BAPA and BEN created an interactive exhibition stall during the January 2026 National Conference on Environmental Reforms, enhancing engagement through gamification and community feedback. Its centerpiece was the BEN Sorting Challenge, an interactive digital game accessible via QR code on January 9-10. The game simulated waste segregation, requiring players to quickly sort items into correct … Read more…
At its first meeting on January 18, 2026, BAPA announced its new 46-member Central Executive Committee for the 2026-2027 term. Presided over by Vice President Dr. Nazrul Islam, the meeting selected Professor Nur Mohammad Talukder as President and Md. Alamgir Kabir as General Secretary, ensuring leadership continuity while reshaping the committee to reflect evolving environmental … Read more…
The interim government has taken the initiative to update the Water Policy enacted in 1999, which deserves praise. Considering the time, the Water Policy enacted in 1999 was a very timely initiative. Through this policy, a commitment was made to make the development, planning, and management of water resources within Bangladesh efficient, equitable, and environmentally … Read more…
BAPA organized a Baral River restoration meeting on January 15 at the Charghat Upazila Model Mosque. The Baral River, which begins at the Ganges-Chalan Beel confluence, historically connected multiple river systems and sustained agriculture across four districts. It has been systematically degraded by sluice gates built in 1984 and 1995, fragmenting it into disconnected segments. … Read more…
In mid-January 2026, BAPA organized citizens’ exchange meetings in two key river zones, reflecting its integrated approach to river protection. On January 17 in Rangpur, discussions centered on the controversial Teesta River Master Plan, while a January 15 meeting in Charghat focused on Baral River restoration. These parallel deliberations brought environmental activists, scientists, and policymakers … Read more…
The Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), the country’s leading environmental advocacy platform, held its 13th General Meeting (AGM) today at the Women’s Voluntary Association (WVA) Auditorium in Dhanmondi. The day-long session, which ran from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, brought together environmentalists, activists, and organization members to review past activities and chart the future course of … Read more…
The two-day conference on “National Conference on Environmental Reforms in Bangladesh: Necessity and Tasks” concluded in Dhaka, serving less as a traditional academic gathering and more as an emergency triage for Bangladesh’s fracturing urban ecosystem. Held on January 9–10, the event bridged the gap between rigorous peer-reviewed research and the visceral realities of grassroots activism. … Read more…
The complex hydro-political crisis engulfing the Teesta River has received a comprehensive analytical treatment in the newly released volume, “Teesta River in Crisis: What is the Path to Solution?” (Songkote Teesta Nodi: Somadhaner Poth Ki?). Edited by Dr. Nazrul Islam in association with Dr. M. Khalequzzaman and Faridul Islam Farid, the publication emerges as a … Read more…
BAPA-BEN announced its 2022 annual conference. Titled “Energy, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development,” the conference will be held virtually on February 11-12 (Friday and Saturday), 2022. The event will be organized in cooperation with other pro-environment universities, organizations, and institutions from different parts of the world and Bangladesh. The conference will address the issues around … Read more…
BEN Desk Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) hosted an online dialogue on the management of the Teesta River, a trans-boundary river flowing through India and Bangladesh. Dr. Md. Khalequzzaman, professor of Geology at Lock Haven University, Pennsylvania, USA, presented the keynote, laying out the environmental impacts of the proposed Teesta River Comprehensive Management Project (TRCMP). A … Read more…