BAPA Special Conference: Jan 14, 2023

Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) will hold a special conference on “Haors, Rivers and Beels of Bangladesh.” The daylong conference will be held in Dhaka at the Science Annex Building of Dhaka University on February 14, 2023.  Papers by authors residing outside Bangladesh are requested to send the abstract and full … Read more…

BEN Bimonthly Webinar

Bangladesh Environment Network has started a bi-monthly webinar series in June 2022. The two-hour webinars are held on the last Saturday of the month, every other month, at a time convenient for as many time zones of the world as possible, currently 10 AM US Eastern/NY Time. BEN experts from all over the world contribute … Read more…

On BEN NY-NJ-CT June 2022 Event: বাংলাদেশের পরিবেশ আন্দোলনের কর্মীদের সঙ্গে একটি সন্ধ্যা ও অনুভাবনা

২০২২ সালের ১২ জুন রোববার সন্ধ্যেটা কাটল বাংলাদেশের পরিবেশ আন্দোলনের কর্মীদের সঙ্গে। পরিবেশ শব্দটির সঙ্গে আমার পরিচয় আর দশজন সাধারণ মানুষের মতোই ছোটবেলা থেকে। কিন্তু স্বাভাবিক ভাবেই এর তাৎপর্য কতটা গভীর তা অনুভব করতে পারিনি। ছোটবেলা থেকে দীর্ঘকাল ধরে পরিবেশ ভালো রাখা বলতে নিজেদের বাড়িঘর গুছিয়ে রাখা, বনজঙ্গল সাফসুতরো করা টাইপের ভাবনাসীমায় আবদ্ধ ছিল। সত্যি … Read more…

BEN Monthly Meetings

BEN holds regular monthly meetings on the last Saturday of the month at a time that is convenient to most time zones around the globe, currently at 10 AM US Eastern Time. IG and CC convene in separate meetings in alternate months. The last such meeting was held on December 31, Saturday, 2022. BEN Global … Read more…

BEN Organizational Activities: Chapters and Panels

The second half of 2022 has seen a range of organizational activities attempting to. start or restore BEN chapters around the world. Md. Khalequzzaman, new GC of BEN, coordinated these efforts with active participation and guidance of other BEN organizers and leaders. BEN founder Nazrul Islam helped organize several events in New York by the … Read more…

Preparations for the BAPA-BEN 2022 Conference

The preparations for the BAPA-BEN 2022 annual conference are in full swing. Titled “Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development” the conference will be attended by experts and activists from Bangladesh and overseas. The conference organizing committee (COC) chaired by Sultana Kamal had a couple of meetings to discuss the details of the arrangements. Conducted by … Read more…

Education for Sustainability

The passage of the annual International Day of Education a week ago marks the commemoration of a global commitment to work toward quality, equitable education for everyone. As we go into this new year, one thing is clear: education must emphasize sustainability and environmental education to adequately prepare young minds for the climate reality they … Read more…

BAPA-BEN Drinking Water Initiative in the Teesta River Area

Bangladesh Environment Network has recently funded a safe drinking water project for the flood victims in the Teesta Area. BAPA leader Faridul Islam supervised the installation of twenty tube wells at various villages in the area. The locations were identified through a field survey by BAPA volunteers. Tube well installation events were followed by town … Read more…