Waterkeepers Bangladesh Consortium organized the Balu River Festival on 26 November 2022 at Itakhola, Khilgaon, Dhaka to build awareness and protect the river from pollution. The objective was to engage local community members, CSOs/CBOs, NGOs, youth, media, academicians, artists, and public figures in protecting Narai, Debdholai, Balu rivers and to bring river pollution into the...
YPSA organized a Campaign on “Plastic Free Karnaphuli River” at the Shah Amanat Bridge (Noton Bridge) in Chattogram City Corporation area, on 10 December, to mark the International Volunteer Day’ 2022. Hazi Md. Nurul Haq, Councilor of Chattogram City Corporation, ward-35, Bakshir Hat inaugurated the Campaign and participated it. Unilever Dhaka and Chattogram Official, YPSA...
Dhaka CALLING project organized a Round Table discussion jointly with the Daily Bhorer Kagoj having the title of ‘4R Road Map on Solid Waste Management’ on October 13, 2022. The main focus of the discussion was how the 4R Road Map align with the vision statement of the government so that efficient policy options can...
Researchers and civil society representatives at a view exchange meeting on Wednesday, underlined the need to ensure sustainable waste management in the country taking public interest into consideration. Decomposing waste has made urban life very dangerous. Marginalized people suffer the most due to poor management of solid waste, they observed. The speakers further said the...
DSK consortium under their “Dhaka CALLING project” has organized a National Level Stakeholder Consultation Meeting having the title of ‘Sustainable Solid Waste Management: Stakeholder Engagement, Lessons and the Way Forward’ on November 2, 2022, at LD Hall of National Parliament. The meeting was made a success with the kind virtual presence of Chief Guest Tazul...
Waterkeepers Bangladesh Consortium organized an event titled “Book Launching and Discussion: “An Analysis of the Legislative Landscape and Court Orders on Air, Noise, and Water Pollution”, on 1 November 2022 at the Shaheed Shafiur Rahman Auditorium of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, Shahbag, Dhaka. The book is a product of the ‘Promoting Democratic Governance and...
The 2nd Press Conference of the Dhaka CALLING project was organized with the title “Solid Waste Management: Health Impact to Marginalized Community” on June 23, 2022 at the Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia Hall, Jatiya Press Club. The major objective of the conference was to illustrate how mismanagement of solid waste negatively impacts public health, especially...
Counterpart International organized a two-days long orientation on “Organizational and Staff Development for Social Inclusion (SI) Grantee” on June 15 and 16, 2022, at Hotel Bengal Blueberry, Gulshan, under the “Promoting Advocacy and Rights”(PAR) Activity. The project is funded by USAID. 12 participants (Women: 5 Men: 7 from) from Gram Bikash Sohaok Songstha (GBSS) and...
Media Coverage – The New Age Bangladesh: The government in the proposed 2022-23 budget has planned to withdraw the prevailing 5 per cent duties on polythene and plastic, although the green activists have called for an imposition of environment tax in addition to the prevailing taxes and their use has continued to rise despite a...
The DSK consortium celebrated the World Environment Day (WED) 2022 today jointly with the Department of Environment (DoE) and Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA) by organizing a seminar having the title of ‘environment-friendly solid waste management and CSO’s active participation’ keeping alignment with the theme of WED 2022, ‘Only One Earth: Living Sustainably with Nature’. The...
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