Public 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
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Discussion 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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Rally, Signature Campaign and Meeting with Local Women on Protection from Pashur River Erosion
A meeting was jointly arranged by Pashur River Waterkeeper, BAPA and Waterkeepers Bangladesh on 31st January, 2017, evening, at Kanaimari Hashi-Khushi Library area, Mongla. Discussion was held on Pashur River erosion, unauthorized dredging, unauthorized sand removal and river traffic management. The meeting was chaired by woman leader Minu Halder. The
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Discussion meeting and Signature Campaign to Prevent Pashur River Erosion and Stop Unplanned Industrialization
A street meeting was jointly arranged by Pashur River Waterkeeper, BAPA and Waterkeepers Bangladesh respectively on 29th January 2017 evening, at Kanaigor, Mongla. The discussion and signature campaign was held with the locals on protection from Pashur River erosion, unauthorized dredging, unplanned industrialization and sand extraction. The meeting started in
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Road Rallies Demanding the Prevention of Pashur River Erosion at Sindurtola, Mongla
A road rally and meeting was jointly arranged by Pashur River Waterkeeper, BAPA and Waterkeepers Bangladesh on 28th January, 2017, evening, at Sundartola village, Chila Union, Mongla. Discussion was held on Pashur River erosion, unauthorized dredging, unauthorized sand extraction and river traffic management. The meeting was chaired by local citizen
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Discussion Meeting on Erosion of Pashur River at Kolabari, Mongla
A meeting was jointly arranged by Pashur River Waterkeeper, BAPA and Waterkeepers Bangladesh on 27th January, 2017, morning, at Kolabari Government Primary School. Discussion was held demanding immediate steps to protect the indigenous group at Kolabari, Mongla by the bank of River Pashur from tremendous riverbank erosion of the River
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Discussion meeting on erosion of Pashur River at Joymoni, Mongla
The river Pashur is the lifeline of the Sundarbans and meets the Shibsa River within the Sundarbans. The life of the general population living at Joymoni , Mongla is currently jeopardized because of unplanned industrialization, illegal land grabbing, unplanned and unregulated fishing. A meeting was jointly arranged by Pashur River Waterkeeper, BAPA and Waterkeepers
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Discussion Meeting on ‘Saving Pashur River and Riverbank People’
On 10th January 2017, a consultation meeting took place at Mongla Kanainagor on creating awareness about Pashur River and riverbank erosion to saving the natural habitat of the Sundarbans with the villagers, arranged by Pashur River Waterkeeper. The meeting was chaired by MD. Noor Alam Sheikh, Pashur River Waterkeeper while
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Observed the ‘International Day of Action for Rivers-2017’
Like every year, this year 2017 on March 14, Waterkeepers Bangladesh, Voice of the Old Brahmaputra River, Nirapod Development Foundation (NDF), Blue Planet Initiative (BPI), and a local NGO Rangdhonur Rang arranged a day- long program titled ‘ River is My Mother’ to celebrate the ‘‘International Day of Action for
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Observed the ‘International Day of Action for Rivers-2017’
On March 14, Pashur River Waterkeeper and Waterkeepers Bangladesh jointly organized a long human chain event to observe the International Day Actions for Rivers. Demanding to protect the Mongla’s Pashur river from erosion, pollution, land grabbing and illegal infrastructures, and to save the world Heritage Sundarbans and its natural habitat
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