ•เฆพ เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆถเงเฆฐเง เฆ•เฆฐเง‡ เฆธเฆฎเงเฆฆเงเฆฐเง‡เฆฐ เฆ—เฆญเง€เฆฐเง‡เฆ“เฅค เฆ‰เฆ เง‡ เฆเฆธเง‡เฆ›เง‡ เฆเฆธเฆฌ เฆœเฆพเงŸเฆ—เฆพเงŸ เฆ•เฆพเฆœ เฆ•เฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆฌเฆพเฆธเงเฆคเฆฌ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพ เฆเฆฌเฆ‚ เฆฌเฆพเฆ‚เฆฒเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆถเง‡เฆฐ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆ•เงƒเฆคเฆฟเฆ• เฆเฆคเฆฟเฆนเงเฆฏ เฆ“ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง€เฆ•เง‡ เฆ•เฆพเฆ› เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆฆเง‡เฆ–เฆพเฆฐ เฆจเฆพเฆจเฆพ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆชเฅค เฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆถเง‡เงŸเฆพเฆฐ เฆ•เฆฐเง‡เฆ›เง‡เฆจ เฆ•เง€เฆญเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆคเฆพเฆเฆฐ เฆเฆ‡ เฆชเฆฅเฆšเฆฒเฆพ เฆถเงเฆฐเง เฆนเงŸเง‡เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ, เฆชเฆพเฆ–เฆฟเฆถเงเฆฎเฆพเฆฐเฆฟ เฆ“ เฆชเฆพเฆ–เฆฟ เฆฐเฆฟเฆ‚เฆ‡เฆ‚ เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆถเงเฆฐเง เฆ•เฆฐเง‡ เฆฌเฆฟเฆฐเฆฒ เฆ“ เฆฌเฆฟเฆชเฆจเงเฆจ เฆชเฆพเฆ–เฆฟ เฆจเฆฟเงŸเง‡ เฆ•เฆพเฆœ เฆ•เฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพเฅค เฆชเฆฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆพเงŸเง€ เฆชเฆพเฆ–เฆฟเฆฐเฆพ เฆ•เง‹เฆฅเฆพเงŸ เฆฏเฆพเงŸ, เฆ•เง€เฆญเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆเฆค เฆฆเง‚เฆฐเง‡เฆฐ เฆชเฆฅ เฆชเฆพเงœเฆฟ เฆฆเง‡เงŸ เฆเฆฌเฆ‚ เฆ•เง€เฆญเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆŸเฆฟเฆ•เง‡ เฆฅเฆพเฆ•เง‡, เฆเฆธเฆฌ เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆคเง‡ เฆธเงเฆฏเฆพเฆŸเง‡เฆฒเฆพเฆ‡เฆŸ เฆŸเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆพเฆ•เฆฟเฆ‚เงŸเง‡เฆฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆงเงเฆฏเฆฎเง‡ เฆชเฆฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆพเงŸเง€ เฆนเฆพเฆเฆธเง‡เฆฐ เฆ—เฆคเฆฟเฆฌเฆฟเฆงเฆฟ เฆ…เฆจเงเฆธเฆฐเฆฃ เฆ•เฆฐเง‡ เฆชเฆพเฆ“เงŸเฆพ เฆฌเง‡เฆถ เฆ•เฆฟเฆ›เง เฆšเฆฎเงŽเฆ•เฆพเฆฐ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆชเฆ“ เฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆ†เฆฎเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆฐ เฆธเฆ™เงเฆ—เง‡ เฆญเฆพเฆ— เฆ•เฆฐเง‡ เฆจเง‡เฆจเฅค

