World Consumer Rights Day 2012 clebrated in Chittagong

Ensure Consumer Rights in the Society, Human Rights must be fulfilled-says speakers in Chittagong

Rally and procession

A person always victims for rights violations in all-around the world, as a consumers and as well as citizen. Rights violations, fraud, and cheating, manipulations are the real life partner. Although in Bangladesh Government has enacted Consumer Rights protection laws 2009 and many law enforcing agencies taking various steps to ensure consumer rights. Speakers asking violating consumer rights everywhere? Some of the duty bearers not performing rights duties and responsibilities, some of them are blaming to others and trying to mislead our nation, but 16 crow people as whole are consumers any ways. As a result consumer rights violating all the times which is seriously hamper our human rights violation and people suffering basic human rights, democracy and rights to information etc. So, now the time to work unitedly with all tire and be aware about rights and responsibilities as consumers so that basic human rights must be established. Besides people have to be aware, safe and released from syndicates gangs and ill motiavted business groups, who are cheating people, making money in the name of business with out following any ethics and norms of business. This is also need a social movement to change the mind set of the business community who does not follow any norm of business and have social responsibility to the community. Speakers urge the community, if there is any violation of consumer rights please raise voice, submit complain to the Consumer rights directorate and CAB local office and local administrations to fulfill the consumer rights. These were stayed at the seminar was held at Chittagong Circuit House conference hall on 15th march 2012 to mark the World Consumers Rights day 2012. Chittagong District Administration, Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection and Consumer Association of Bangladesh(CAB) Chittagong Divisional and Metropalitan city organized the seminar.    

Acting Divisional Commissioner speaking

Deputy Commissar Chittagong Mr. Fayez Ahmed was presided over seminar while Mr. Nurul Islam Acting Divisional Commissioner was chief guest. CAB central committee member & President Chittagong Divisional committee was main speaker amongst other Deputy Director, Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection Mr. Zubayer Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ms. Amena Begume, Additional Deputy Commissioner Mr. Khaled Mamun Chy was special guest. The seminar was moderated by CAB Chittagong Divisional Committee Secretary General Kazi Iqbal Bahr Sabery amongst others City Editor Daily Suprobhat Bangladesh M Nasirul Hoque, Freedom fighter & President Bangladesh Road Transport association Mr. Ashraf Khan, Director Chittagong Chamber Mr. Mazharaul Hoque Shah, Bureau Chief Danik Banikbarta Sk Ali Haider, CAB Chittagong Metropolitan city acting President Ms Jesmin Sultana Paru, Secretary Ajoy Mitra Sanku, Cab Pahadtali president Ms. Abida Azad, Kotoal Secretary Ms. Jannatul Ferdous, Cab leader Haroon Gafur, Haji Iqbal Ali Akbar, NGO activist Sowrab Barua, Social workers Hakim Nurul Islam, Haji Saleh Ahmed, Alahaj Abdul Manna, Jane Alam, Touhidul Islam, Nurul Abasr took part the discussion.

Deputy Commissioner speaking

Speakers criticized the business gangs who involved in fraud, food adulteration, price hike and storage of essential commodities to making money and making living condition of mass people critical. Some of them are involved in food adulteration, toxic food marketing and unethical baby food and junk food promotion. speakers demanding capital punishment of business who involved in food adulteration, taxing, use of formalin and chemical in food items which is harmful for human being. Speakers demanding strengthening regular market monitoring, surveillance, mobile court by the district administration, RAB, BSTI and DNCRP etc.

S M Nazer Hossain speaking 

Speakers also demanding monitoring of financial services, institutions, bank, MLM companies and other money services companies by the local administrations and make joint surveillance committee with CAB and media people. Speakers say Unipay2u one MLM company stop by the Government, but thousand of MLM companies now making fraud to the consumers in many names. Speakers also urge Government to come forwards to strengthening consumer movement through supporting consumer rights organization to organize and educate consumers in Bangladesh. Speakers criticize government duel role for business organizations and consumer rights organizations.

Jesmin sultana Paru speaking

Later a colorful rally was also organized to mark the day and it was started from DC Hill and round the main street of the city and end to the circuit house. Many play card, festoon and banner was shown to demanding different slogans. Acting Divisional Commissioner Mr. Nurul Islam lead the rally and amongst other S M Nazer Hossain, CAB central committee, Zubyer Ahmed, DNCR, Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, CAB CTG, Ajoy Mitra Sanku CAB Chittagong city unit and various government and ngo government organization, CAB members also participate the rally and procession.  

Later drawing competition for disadvantaged children also be organized at YWCA School, Pura Colony, Lalkhan Bazar, Chittagong on 3.00 PM.

Stop Junk Food Campaign was held on the occasion of World Consumer Day 2012

Stop Junk Food Campaign was held on the occasion of World Consumer Day 2012

S M Nazer Hossain, President CAB Chittagong Division conducting
junk food campaign session  

As part of World Consumer Rights Day 2012 celebrations Stop Junk Food campaign and drawing competition was held at YWCA School, Lalkhan Bazar, poda colony, Chittagong on 15^th March many disadvantaged children were take part the campaign and drawing competition. Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection and Consumer Association of Bangladesh(CAB) Chittagong Divisional and City Committee jointly organized the events.

Zubeyer Ahmed, Deputy Secretary Ministry of Commerce and
DNCRP Deputy Director speaking on junk food

CAB Central EC member & President CAB Chittagong S M Nazer Hossain, Deputy Director of Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection Zuber Ahmed, school teacher Sweety Gomes, Nioti Gomes, Rosina Akhter, CAB City leader Jane Alam, MA Monayem Bappi, Salma Akhter Shila, Hamida Khanom Rupa also take part the discussions while CAB CTG Project Organizer Jahurul Islam moderated the campaign discussion session.

