To celebrate World Cities Day 2025, SERAC-Bangladesh, in partnership with the Mymensingh Urban Youth Council hosted a creative celebration titled “Mymensingh City Through a Children’s Eyes.” Held on November 1, 2025, the event invited children to paint their vision of…
🎯 Purpose Our city is our home and the foundation of our shared future.To celebrate World Cities Day 2025, under the SHIFT project – SERAC-Bangladesh and the Mymensingh Urban Youth Council are jointly hosting a special art exhibition titled “The…
Today, on 6 October 2025, SERAC-Bangladesh observed a special event in Dhaka to mark World Habitat Day. The program was themed “Youth Engagement for Sustainable Urban Transition” in collaboration with UN-Habitat and Bangladesh Urban Youth Council Network through the SHIFT…
On Thursday, 2 October 2025, SERAC-Bangladesh joined UN-Habitat’s global stakeholder engagement – an inclusive process grounded in transparency, ownership, and meaningful participation. Executive Director SM Shaikat and Project Manager Lutfa Pathan represented SERAC at the dialogue. During the consultation, Executive…
A significant step has been taken in Khulna to ensure youth participation, leadership, and active engagement in local governance. Under the “SHIFT” project of SERAC-Bangladesh, a guideline validation meeting was organized by SERAC-Bangladesh in collaboration with Khulna City Corporation to…
The Rajshahi Urban Youth Council (UYC), supported by SERAC-Bangladesh under the SHIFT Project, organised a Night Football Tournament on 1–2 August 2025 in Rajshahi to celebrate International Youth Day. The two-day event brought together young players, community members, and local…
With a vision to amplify youth voices in city governance and build more inclusive, sustainable urban communities, SERAC-Bangladesh has launched a transformative initiative to form Urban Youth Councils in five major city corporations—Narayanganj, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Rajshahi, and Khulna—under the SHIFT…
In an effort to promote democratic practices among youth, encourage inclusive participation, and ensure active involvement in local governance, SERAC-Bangladesh is implementing the “Strengthening, Harnessing, and Integrating Fair Transitions through Urban Youth Councils in Bangladesh (SHIFT)” project across five cities…
A powerful convergence of youth leadership, community insights, and collaborative visioning took place at the Urban Crossroads: Navigating Fair Transition Together dialogue, jointly organized by SERAC-Bangladesh, WBB Trust, and RDRC, held at BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka — with the generous support…
At the ARA-TLS Knowledge Synthesis Symposium 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, our Founder, Mr. SM Shaikat, emphasized the critical role of youth engagement in urban planning and climate adaptation. Through initiatives like the Urban Youth Council and the Youth Coalition…