เฆเฆฐเฆชเฆฐ เฆเฆ•เง‡ เฆเฆ•เง‡ เฆ‰เฆ เง‡ เฆ†เฆธเง‡ เฆฌเฆพเฆ‚เฆฒเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆถเง‡เฆฐ เฆ†เฆฐเฆ“ เฆ…เฆจเง‡เฆ• เฆชเฆฐเฆฟเฆšเฆฟเฆค เฆ“ เฆ—เงเฆฐเงเฆคเงเฆฌเฆชเง‚เฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง€เฆฐ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆช - Pallasโ€™s Fish Eagle, เฆฐเง‡เฆฎเฆพ-เฆ•เฆพเฆฒเง‡เฆ™เงเฆ—เฆพเงŸ เฆถเฆ•เงเฆจเง‡เฆฐ เฆœเฆจเงเฆฏ เฆซเฆฟเฆกเฆฟเฆ‚ เฆธเงเฆŸเง‡เฆถเฆจ เฆคเงˆเฆฐเฆฟ, Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area-เฆคเง‡ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆฏเฆพเฆจ, เฆธเฆพเฆฎเงเฆฆเงเฆฐเฆฟเฆ• เฆ•เฆšเงเฆ›เฆช เฆŸเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆพเฆ•เฆฟเฆ‚, เฆ•เงเฆฎเฆฟเฆฐเง‡ เฆŸเงเฆฏเฆพเฆ—เฆฟเฆ‚, เฆเฆฌเฆ‚ เฆ•เฆพเฆธเฆพเฆฒเฆ‚เงŸเง‡ เฆ•เงเฆฏเฆพเฆฎเง‡เฆฐเฆพ เฆŸเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆพเฆชเฆฟเฆ‚ เฆ“ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆฏเฆพเฆจเฅค เฆถเงเฆงเง เฆชเฆพเฆ–เฆฟ เฆฌเฆพ เฆ›เง‹เฆŸ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง€ เฆจเงŸ, เฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆ•เฆฅเฆพ เฆฌเฆฒเง‡เฆ›เง‡เฆจ เฆฌเฆพเฆ˜ เฆ“ เฆ…เฆจเงเฆฏเฆพเฆจเงเฆฏ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆฏ เฆฌเฆฟเงœเฆพเฆฒ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆœเฆพเฆคเฆฟเฆฐ เฆชเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆฌเง‡เฆ•เงเฆทเฆฃ, เฆนเฆพเฆคเฆฟ เฆŸเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆพเฆ•เฆฟเฆ‚ เฆเฆฌเฆ‚ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆท-เฆนเฆพเฆคเฆฟเฆฐ เฆธเฆ‚เฆ˜เฆพเฆค เฆ•เฆฎเฆพเฆจเง‹เฆฐ เฆœเฆจเงเฆฏ เฆ•เฆฐเฆพ เฆ•เฆพเฆœ เฆจเฆฟเงŸเง‡เฆ“เฅค

เฆคเฆพเฆเฆฐ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆชเฆ—เงเฆฒเง‹ เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆ†เฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆคเง‡ เฆชเง‡เฆฐเง‡เฆ›เฆฟ, เฆฆเงเฆฐเงเฆ—เฆฎ เฆเฆฒเฆพเฆ•เฆพเงŸ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง€ เฆจเฆฟเงŸเง‡ เฆ•เฆพเฆœ เฆ•เฆฐเฆพ เฆ†เฆธเฆฒเง‡ เฆ•เฆคเฆŸเฆพ เฆšเงเฆฏเฆพเฆฒเง‡เฆžเงเฆœเฆฟเฆ‚เฅค เฆ•เฆ–เฆจเง‹ เฆฆเง€เฆฐเงเฆ˜ เฆธเฆฎเงŸ เฆ…เฆชเง‡เฆ•เงเฆทเฆพ เฆ•เฆฐเฆคเง‡ เฆนเงŸ, เฆ•เฆ–เฆจเง‹ เฆ•เง‹เฆจเง‹ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง€เฆฐ เฆฆเง‡เฆ–เฆพ เฆฎเง‡เฆฒเง‡ เฆจเฆพ, เฆ†เฆฌเฆพเฆฐ เฆ•เฆ–เฆจเง‹ เฆเฆ•เฆŸเฆฟ เฆ›เง‹เฆŸเงเฆŸ เฆชเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆฌเง‡เฆ•เงเฆทเฆฃเฆ‡ เฆ–เงเฆฒเง‡ เฆฆเฆฟเฆคเง‡ เฆชเฆพเฆฐเง‡ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆ•เง‹เฆจเง‹ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆชเง‡เฆฐ เฆฆเฆฐเฆœเฆพเฅค เฆ†เฆฐ เฆธเง‡เฆ‡ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆชเฆ—เงเฆฒเง‹ เฆฌเงเฆเฆคเง‡ เฆ—เฆฌเง‡เฆทเฆฃเฆพ, เฆชเงเฆฐเฆฏเงเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟ เฆเฆฌเฆ‚ เฆฌเฆ›เฆฐเง‡เฆฐ เฆชเฆฐ เฆฌเฆ›เฆฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆ เง‡ เฆฅเฆพเฆ•เฆพเฆฐ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพ เฆเฆ•เฆธเฆ™เงเฆ—เง‡ เฆ•เฆพเฆœ เฆ•เฆฐเง‡เฅค

