Campaign

Dhaka, 18 March 2017. A group of 27 Rights Based Civil Society Networks, farmers, fishers and labour organizations has demanded cancellation of registration of the fake fishermen. They said, people who are not fishermen in anyway are getting various supports and government services while real fishermen are being deprived...

Dhaka, 6 March 2017. A group of 28 Rights Based Civil Society Networks, farmers, fishers and labour organizations have demanded immediate amendment to the draft Marine Fisheries Act 2016, which allows foreign fishing vessels to fish in Bangladesh territory with a license. The group formed a human chain and...

21 February 2017. EquityBD pays its homage to the language heroes of Bangladesh with great respects and commitment of establishing an equity based democratic society. EquityBD believes that the spirit behind the sacrifice of the language heroes is to create a society or country with equity and justice. Those...

Dhaka, 19th February 2017. Today a seminar title “Protecting Bangladesh Coast from Climate Catastrophes: Actions Prior to Next Monsoon” jointly organized by Office of the Dr Hasan Mahmud, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Environment and Forest in cooperation with COAST Trust, speakers emphasized the protection of coastal...

Today a seminar was held at CIRDAP Auditorium on legal rights and livelihood development of coastal fishing community. As chief guest honorable State Minister expressed the above demand to be met. The seminar title was ‘’ Contribution of Fishing Community to National Economy should be recognized and addressed’’. COAST...

Bangladesh is already one of the most climate vulnerable nations in the world, and global warming will bring more floods, stronger cyclones. At the dry fish yards, close to the airport at the coastal town of Cox’s Bazar, women are busy sorting fish to dry in the sun. They...

A row of mangrove trees sticking out of the sand, exposed by low tide off Kutubdia island in the Bay of Bengal, is all that remains of a coastal village that for generations was home to 250 families. The villagers were forced to flee as their land, which had...

Dhaka 10th December 2016. National and International civil society rights groups working for the rights of migrants expressed their solidarity for the climate migrants’ rights. They were speaking at a seminar organized yesterday (9th December) in a hotel in Dhaka. The seminar titled “Climate Displacement: Promoting and Protecting the...

Dhaka, 03 December 2016. Today in a human chain and rally a group of 22 rights based organizations demanded immediate amendment of the proposed Child Marriage prevention Law 2016 which has recently been approved in the cabinet meeting.  This draft law keeps the legal marriage age for girls at...

Dhaka, 28 November 2016. A group of Rights Based Civil Society Networks has expressed their deep concern and frustration about the outcome of the recently held CoP22, Marrakech Climate Conference, since this conference has failed to fulfill needs and demands of the Least Development Courtiers (LVC) and Most Vulnerable...