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National Consultation held on developing resilient capacity in disaster

Today 05 Feb 2014, a national level workshop is held at the head office of a NGO COAST trust towards develop a resilient capacity to address effective disaster management and risk reduction. This workshop is participated with the representatives from...

CHS consultation process in Bangladesh

On 26th January 2014 a preparatory meeting was organized by CHS groups(HAP member organizations, Sphere community Practitioner of People in Aid and experts on humanitarian assistance) and hosted by COAST, for providing feedback on CHS from Bangladesh through consultation in...

BFWA urge to release poor Indian fishermen from Bagerhat jail

Bangladesh Fish Workers’ Alliance (BFWA), an alliance for the poor and marginalized fisher folks in Bangladesh urged the authority to release the 45 Indian poor fishermen from Bagerhat jail. They were arrested from the Bay of Bengal accused for...

Fish worker urge for planned utilization of country’s fish resource

Date: 23.11.13. On the occasion of the World Fisheries Day we have organized Human chain, rally and discussion in three coastal districts and two inland fishing districts of Bangladesh. The name of the coastal districts are Cox's Bazar, Bhola...

Justice for Safety: Inception Meeting at Bhola

Bhola, 12 September 2013: COAST Trust introduces a new project called “Justice for Safety” in Bhola district. This project is funded by the UKaid with a fund of BDT- 64.06 millions for providing legal services to at 25 Unions...

Declare disaster emergency; rescue 0.5 million people of Bhola

Dhaka 24th August 2013. The recent worrisome situation of river erosion and high tide water intrusion of Bhola passing since May 2013. The situation getting worsen day by day but government haven’t taken yet any effective initiatives for protection....

Protecting Bhola and Its 2 millions People needs only Tk. 60 billions

Dhaka, August 19. The recent worrisome situation of river erosion and high tide water intrusion directly hit around half a million people, cause loss of land of around 3 square kilometer in Bhola island. The worrisome situation will continue...

Small Fisher folk’s Interest Can’t Be Ignored

Dhaka 5th August 2013: Bangladesh Fish Workers’ Alliance (BFWA) who works on the interest of small fish workers in Bangladesh expresses its concern on the government’s decision of giving license to the fishing trawlers for fishing in the deep...

Fisher folks build Human Chain in Bhola and Cox’s Bazar for their rights

5 August, 2013: Fisher folks in Bhola and Cox's Bazar districts demand to save their earnings from the big trawlers are given license without any survey on the existing resources in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh Fish Workers' Alliance...

Idle Money in the Banks to lend to NGO – MFI

Dhaka, 4th August 2013. Today in press conference a network of NGO-MFI (Micro Finance Institution) demands for single digit interest rate in the agricultural loan for the sake of agricultural development in the country. The leaders also demand for...

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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...