For many households, eating healthier is not simply a matter of knowing what foods are nutritious. It also depends on whether safe, diverse, and affordable foods are available in the right quantity, at the right price, and in a form that is easy to buy and prepare. To address this challenge in Bangladesh, the Nutrition …
23–29 April 2026 | Dinajpur & Rangpur No lectures this time! But students drawing, writing, and quizzing to better understand what is good nutrition. The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) Project, together with the Civil Surgeon Offices of Dinajpur and Rangpur, turned National Nutrition Week into a youth‑led event. In seven days, hundreds of school children participated …
World Food Day 2025 was a powerful demonstration of action over rhetoric for the NICE project. In the cities of Dinajpur and Rangpur, we moved beyond awareness to actively scale a proven model for urban nutrition, showcasing what’s possible when an entire community unites around the health of its youngest generation. The celebrations were a …
Celebrating Success and Sustaining Impact 📍 InterContinental Dhaka📅 30 June 2025 After four years of rigorous implementation, innovation, and collective action, the Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project marked the successful completion of its first phase through a vibrant Closing Workshop held on 30 June 2025 in Dhaka. Hosted at InterContinental Dhaka, the event served …
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National Nutrition Week 2025 was observed across Bangladesh from 28 May to 3 June, under the timely and inclusive theme:“Nutritious Food for All, From Children to the Elderly.”This year’s theme resonates with the need for improved dietary practices across every stage of life, emphasizing a life-course approach to nutrition. As part of the national celebrations, …
On April 7, 2025, to celebrate International World Health Day, the cities of Rangpur and Dinajpur came together to celebrate World Health Day 2025, under the global theme: “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures.” As part of the NICE Project (Nutrition in City Ecosystems), both cities organized dynamic and community-centered events aimed at advancing urban health, nutrition …
The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project continues to foster collaboration in improving urban nutrition governance. In the first quarter of 2025, two significant Exchange Learning Visits were conducted in Rangpur and Dinajpur, bringing together key stakeholders to explore sustainable food systems, strengthen nutrition-sensitive agriculture, and enhance multi-sectoral coordination. On January 27, 2025, the NICE …
The Local Government Division (LGD) under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives, Bangladesh recently hosted a pivotal workshop titled Strengthening Urban Food Policies for Healthy Cities in Bangladesh. This event was organized in collaboration with the Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project to advance the country’s urban food and nutrition policy agenda. …
Agroecology training focuses on teaching sustainable and ecological farming practices that integrate agricultural production with natural ecosystems. In November 2024 NICE Project Bangladesh arranged two-day training sessions for Four batches of farmers in Rangpur and Dinajpur, focusing on using agroecological practices in agriculture. In Dinajpur, there were 48 participants in total, 19 of them were …
World Food Day, celebrated annually on October 16, marks a global effort to tackle hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity. On the occasion of this day, NICE Rangpur has celebrated on 31 October. NICE brought together government officials, farmers, students, teachers, parents, women, and youths to foster awareness and encourage action toward a future where everyone …
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