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September, 2024 - WATERKEEPERS BANGLADESH

Tofazzal Sohel Receives Prestigious Terry Backer Award for River Conservation Efforts

Waterkeepers Bangladesh proudly congratulates Tofazzal Sohel, Khowai River Waterkeeper, for being honored with the distinguished Terry Backer Award at the Waterkeeper Alliance's Water and Climate Summit. This international award, named after the late Long Island Soundkeeper and Connecticut House of Representatives member Terry Backer, recognizes individuals who have made outstanding

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On the occasion of World Rivers Day 2024, programs to combat river and plastic pollution were organized in the capital

With the slogan “Stop River Pollution, Stop Plastic Pollution,” Dhorotri Rokhhay Amra (DHORA), Waterkeepers Bangladesh, Buriganga Riverkeeper, and Buriganga Nadi Morcha jointly hosted a series of special events on World Rivers Day. The programs took place on Sunday, 22 September 2024, at 10 AM, at Haji Abdul Awal High School

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Bangladesh Calls for Climate Finance Ahead of UN General Assembly Session

Today, Friday, September 20, 2024, protests were held across South and Southeast Asia, demanding $5 trillion (approximately Tk 5.97 lakh crore) in annual climate funding for the Global South. In Bangladesh, as part of this movement, demonstrations and bicycle rallies were organized in 10 locations across six districts, including Dhaka,

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Memorandum Submitted to District Commissioner on the Conservation of Old Khowai River

The continued degradation of the Old Khowai River cannot be accepted. The Khowai River Waterkeeper has formally submitted a memorandum to the District Commissioner, urging immediate action on the demarcation, removal of encroachments, and decontamination of the Old Khowai River in Habiganj. The memorandum was presented on Sunday, September 15,

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PEOPLE’s DECLARATION OF CLIMATE JUSTICE ASSEMBLY – 2023

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Climate Justice Assembly 2023 Presents Final Manifesto in Dhaka: Call for Urgent Climate Action

Dhaka, National Press Club – The final manifesto of the Climate Justice Assembly 2023 was unveiled today during a press conference held at the Tafazzal Hossain Manik Mia Hall of the National Press Club in Dhaka. The event, attended by environmental leaders, academics, and social activists, highlighted the urgent need

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Boat Rally and Human Chain Held in Bangladesh to Demand End Coal River Pollution

As part of the “Asia Day of Action to End Coal,” protest programs took place on September 13, 2024, across Bangladesh, in unison with nine other countries, calling for the immediate halt of coal-based power projects, the protection of rivers from coal pollution, and a full transition to 100 percent

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