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Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi
A month-long ‘Bhasha Avijatra’ organised by Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi was inaugurated at the Swoparjito Swadhinata Chattar on Dhaka University campus on Friday aiming at introducing Bangla language for all official uses. Language veteran and former President of the central sangsad of Udichi Kamal Lohani inaugurated the programme. After the inaugural ceremony, language veteran Ahmed Rafiq and General Secretary of central Sangsad of Udichi Jamsed Anwar Tapan, among others, addressed a discussion on the occasion. The Bhasha Avijatra programmes are including publicity campaign through leaflet and posters distribution, essay competition, processions, street drama, recitation from the poem and cultural performance by the activists and artistes of Udichi Shilpigoshthi.
ActionAid Bangladesh
A conference on ‘Water Democracy’ organised by Actionaid Bangladesh was held in Kuakata on the 26th ultimo. In the programme the speakers revealed that the number of rivers and tributaries in Bangladesh has reduced to around 700 from an estimated 1,400 during the last hundred years. They attributed such loss to both human interventions and natural factors that include construction of dams and embankments, non-removal of silts for decades, encroachment, land development, enclosed fish cultivation and climate change. “We have killed our rivers by constructing dams, barrages and embankments over years,” said Joynal Abedin, president of Coastal Belt Welfare Federation. Prof Imtiaz Ahmed of Dhaka University said it was very important to know the history and heritage of Bangladesh rivers in order to understand their significance to the lives and livelihoods of the people of this riverine country. The often-ignored indigenous knowledge can be an asset to protect and enliven some of the rivers, he added. Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh, said a holistic approach must be taken to protect rest of the rivers of the country. All the stakeholders, including communities and upstream countries, should be involved in the process to protect rivers and tributaries, she suggested.
Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi
A month-long ‘Bhasha Avijatra’ organised by Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi was inaugurated at the Swoparjito Swadhinata Chattar on Dhaka University campus on Friday aiming at introducing Bangla language for all official uses. Language veteran and former President of the central sangsad of Udichi Kamal Lohani inaugurated the programme. After the inaugural ceremony, language veteran Ahmed Rafiq and General Secretary of central Sangsad of Udichi Jamsed Anwar Tapan, among others, addressed a discussion on the occasion. The Bhasha Avijatra programmes are including publicity campaign through leaflet and posters distribution, essay competition, processions, street drama, recitation from the poem and cultural performance by the activists and artistes of Udichi Shilpigoshthi.
ActionAid Bangladesh
A conference on ‘Water Democracy’ organised by Actionaid Bangladesh was held in Kuakata on the 26th ultimo. In the programme the speakers revealed that the number of rivers and tributaries in Bangladesh has reduced to around 700 from an estimated 1,400 during the last hundred years. They attributed such loss to both human interventions and natural factors that include construction of dams and embankments, non-removal of silts for decades, encroachment, land development, enclosed fish cultivation and climate change. “We have killed our rivers by constructing dams, barrages and embankments over years,” said Joynal Abedin, president of Coastal Belt Welfare Federation. Prof Imtiaz Ahmed of Dhaka University said it was very important to know the history and heritage of Bangladesh rivers in order to understand their significance to the lives and livelihoods of the people of this riverine country. The often-ignored indigenous knowledge can be an asset to protect and enliven some of the rivers, he added. Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh, said a holistic approach must be taken to protect rest of the rivers of the country. All the stakeholders, including communities and upstream countries, should be involved in the process to protect rivers and tributaries, she suggested.
