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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...

Stop the Illegitimate Anti-development Investment Facilitation Agreement Now!!

Tonight (25 February 2024), a sub-group of WTO Members will celebrate the conclusion of a break-away agreement on investment facilitation and try to secure its adoption as a plurilateral agreement at this week’s 13th ministerial conference.  That can only...

উন্নয়ন ও মানবিক কাজে যোগাযোগের ভাষা হোক বাংলা_Bangla should be the Primary Language of Communication for Development and Humanitarian Work

ঢাকা, ২১ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৪: আজ অমর একুশে ফেব্রুয়ারি। ভাষা শহীদ দিবস এবং আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস। কোস্ট ফাউন্ডেশন আজ তার কর্মএলাকা ১০টি জেলায় দিবসটি পালন করেছে। এই দিবসের স্লোগান ছিল "উন্নয়ন ও মানবিক কাজে যোগাযোগের প্রধান ভাষা হোক বাংলা"। বিশ্বব্যাপী...

Civil Society Seminar on the eve of WTO MC13 : WTO’s draft text will obstruct Bangladesh’s fisheries development

Dhaka, 18 February 2024: Equity and Justice Working Group (EquityBD), a national platform of CSO and NGOs in Bangladesh, organised a seminar in Dhaka today to discuss the possible position of the Bangladesh Government delegation on the eve of...

CSOs Demand VAT Cancellation as a Poverty Reduction Strategy

Dhaka, 17 January 2024: Twelve civil society organizations led by Equity and Justice Working Group (EquityBD) demonstrated a rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka today in solidarity with the global civil society network Fight Inequality...

“Experts from Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Bangladesh Highlight Inequities and Proposed Collaborative Solutions at Virtual Dialogue 2023”: Gender equality is must to...

Virtual Platform, 18 December 2023: TheSmall-Scale Fisheries sector plays an important role in the economy of countries like Bangladesh, India and Thailand. Despite the active participation of women in various activities including fish harvesting, processing and marketing processes, they...

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