On May 18, 2026, at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka, Dr. Muhammad Shahid-uz-Zaman, Founder and Executive Director of ESDO, delivered remarks at the national-level launch event of the “Protocols and Trigger Based Institutional Systems for Timely Humanitarian & Anticipatory Action (PROTISTHAA)” project organized by CARE Bangladesh.
Senior officials from various ministries and departments also delivered important speeches at the event.
ESDO is currently implementing the PROTISTHAA project in the districts of Kurigram, Gaibandha, Sirajganj, Bogra, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Sunamganj, and Sylhet, with the goal of further strengthening and institutionalizing timely humanitarian assistance and anticipatory action.