Dhaka, 21st May 2011. Today fourteen rights based civil society organizations, leaded by EquityBD
organized a rally in front of national press club urged Finance Minister to keep his promise which was
given in parliament last year and to initiate district budget, they mentioned the present budget
preparation as colonial top down...
Dhaka, 19th April 2011. Today thirteen right based civil society organizations leaded by EquityBD protested government plan to take 1 Bln $ loan and fulfillment of its conditionality, they urged government not to take the loan as such conditionality especially money contraction and VAT expansion are anti poor and...
Dhaka, 17th September. Today sixteen civil society organizations leaded by EquityBD organized a human chain in front of national press club to raise citizen concern on the eve of upcoming UN MDG summit to be held in New York during 20 to 22nd September. They demand cancellation of foreign...
Dhaka, 2nd September 2010: Today twelve civil society organizations (CSO) s in a press conference title “Demand from a democratically elected government: Ensure participation and transparency in five year planning, all foreign loan and in all power deal process”, has...
Dhaka, 2nd September 2010. Today twelve civil society organizations (CSO) s in a press conference title “Demand from a democratically elected government: Ensure participation and transparency in five year planning, all foreign loan and in all power deal process”, has criticized government for embarking on five year planning process...
Dhaka, 15 May 2010. No issue is more vital to country’s economic growth than its ability to secure clean and alternative energy sources as the current fossil fuel based energy sources are being considered as the main driver of global warming and climate change, moreover the stocks of fossil...
Today, an alliance of ten rights organizations, organized a protest demonstration and human chain against the role of the IFIs, especially of the ADB, in the privatization of essential services The rights group includes AMKS, DORA, Krishani Sohova, EquityBD, LEAD Trust , LaVia Campesina Bangladesh, MFTD, Online Knowledge Center...
Dhaka, 19th November 2008: Today in a seminar organized by EquityBD held in national press club, titled “Doha Conference on Development Financing: Reproduction of Poverty in Bangladesh and Demand for Compensation’ speakers inquired this interim government to declare country position in terms of development financing in public in the...
Dhaka 16th November 2008. Today Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (equitybd) has organized a press conference in Dhaka Reporter Unity, as stated they suppose to organize a human chain in front of national high court building on 15th November, but they failed to get police permission, in relation...
Dhaka 3rd November 2008. Today, in a press conference held in Dhaka Reporters Unity, Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (equitybd) urged political leaders to scrap PRSP process as this document has been prepared with the instruction of IMF. They urged political leaders to regain country’s sovereignty in economic...
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Dhaka, 28 May 2025: Climate budget allocations in Bangladesh remain neither adequate nor well-planned, and the coastal regions continue to face growing risks due...