Economic justice

Dhaka, today, October 10, 2015. Today, 30 rights based organizations which includes right based civil societies, trade unions, farmers, leaded by EquityBD has demanded TRIPs (Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights) or Intellectual Property Rights waiver for Bangladesh as well as other LDCs (Least Developed Countries) until become a developed...

Dhaka 8th October 2015. Today right based civil societies expressed concern on little participation of civil societies in the government planning process especially in vision 2021 and 7th five year plan, which is being considered as graduation strategies toward middle income country, they said that in view of Istanbul...

Dhaka, 30th September 2015. Today in a seminar organized by CANSA (Climate Action Network South Asia) , Action 2015 and EquityBD, title “ SDG and Paris Climate Conference : Redlines in View of MVCs People Expectations” civil society leaders urged Prime Minister to lead the climate negotiation process and...

Dhaka 23rd September 2015. Today twenty-three organizations including farmers, labor, civil society right groups in a Human Chain held in front of the National Press Club urged the Prime Minister to raise the demand of a legally binding climate treaty during the UN Sustainable Development Summit, as it is...

Title Option 1: Demand UN Tax Commission and Universal Tax and Bank Transparency to Stop Illicit flow from Developing Countries to Augment Domestic Resource Mobilization. Title Option 2: Strengthening Democratic Intuitions and Enabling Environment for Civil Society is Not Separable for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Home. Title Option 3:...

Dhaka, 8th August 2015. Today ICVA (International Council for Voluntary Associations), BNfWHS and COAST jointly has organized a seminar title “Principles of Partnership : Learning and Way Forward” in Brac center, where local, national and international NGO leaders given emphasize Mutual Accountability relation in Partnership. The seminar was moderated...

16th July Addis Ababa. Although today was the last day of the UNFfD (UN Financing for Development) Conference, but the discussion on outcome document to be called as AAA (Addis Action Agenda) formally was closed yesterday evening. G77 plus China group representing all developing and least developed countries led...

24th may 2015: Today twenty one rights based civil society organizations and networks facilitated by EquityBD organized a press conference in national press club titled “Stop illicit Finance flow to ensure development investment and revenue mobilization” and demanded to take specific measures to stop illicit finance flow. They also...

This was a second high level Asia Pacific consultation in this regard, around 20 civil society delegates has participated, while Ministers, Central Bank Governors and High Level officials from government and UN agencies has also participated. In most of the sessions there was a civil society speakers and civil...

Dhaka, 25th April 2015. Today from a human chain 23 right based civil society organizations urge the government to reconsider IMF prescriptions on VAT law. They also demanded cancellation of new VAT law which proposes 15% flat rate for all good and commodities. They think, this new law will...