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Government and Civil Society Need to Work Together for Climate Displacement to Influence UN Global Compacts

Dhaka, 13th May 2017. Today in a seminar title “UN Global Compacts and Climate Displacement: Bangladeshi Civil Society Perspective” held at CIRDAP auditorium, in the seminars multi stakeholders are suggested “Government and Civil Society should work together to influence...

Scholarship for Adolescent Girls who are Vulnerable to Child Marriage: Let’s Girls’ Dreams for Education be Realized

COAST Trust recently arranged a program in Lalmohan Upazila of Bhola District to distribute scholarship among the adolescent girls vulnerable to child marriage. UNICEF supported COAST in this regard. Deputy Commissioner of Bhola Md. Selim Uddin, Deputy Director of...

Reform of Water Development Board is must to save the coastal land and people

Dhaka, 29 April 2017. In remembering devastating Cyclone 29th April’91 Coastal NGOs Alliance demonstrated a Human Chain and demanded immediate reform of Water Development Board (WDB) to save coastal land and peoples. They also demanded stopping of illicit business...

While Developed Countries Not Delivering Commitment in Climate Change, Political Unity is a Must to Save Bangladesh: Deputy Speaker

Dhaka, 24th April 2017: Today in a seminar in parliament media center, Member of Parliament (MP) s urged to increase budget allocation for coastal protection focusing children and youth, while they were speaking in a seminar title “Climate Change...

Save Manpura, Make WDB Accountable

Dhaka, 18 April 2017. A group of 28 rights based CSOs and climate affected adolescents of Manpura island demanded immediate initiatives to save the Manpura Island from the river erosion. They also demanded transparency and accountability of the Water...

Religion for Person, State for all

Annual staff conference of COAST Trust Chittagong Region 18 March 2017, at Creative Park,Bohoddarhat in Chittagong, the annual staff conference has been successfully completed where the slogan was “Religion for Person, State for All”. More than 90 members were present there....

COAST Trust awarded BEACON on working in hard to reach areas

COAST has been awarded BEACON status by Community Legal Services (CLS) Programme. This award is the recognition of the development of good practice in specific areas of work, especially in the small islands in the Bay of Bengal, Bhola,...

Humanity should be Above All

Annual staff conference of COAST Trust Trust Noakhali Region, 11 March, 2017 11 March 2017, at Noakhali Nice Guest House hall room the annual staff’ conference was successfully completed where slogan was “Human dignity is higher than all”. More than 110...

[A COAST CLS Programme Video Documentary] All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law

Bhola district itself is an island and is hardly connected to the other part of the country physically. One can go to the capital from any district and can come back within one day, except Bhola! There are hundreds...

Compensation must be provided at least seven days before the banning period

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...

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