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COAST starts rescues and food distribution in Feni and Noakhali

22 August 2024, From last week, the heavy rainfall causes flash flood in Feni, Noakhali, Cumilla and Chattogram hills track areas. Flood water crosses above danger levels in Feni and Cumilla districts, potentially maintaining the current flood situation in...

Virtual Discussion on World Humanitarian Day 2024 : Humanitarian actors call safety, security for all and sustainable Rohingya Response

Dhaka, 19 August 2024: Speakers highlighted the need to ensure the safety and security of aid workers and vulnerable communities in Bangladesh, especially in the Rohingya response. They also called for reducing management costs as aid decreases and criticized...

COAST mobilization for local community-based protection for minority communities, each case will be documented

COAST Foundation, working in the coastal districts of Bangladesh (Bhola, Barishal, Patuakhali, Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram, Noakhali, Cumilla, Feni, Laxmipur, Jhalakhathi, Barguna, and Perojpur), has initiated local community-based mobilization efforts for the protection of minority communities. Staff have been oriented...

CSO urge Bangladesh to follow the Indian Example of Recognizing 1971 Refugees for Rohingya without Ratifying the Geneva Convention

Dignity for Rohingya refugees Demanded in COAST and CCNF seminar on World Refugee Day Dhaka, 20 June 2024: Coast Foundation and Cox's Bazar CSO-NGO Forum (CCNF) organised an online international seminar today observing World Refugee Day. Speakers there said that...

Adequate Plans to Face Climate Change with Not Enough Yearly Budget for Implementation

Expert Speakers at Seminar on Climate Finance in National Budget Dhaka, 13 June 2024: Several long-term plans have been formulated in Bangladesh to address the impacts of climate change, including the Centenary Delta Plan. However, the budget allocation required to...

Cyclone Remal Response Report

Cox’s Bazar, May 26, 2024 — In response to the imminent threat posed by Cyclone Remal, we have promptly mobilized resources to assist vulnerable communities. During an emergency response coordination meeting called by the District Administration Office, we pledged...

COAST Foundation Anticipatory Actions for Cyclone Remal

COAST Principal Office, Date: 26 May 2024 COAST Foundation, in emergency response to Cyclone Remal, started the anticipatory action today, 26 May 2024, in Patuakhali. Funded by Start Fund Bangladesh, COAST has been implementing the project titled “Organizational Readiness and...

Right-based civil society on Rohingya response opposes World Bank loan : Transparency and Inclusive Participation Urged for Highest Services to Rohingya Refugees

Cox’s Bazar, 11th March 2024: Today, a seminar titled “Rohingya Response in Cox’s Bazar: Strategies and Inclusion in 2024” is held at the RRRC (Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner) office’s conference room. CCNF (Cox’s Bazar CSO NGO Forum) and...

Civil Society Demands Judicial Inquiry on Sadarghat Launch Accident on Eid-Day with Adequate Compensation

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...

WTO Loses Legitimacy as Affected Communities, CSO Shut Out of Normal Participation at MC13 in Abu Dhabi, Global Civil Society Condemns

Abu Dhabi 28 February 2024: Non-governmental representatives participating in the third day of the MC13 of WTO in Abu Dhabi condemned the disruption of their normal activities in the name of security. Three of the NGO representatives were detained for...

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National Consultation of CSOs Achieves Consensus on 4th Monitoring Round (4MR) of GPEDC

DHAKA, BANGLADESH – March 27, 2025 – Over 40 representatives from diverse Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across Bangladesh convened...