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Photo: Philip Gain/ SEHDNot only Bangladesh but also all Southern developing countries’ (except Bhutan) the environment is destroying with the patronization of the Government by the name of so called development and modernization. The latest example in Bangladesh is incidence “Phulbari Open-Pit”. Government should plays the parental rule for the environment protection, but is violating own responsibilities; only target “Coal Mining”. The company and administration both are crazy, denied the existence of local peoples and environment! At last the giant Asia Energy back to home with price of eight lives and peace-breaking agitation. Detail >>>


Bhobodoho Disaster
We need to take immediate action to save the 40000 people who are suffering from an unwanted water logged situation in their villages. Please find detail with a video clip >>>

Phulbari Open-pit and Grassroots Revolt

As the prospect of open pit mining for coal seems to become real in Bangladesh, horror feeling shrouds the Northern region of the country. The local people including the indigenous Santals in the mine area accuse Bangladesh government and the company in contract, UK based Asia Energy, of deception. Philip Gain of Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD) reports >>>


Flood in Bangladesh: reality and soultions
Photo: Jonathon Porritt
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Facing flood with communal spirit
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A permanent solution to flood ( debates )

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Catastrophic flood of last 50 years

 
Flash Presentations:
1) Deserts and Desertification - World Environment Day 2006 
2) Biodiversity: A myriad forms of life on Earth


Fight against Polythene: Bangladesh Experiences

Flood is the common environmental hazard in Bangladesh. Dhaka city’s flood in is not the result of overflow from highland. If the consequence of huge use of plastic product and begs. In the year 2001-2002 there was held a national movement against plastic usages. On this issue NHK has made a documentary to awareness against plastic focusing Bangladesh stories. Documentary with transcription >>

 
Animation series on climate change in Bangladesh
The series has been produced jointly by ‘British High Commission, Dhaka’ and ‘SW multimedia’ having the core massages in Bangla on environmental consciousness. The animations are :
Use solar energy
Cultivate alternative crops
Protect fish
Save from flood
Plantation
   
 
The Climate Change Cell
Climate Change Cell responds to the recognition that Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and that the number and scale of climate-related disasters is likely to increase. . The Cell provides the central focus for the Government's climate change related work, operating as a unit of the Department of Environment (DoE) under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Detail >>
 
Dhanmondi Lake: an eco-park within the city

Still now Dhanmondi Lake is inheriting Dhaka city's splendorous environmental past with dignity by the patronization of the authority. Nowadays it becomes one of the center place or eco-entertainment and cultural practices. AVCom has produced a documentary

Interview with Hossain Shahriar and Siddika Sultana of ESDO
Dhaka City and the Environment
Due to urbanization the environment’s harmony and balance is facing a critical phase worldwide, strained trying to fulfil the demands of city life. Dhaka is not beyond this status, so we need to work more to protect our city from environmental degradation and create the natural balance. Interview with Hossain Shahriar and Siddika Sultana of ESDO >>>

Featured organisation

Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) is a common forum of citizens and organizations concerned with the environment of Bangladesh.  The volunteer organisation, BAPA is acting as a pressure group against any kind of environment degradation, is trying to create a broad-based citizen’s movement for protection and betterment of environment in Bangladesh. Detail at >>>
 
UnnayanNews is supported by Panos South Asia`s fellowship under its local content development initiative, is a part of the 'Building Communication Opportunities Programme(BCO).

“UnnayanNews”, is a `not for profit` project of Machizo, a Dhaka based social entrepreneurial multimedia and communication organization.
 
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Human Rights Declaration >>>
Culture of Peace Declaration >>>
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Issue- 5th : December 2006

Conflict Resolution and Peace will explore the cause, theory and practices of conflict resolution in our personal life, family life as well as societal life in cluding Cyber World.
 
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