dRi เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฌเฆพเฆธ เฆ•เฆฐเง‡, เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพ เฆ“ เฆœเงเฆžเฆพเฆจ เฆฏเฆ–เฆจ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆชเง‡เฆฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆงเงเฆฏเฆฎเง‡ เฆญเฆพเฆ— เฆ•เฆฐเง‡ เฆจเง‡เฆ“เงŸเฆพ เฆนเงŸ, เฆคเฆ–เฆจ เฆถเง‡เฆ–เฆพเฆฐ เฆธเงเฆฏเง‹เฆ—เฆŸเฆพ เฆ†เฆฐเฆ“ เฆธเฆฎเงƒเฆฆเงเฆง เฆนเงŸเฅค เฆฌเฆพเฆ‚เฆฒเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆถเง‡เฆฐ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง€ เฆ“ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆ•เงƒเฆคเฆฟเฆฐ เฆเฆ• เฆญเฆฟเฆจเงเฆจ เฆœเฆ—เงŽ เฆ†เฆฎเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆฐ เฆธเฆพเฆฎเฆจเง‡ เฆคเงเฆฒเง‡ เฆงเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆœเฆจเงเฆฏ Mr. A B M Sarowar Alam-เฆ•เง‡ เฆ†เฆจเงเฆคเฆฐเฆฟเฆ• เฆงเฆจเงเฆฏเฆฌเฆพเฆฆเฅค เฆคเฆพเฆเฆฐ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆ—เฆฒเงเฆชเง‡ เฆ†เฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆฏเง‡เฆจ เฆเฆ•เฆŸเง เฆ•เฆพเฆ› เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆฆเง‡เฆ–เฆคเง‡ เฆชเง‡เฆฒเฆพเฆฎ เฆ†เฆฎเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆฐ เฆชเฆฐเฆฟเฆšเฆฟเฆค, เฆ…เฆฅเฆš เฆเฆ–เฆจเฆ“ เฆ…เฆจเง‡เฆ•เฆŸเฆพเฆ‡ เฆ…เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆพ Wild Bangladesh-เฆ•เง‡เฅค

Knowledge Sharing Session | Wild BangladeshWhat does it really take to conserve wildlife in Bangladesh?From tracking thr...
26/08/2026

Knowledge Sharing Session | Wild Bangladesh

What does it really take to conserve wildlife in Bangladesh?
From tracking threatened species and restoring habitats to working with communities, policymakers and conservation partners, A B M Sarowar Alam has spent nearly two decades working at the heart of Bangladeshโ€™s biodiversity conservation landscape.

Development Research Initiative (dRi) is pleased to welcome A B M Sarowar Alam, for a knowledge-sharing session drawing on his extensive field experience in wildlife conservation and Wild Bangladesh.

Mr. Alam is a wildlife biologist and conservation practitioner with 18+ years of professional experience in biodiversity conservation, threatened species management, ecological research and environmental policy. He is also the National Red List Coordinator for Bangladesh and has led conservation initiatives spanning wildlife monitoring, species recovery, migratory birds, marine conservation, protected areas and ecosystem restoration.

His work on vulture conservation, threatened species management and conservation planning has contributed significantly to Bangladeshโ€™s national conservation efforts and beyond.

The session will explore:

Wild Bangladesh through the eyes of a conservation practitioner - the realities, challenges, lessons and opportunities emerging from years of working directly with wildlife, ecosystems and people.
At dRi, we believe that meaningful learning happens when experience meets evidence and ideas are shared across disciplines. We look forward to an inspiring conversation on Bangladeshโ€™s wildlife, biodiversity and the work needed to protect it for generations to come.

dRi mourns the passing of Dr. Md. Khairul Islam, a respected leader whose work in water, sanitation, and public health m...
21/08/2026

dRi mourns the passing of Dr. Md. Khairul Islam, a respected leader whose work in water, sanitation, and public health made a meaningful contribution to communities across Bangladesh.

His dedication, knowledge, and commitment to public service will remain an enduring part of his legacy.

Our sincere condolences to his family, colleagues, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing and working with him. May he rest in peace.

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌDevelopment Research Initiative (dRi) is looking for a qualified and motivat...
12/08/2026

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ

Development Research Initiative (dRi) is looking for a qualified and motivated individual to join our team as a Junior Officer, Data Analytics.

If you have a passion for data processing in social research, a strong educational background in Statistics or Economics, and at least 1 year of experience in a similar role, we would love to hear from you.

๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Junior Officer, Data Analytics
๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž: Fixed-Term

๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
- Minimum 1 year of experience in data processing within social research
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Statistics or Economics
- Proficient in Excel for data processing and analysis
- Working knowledge of STATA required
- Experience with SurveyCTO and R is a plus

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ:
Complete the application form, including your CV, here: https://forms.gle/JyrzsKKipUW7RTPf8

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

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We are delighted to welcome our newest team member to dRiโ€™s Data Analytics Team and look forward to working and growing ...
12/08/2026

We are delighted to welcome our newest team member to dRiโ€™s Data Analytics Team and look forward to working and growing together!

