BEN Holds Webinar on Sustainable Transportation

The Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) bi-monthly webinar has been a success held in January. BEN recently organized a virtual webinar on Saturday, January 28, 2023, titled “Sustainable Transportation: Potential for e-Mobility in Bangladesh.” The webinar was organized with the aim of bringing together experts from various fields to discuss the current state of sustainable transportation … Read more…

Inauguration of the Canada Chapter of BEN

Canada chapter of Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) organized an official in-person launching event on January 28, 2023. The event was held at the Massey Square Auditorium of the Bangladeshi-frequented Danforth area in Toronto, Canada. The program went on from 5 PM to 9 PM. Dr. Mohammad Asaduzzaman presided over a panel discussion. The discussants in … Read more…

Southern USA BEN Organized Panel on the Role of Bangladeshi Diaspora in Environmental Conservation of Bangladesh

Southern USA (SUS) chapter of Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) organized a panel discussion on the role of non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) in the conservation and preservation of the environment of Bangladesh. The seminar was held on Feb 4, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Keswick Park Community Center. Engineer Zubayer Ahmed presented a concept paper on … Read more…

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…