Campaign to Raise Awareness for Saving Buriganga River through Song – Day 7
Final day of the event, ‘Save River through Song’, was held on May 10th, 2017. The final two events were held in the same day. The morning event was held in Wiseghat, Dhaka. And, the afternoon event was held in the VIP Terminal of Sadarghat Port. Similar to the previous
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On 9th of May, Buriganga Riverkeeper continued its 6th day of ‘Save River through Song’ programme, in Showari Ghat, Dhaka. Buriganga Riverkeeper’s team along with the cultural group ‘Rangmohal set up their premise on the other side of Buriganga. It was raining but the rainfall did not stop our team
Read MoreCampaign to Raise Awareness for Saving Buriganga River through Song – Day 5
‘Save River through Song’ had its 5th day in Showari Ghat, Dhaka. It was held on May 08, 2017. Similar set up was being prepared in Showari Ghat by the bank of Buriganga. Cultural group, ‘Rangmohal’ called out to the public nearby by their song lyrics and stories. The public
Read MoreCampaign to Raise Awareness for Saving Buriganga River through Song – Day 4
Our event titled as ‘Save River through Song’, continued its 4th day in Sham Bazar. The designated date chosen for the fourth location was May 07, 2017. The cultural group named, ‘Rangmohal’ did their very best to attract people and telling them stories about our river Buriganga. They performed various
Read MoreCampaign to Raise Awareness for Saving Buriganga River through Song – Day 3
Buriganga Riverkeeper which is affiliated with Waterkeepers Bangladesh, a regional entity of Waterkeeper Alliance has been working to protect the Buriganga River through enforcement, monitoring and community action. Its movement works for swimmable, drinkable and fishable Buriganga As part of the series of events titled as ‘Save River through Song’
Read MoreCampaign to Raise Awareness for Saving Buriganga River through Song – Day 2
Being a part of the event series titled as ‘Save River through Song’ on both sides of the Buriganga river, another event was carried on 4th of May, 2017. By the initiative of Buriganga Riverkeeper, the event was held on the other side of the Lalkuthir Ghat close to Keraniganj. A
Read MoreProjecting the air quality, toxic and health impacts of the Rampal coal-‐fired power plant Lauri Myllyvirta, coal and air pollution specialist, Greenpeace
Projecting the air quality, toxic and health impacts of the Rampal coal-‐fired power plant Lauri Myllyvirta, coal and air pollution specialist, Greenpeace
Read MoreCampaign to Raise Awareness for Saving Buriganga River through Song – Day 1
By the initiative of Buriganga Riverkeeper, an awareness event titled as ‘Save River through Song’ was organized on Wednesday, 3rd of May 2017. Dhaka Sadarghat Launch Terminal was chosen as the inauguration venue for this event. Honorable Chairman of National River Conservation Commission (NRCC), Mr. Md. Ataharul Islam inaugurated the
Read MorePublic Gathering to Support the ‘Suburbans Day’
On 12th February, a public gathering was arranged to support the Sundarbans Day jointly by BAPA and Waterkeepers Bangladesh. Former adviser of the caretaker government and vice-president of BAPA, Advocate Sultana Kamal said that for a long time we have been talking about the issues of Rampal coal-based thermal power
Read MoreDiscussion Meeting on Pashur River and Dhangmari Canal Erosion
A meeting was jointly arranged by Pashur River Waterkeeper, BAPA and Waterkeepers Bangladesh on 5th February 2017, at morning. The discussion was held on Pashur River and Dhangmari canal erosion and effective measure for protection. The meeting was chaired by UP member Babu Dipak Mondol, Chief guest was Pashur River
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