, May 21 -- BRAC, in partnership with the LEGO Foundation, has launched a five-year initiative aimed at supporting early childhood development for Rohingya refugee children and vulnerable host communities in Cox's Bazar.

The programme, based on BRAC's Humanitarian Play Lab (HPL) model, seeks to reach 2,20,000 children aged between 0 and 18 years through play-based learning, mental health support and educational interventions.

The initiative was formally launched on Thursday at an event titled "Nurturing Childhoods, Preparing for Tomorrow" held at a hotel in Cox's Bazar.

The event was organised by BRAC's Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (HCMP).

Sources said, Bangladesh is home to more than 30 million children under the age of 1...