After a long time break, a few members of Online Knowledge Society convened at a online get together on 4th September 2020. The members who were youth volunteers of Online Knowledge Society during 2009-12, now they engages with different institutions and organisations. At 2009, there was a very limited internet facility to the common, but Online Knowledge Society took its volunteers
“Two hundred and fifty people have died in the flood-hit areas of the country this year. Most of them have drowned. However, 67,301 people have been affected by various diseases including diarrhea, skin diseases and bronchitis in the 33 flood-hit districts. Of these, half are diarrhea”, the information came up in the report ,‘Update on
Our climate is warming at an alarming and unprecedented rate and we do have urgent duty to respond. ….We call for the highest political commitment to combat climate change, as a matter of urgent priority. Marrakesh Action Proclamation, read by Salaheddine Mezouar, Morocco’s foreign minister and president of the 22nd session of the Conference of the
Rights groups sought an integrated ‘Internal Displacement Policy’ in the upcoming Five Year Plan to ensure proper rehabilitation of the people displaced by climate change and natural disaster. They also deplored Kalyanpur Slum eviction claiming that 90 percent of the slum dwellers were climate refugees. They made the remark while addressing a human chain in
Rights groups here yesterday demanded that the Internal Displacement Policy be integrated into the upcoming 7th Five Year Plan to ensure effective rehabilitation of the climate victims, reports UNB. They also demanded proper rehabilitation of the dwellers of Kalyanpur slum before their eviction as about 90 percent of them are climate-induced displaced people. The demands
RIGHTS GROUPS DEMANDED RESIGNATION OF THE FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DUE TO HIS FAILURE IN THE PARIS CLIMATE CONFERENCE `Paris Climate Agreement has made us Slaves!’ Dhaka, 14th December 2015 : A group of Rights Based civil society organizations demanded resignation of the Forest and Environment minister as he has been literally failed to uphold the
Dhaka, Nov 12: Some 20 right-based groups on Wednesday demanded of the government for publishing a white paper on illicit finance flow to abroad including government’s action strategies to recovery this money from different Tax Heavens countries like Malaysia, Switzerland and Canada. The right groups made their demand through a human chain formed in front
Staff Correspondent: Twenty one rights based civil society organizations and networks facilitated by EquityBD on Sunday demanded to take specific measures to stop illicit finance flow. The speakers of the civil society organizations came up with the demand while addressing at press conference, held at national press club in the capital titled, “Stop illicit Finance flow
NGO News Report :: Today twenty one rights based civil society organizations and networks facilitated by EquityBD organized a press conference in national press club titled “Stop illicit Finance flow to ensure development investment and revenue mobilization” and demanded to take specific measures to stop illicit finance flow. They also said that it is indispensable for
The government has been urged to redirect subsidy to the community-controlled renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuel projects. Speakers made the appeal while addressing a human chain in front of the National Press Club organised by 13 rights-based organisations in the city on Thursday, reports UNB. A vast subsidy-based fossil fuel projects are mainly