Governance

Dhaka, April 15, 2024: Nirapad Naupath Bastobayan Jote (Safer Waterway Implementation Alliance) demanded a judicial investigation and punishment of those responsible for the death of five people in the launch accident at Sadarghat on Eid-ul-Fitr, April 11. The leaders of the alliance think the death of five persons is...

EquityBD Secretary Office observes the International Mother Language Day today to pay the profound honor to the Martyrs in 1952 who sacrificed their lives for democracy and freedom of speech. Without the mother language we hardly can express our thoughts and expression in the best way. Giving space to everyone...

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...

21st February 2016. 21st February is the International Mother Language Day. In 1952 some students from the University of Dhaka, Jagannath University and Dhaka Medical College were shot dead by police while they were demonstrating for the recognition of Bangla as one of the two national languages of then...

Dhaka 11th February 2016. Today Bangla version of Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) which has developed in Bangladesh through a yearlong participatory process and field trail has been lunched in a seminar title “ Accountability and Quality Management in Humanitarian Actions : Bangladesh Perspective” held in BRAC centre. The seminar was...

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, 29 April 2015: The coastal embankment of Bangladesh erodes every year and the government spend hugeamount of money for its maintenance. But if the landless people were allowed to live on the slope of the embankment they would happily maintain the embankment through making their livelihood on it....

Equitybd paid homage to the language martyrs who sacrificed their lives in 1952 for realizing the right to speak and right to express. They took the bullets to break the shackles and free the people of Bangladesh to speak in their own language. Equitybd believes that the spirit behind this...

Speakers in the national convention on ‘Privacy Rights Protection’ called the government to enact data protection law to secure privacy rights and personal data. The convention was organized by rights based organizations VOICE and Privacy International, in association with Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum, Equity and Justice Working Group,...

21st February 2014: Today, Equitybd observes the International Mother Language Day today believing that its vision complies with the spirit of the day which means building a society with Equity and Justice for all. The secretariat members observe the Day by participating in the people's march towards the Central Shahid...