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Fishers, Coast Guard and Administration should come together for Hilsa conservation

Date: February 15, 2017COAST, in technical assistance by Department of Fisheries (DoF) and WorldFish has organized a day long workshop on “Adaptive Co-management for Hilsa Conservation” under Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH-Bangladesh) on February 15, 2017 at the...

Cooperation and Legal Agreements among the ministries would help to ensure fisher’s rights

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...

We have to step forward with new work sprit and organizational values

The annual staff conference was successfully held on 31 January’17 at Cox’s Bazar BIAM Auditorium hall room under the slogan-- “Human dignity is higher than all.” More than 160 staff of the Cox’s Bazar region were present there. In the...

Prominent persons, politicians and high officials identified the ways to save Kutubdia Island

On 30 January 2017, at the auditorium of Kutubdia Upzilla Nirbahi Officer, there was held a discussion meeting on Kutubdia Protection Plan. In that meeting the chief guest was Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Chairman, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) as...

COAST Trust inspired and encouraged students through Scholarship Program

On 29th January 2017 at Hotel Sea Palace, Cox’s Bazar, a scholarship distribution program was organized by Cox’s Bazar Region, COAST Trust.This program was chaired by Mr. Mohammad Saiful Islam Mujumdar, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ITC) of Cox’s Bazar...

[Report Published in The Guardian, UK, January 20, 2017] Bangladesh struggles to turn the tide on climate change as sea levels rise

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...

[Report Published in The Guardian, UK, January 20, 2017] On the climate change frontline: the disappearing fishing villages of Bangladesh

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...

GFMD CSO Leaders Express Solidarity with the Climate Migrants’ Rights

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...

Allowing marriage of girls less than 18 years of age will make adolescent girls more vulnerable to Child Marriage

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 been recently approved in the cabinet meeting. This...

Independent Climate Change Commission is must to address Challenges of Climate Change

Dhaka, 28th November 2016. A group of Rights Based Civil Society Networks has expressed their deep concern and frustration over the outcome of the recently held CoP22, Marrakech Climate Conference, since this conference has been failed to fulfill needs...

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Climate-hit women farmers demand recognition and govt support

Today, COAST Foundation has organized a workshop with the collaboration and support of AVAS, BINDU and The Street Child...