We are pleased to embark on our first collaboration with Malteser International Bangladesh, fostering a partnership grou...
09/08/2026

We are pleased to embark on our first collaboration with Malteser International Bangladesh, fostering a partnership grounded in shared goals and meaningful impact.

We are currently seeking a qualified and motivated individual to join our team as a ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ at Development Research...
02/08/2026

We are currently seeking a qualified and motivated individual to join our team as a ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ at Development Research Initiative (dRi). If you have a passion for data processing in social research, a strong educational background in Statistics, Economics or a relevant field, and at least 1 year of experience in a similar role, we would love to hear from you.

Position: ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ

Contract type: ๐…๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐-๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ

๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
* Experience: Minimum of 1 year in data processing within the field of social research.
* Education: Bachelor's/Masterโ€™s degree in Economics, Statistics or a related subject.
* Skills:
Proficient in Excel for data processing and analysis.
Experience with statistical software such as STATA, SurveyCTO, and R.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ:
If you meet the above qualifications and are excited about the opportunity to contribute to impactful social research projects, please submit your resume to [email protected]

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!As part of our ongoing Roots of Change initiative, dRi team recently carried out anoth...
30/07/2026

๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!

As part of our ongoing Roots of Change initiative, dRi team recently carried out another tree plantation activity in Amtoli, Barguna.

We are proud to continue this commitment toward a greener and more sustainable future. Every sapling planted today is an investment in the well-being of future generations, and we look forward to carrying this initiative forward in the years to come.

เฆ†เฆฎเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆฐ เฆšเฆฒเฆฎเฆพเฆจ Roots of Change เฆ‰เฆฆเงเฆฏเง‹เฆ—เง‡เฆฐ เฆ…เฆ‚เฆถ เฆนเฆฟเฆธเง‡เฆฌเง‡, เฆธเฆฎเงเฆชเงเฆฐเฆคเฆฟ dRi-เฆเฆฐ เฆชเฆ•เงเฆท เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆฌเฆฐเฆ—เงเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆ†เฆฎเฆคเฆฒเง€เฆคเง‡ เฆ†เฆฐเง‡เฆ•เฆŸเฆฟ เฆฌเงƒเฆ•เงเฆทเฆฐเง‹เฆชเฆฃ เฆ•เฆฐเงเฆฎเฆธเง‚เฆšเฆฟ เฆชเฆฐเฆฟเฆšเฆพเฆฒเฆจเฆพ เฆ•เฆฐเฆพ เฆนเงŸเง‡เฆ›เง‡เฅค

เฆเฆ•เฆŸเฆฟ เฆธเฆฌเงเฆœ เฆ“ เฆŸเง‡เฆ•เฆธเฆ‡ เฆญเฆฌเฆฟเฆทเงเฆฏเงŽ เฆ—เงœเง‡ เฆคเง‹เฆฒเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆ‡ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆšเง‡เฆทเงเฆŸเฆพ เฆ…เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆนเฆค เฆฐเฆพเฆ–เฆคเง‡ เฆชเง‡เฆฐเง‡ เฆ†เฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆ†เฆจเฆจเงเฆฆเฆฟเฆคเฅค เฆ†เฆœ เฆฒเฆพเฆ—เฆพเฆจเง‹ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆคเฆฟเฆŸเฆฟ เฆ—เฆพเฆ› เฆ†เฆ—เฆพเฆฎเง€ เฆฆเฆฟเฆจเง‡เฆฐ เฆœเฆจเงเฆฏ เฆเฆ•เฆŸเฆฟ เฆ›เง‹เฆŸ เฆ•เฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเง เฆ—เงเฆฐเงเฆคเงเฆฌเฆชเง‚เฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆฌเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเงŸเง‹เฆ—เฅค เฆญเฆฌเฆฟเฆทเงเฆฏเฆคเง‡เฆ“ เฆเฆ‡ เฆ‰เฆฆเงเฆฏเง‹เฆ— เฆงเฆพเฆฐเฆพเฆฌเฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆ•เฆญเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆšเฆพเฆฒเฆฟเงŸเง‡ เฆฏเง‡เฆคเง‡ เฆ†เฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆคเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฐเงเฆคเฆฟเฆฌเฆฆเงเฆงเฅค

This World Environment Day, we are reminded that every small action matters. Together, let's continue to nurture nature ...
04/06/2026

This World Environment Day, we are reminded that every small action matters. Together, let's continue to nurture nature and create a greener tomorrow.

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