State of Dhaka Environment – 3rd Data Validation Workshop
Date: 29 January 2023 Place: Nasrul Hamid Auditorium, Dhaka Reporters Unity, 8/4-A Topkhana Road, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka-1000 Dhaka is one of the few cities in the world surrounded by rivers. Buriganga, Balu, Turag and Shitalakshya are the four major rivers that surround Dhaka city and all of which are interconnected
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Place: Itakhola, Trimohini, Khilgaon, Dhaka WKB consortium organized the Balu River Festival 2022 – Demanding a pollution-free river on 25 and 26 November to build awareness and protect the river from pollution. The objective was to engage local community members, CSOs/CBOs, NGOs, youth, media, academicians, artists, and public figures in
Read moreRiver Talkie-9 “Rivers for Communication”
Waterkeepers Bangladesh consortium organized the ninth river talkie as part of the advocacy process. The river talkie was organized at Itakhola, Demra, Dhaka by the riverside of Balu on 16 November 2022. The topic for the ninth river talkie was “Rivers for Communication”. WKB consortium lead, Sharif Jamil anchored the
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Hundreds of people participated in the colorful event ‘Buriganga River Carnival: In Pursuit of Pollution Free River’ with the slogan “Pollution-free Buriganga is the demand of Dhaka residents” on Saturday 10 September 2022. Buriganga River Coalition and Waterkeepers Bangladesh Consortium jointly organized the event at Kamrangirchar of Dhaka. Government officials,
Read moreRiver Talkies-8 “River-centric life and livelihoods”
Waterkeepers Bangladesh consortium organized the eighth River Talkie as part of the Anti-pollution advocacy process at Shoshan Ghat, Kaundia by the riverside of Turag on 13 October 2022. The topic of the eighth River Talkies was “River-centric life and livelihoods”. This was a different type of talk show, which was
Read moreRiver Talkie 07 “Health Impacts of River Pollution”
Waterkeepers Bangladesh consortium organized the seventh River Talkie as part of the Anti-pollution advocacy process at Bosila by the riverside of Buriganga on 25 July 2022. The topic of the seventh River Talkie was “Health Impacts of River Pollution”. Guest speakers of the river talkie were Dr. Abu Muhammad Zakir
Read more‘স্বাভাবিক জোয়ারে ভাঙছে বেড়িবাঁধ, প্লাবিত হচ্ছে উপকূলীয় জনপদ’ শিরোনামে লোনা পানির আগ্রাসনে উপকূলবাসীর দুর্ভোগের চিত্র তুলে ধরার লক্ষ্যে সংবাদ সম্মেলন অনুষ্ঠিত
২৪ জুলাই ২০২২, রবিবার, সকাল ১০.৩০ ঘটিকায় ঢাকা রিপোর্টার্স ইউনিটি'র সাগর-রুনি মিলনায়তনে 'স্বাভাবিক জোয়ারে ভাঙছে বেড়িবাঁধ-প্লাবিত হচ্ছে উপকূলীয় জনপদ' শিরোনামে লোনা পানির আগ্রাসনে উপকূলবাসীর দুর্ভোগের চিত্র তুলে ধরার লক্ষ্যে সংবাদ সম্মেলন অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। লিডার্স, ওয়াটারকিপার্স বাংলাদেশ এবং সুন্দরবন ও উপকূল সুরক্ষা আন্দোলন এর আয়োজনে আয়োজিত সংবাদ সম্মেলনে অর্থায়ন করে আন্তর্জাতিক
Read moreCommunity Meeting in the Balu River Bank
Community Meeting in the Balu River Bank A community meeting was organized by the Barogram-Balu River Coalition on 4th July 2022 at City Daffodil School, Trimohini Bazar, Khilgaon, Dhaka. The meeting was supported by the Waterkeepers Bangladesh (WKB) Consortium under the project titled “Promoting democratic governance and collective advocacy for
Read morePress Conference demanding effective implementation of environmental mitigation measures and laws to control air and noise pollution in Dhaka City
Waterkeepers Bangladesh Consortium organized a press conference at the National Press Club on 29 May 2022. The event was titled “Press Conference demanding effective implementation of environmental mitigation measures and Laws to control air and noise pollution in Dhaka City”. In the press conference, the Waterkeepers Bangladesh (WKB) Consortium revealed
Read moreDialogue on “Empowering NRCC to comply with court order to protect river pollution”
Waterkeepers Bangladesh (WKB ) Consortium organized its second Dialogue with CSOs and relevant government authorities on 20 April 2022 at Nasrul Hamid Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity in Segun Bagicha. With the objective of raising voices and advocating for strengthening the National River Conservation Commission (NRCC), the WKB consortium organized
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