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Draft Launching Seminar Report on Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) Bangla Version

CHS support group Bangladesh organized a seminar on February 11, 2016 at BRAC Inn in Dhaka after translating Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) in to Bangla within an inclusive and participatory process. CHS support Group is an informal group representing...

Proceedings of Meeting Towards WHS Istanbul-2016 dated April 11, 2016

A meeting towards WHS (World Humanitarian Summit), Istanbul-2016 was held on April, 2016 at COAST Principal Office House-13, Road-2, Shyamoli, Dhaka-1207. In the meeting the representatives from BRAC, COAST, DUS, NIRAPAD, ORA, Palli Mangal Karmasuchi, Pidim Foundation and RIC...

Govt. must be prepared for the post subsidy era

Twelve Farmers’ Organizations term the WTO treaty on agri-subsidies withdrawal suicidal for Bangladesh, Demanded special measures in the 2016-17 budget to ensure sustainable food securityToday 12 farmers’ organizations have termed the recent WTO treaty on subsidy withdrawal from agriculture...

Article on Micro credit Summit 2016

The Microcredit Summit 2016 was held on 14-17 March at Abu Dhabi, UAE which was organized by Microcredit Summit Campaign. The Summit explore ‘Frontier Innovations in Financial Inclusion.’ More than 1000 people from the Middle east, Africa and beyond...

COAST Annual Report 2014-15: Striving towards Self Reliance

The annual report of COAST has just been released. It covers the reporting period of July 2014 to December 2015. Every year COAST publishes its annual report with a specific theme. Theme or title of this year is Striving...

International Women’s Day Observed

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. "The story of women's struggle for equality belongs...

COAST Homage to Language Martyrs: Strives for Equity and Justice Based Society Echoed

21st February 2016. 21st February is 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...

Government and NGOs Expressed Commitment to be Accountable to Community

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...

Bangladesh will Promote Climate Displacement as a Global Development Agenda

Dhaka, 7th November 2015. Today in a seminar title “Toward CoP 21 and A Tale from Climate Ground Zero” have been held in National Press club where Foreign Secretary Mr. Shahidul Haque stated that, it is not only in...

Gypsy families have been lightened through solar panel

The solar panel distribution program in to the water gypsy families was taken place on the Meghna River Bank in Bhola on October 19, 2015. The event was with the support by Enhanced Coastal Fisheries project (ECOFISHBD) funded by...

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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...