Participants &Guest of Junk Food campaign at Chittagong

Speakers urges the participants to stop junk food, adulterate food which is harmful for young generation and make awareness raising to stop junk food marketing. They also demanding control the unethical advertising and marketing of junk food by the multination business groups and their marketing promotion. Speakers demanding serious punishment to business gang who will marketing and promoting adulterate child food, toxic food for children and ensure pure food act ordinance to stop junk & toxic food promotion in Bangladesh.

Disadvantaged children taking part of drawing competition

Later disadvanged children of Lalkhan Bazar poda colony YWCA school student take part the drawing completion and prize are distributed amongst the winners by the guest.   

15 days Campaign on Sexual Harassment Free Educational Institution held at Chakaria

15 days Campaign on Sexual Harassment Free Educational Institution held at Chakaria

Demanding United Effort to Stop Sexual Harassment, VAW & Early Marriage

The indicator of developed nation can be measure to see the status of women’s dignity and enjoying rights. Besides sexual harassment, early marriage and VAW cannot be continue in any developed society and nation. Sexual harassment, eve teasing now become chronic social diseases and some ill motivated youth are engaged to do such types social crime as a fun but sometimes it may reason for unexpected death and stop mobility of a young girls. So there is high need to create a social movement to remove these types of social crimes from society, otherwise women mobility will goes down and which ultimately hamper the national development and prosperity. Without participation of major portion of the country no nation can develop. This is the right time to create social movement to create environment for women participation in development process and right to education for all is one of the key factor to develop our nation. A gang of ill motivated vested groups always try to split out the women folk from development intervention and they created many strategy to stop mobility of women and sexual harassment and eve teasing are use as tools for them. The Government has initiated many initiatives to stop eave teasing, sexual harassment and the offense is included in mobile court at Upazila level. But people have no information to goes to the administration. If anybody can asks support from police and UNO at local level it must be punished. These were stated at the opening session of the 15 days Campaign for Sexual Harassment Free educational institution held at Chakaria Bijoy Mancha on 29 February 2012. ISDE Bangladesh, CSDF Chittagong and Upazila Youth and Student Forum jointly organize a day long caravan rally and procession to mark the demand. 

UNO Chakaria Kh. Zakir Hossain is addressing at inaguration

The day long caravan rally and march procession was inaugurated by Upazila Nirbahi Office(UNO) Chakaria Mr. Kh Zakir Hossain. Mr. Haji Bashirul Alam President Upazila Social Entrepreneur Council was presided over the session while Upazila Vice Chairman S M Jahangir Alam Bulbul, Baraitali UP Chairman ATM Zia Uddin Zia, ISDE Bangladesh Executive Director S M Nazer Hossain, Ex Acting Mayor Chittagong City Corporation Shahidul Alam, Women Activist Umme Kulshum Minu, Social entrepreneurs leaders S M Manjur Hossain Chy also spoken  on the occasion.

Chakaria Upazila Parishad Vice Chairman S M Jahangir Alam Bulbul speaking

Later the caravan rally march passed the main street of the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway and main road of the Chakaria with colorful festoon, banner, cultural team and join solidarity meeting at Shah Umarad High School, Child Modern High School, Parhchanda High School and Baratali High School premises.

As part of 15 days campaign on stop sexual harassment at educational intuitions solidarity gathering, cultural function and guardian meeting was organized ISDE Bangladesh, Upazila Youth and Student Forum and School Management Committee. 

Baraitali UP Chairman ATM Ziauddin Chowdhury Zia addressing

Mr. Saifulddin Khaled President School Management Committee of Shah Umrabad High School was presided over the solidarity meeting at Shah Umrabd High School, amongst others Alhaj Mahmudur Rahman head master, Shahidul Alam Ex Acting Mayor Chittagong City Corporation, 

ISDE-BD ED S M Nazer Hossain adreesing 

Dr. Jamal Uddin was spoken, Mr Abu Musa Chy president Child Modern High School Management Committee presided and Awamee league leader Maksudul Hoque Chuttu, Women activist Umme Kulshum Minu, Haji Bashirul Alam was spoken, Mr Hadron jaladas member Paharchanda High School Management Committee was presided amongst other S M Jahangir Alam Bulbul, Vice Chairman Chakaria Upazila Parishad, 

A view of participants at solidarity gathering

ATM Zia Uddin Chay Chairman Baraitali UP, S M Nazer Hossain, ISDE Bangladesh, Shahidul Alam, Ex Acting mayor Chittagong City Corporation, Social entrepreneur leader haji Bashirul Alam, Haji Abu Taher, S M Manjur Hossain, Dalilur Rahman head master, women activist Umme Kulshum, Shahana Begume, Jannatul Bakeya Rekha also spoken and finally closing session was organized at Baraitli High School with Mr. Professor Jamir Uddin president School Management Committee(SMC) while Khandakhr Jakir Hossain UNO Chakaria, S M Jahangir Alam Bulbul, Vice Chairman Chakaria Upazila Parishad, ATM Zia Uddin Chay Chairman Baraitali UP, S M Nazer Hossain, ISDE Bangladesh, Shahidul Alam, Ex Acting mayor Chittagong City Corporation, Social entrepreneur leader haji Bashirul Alam, Haji Abu Taher, S M Manjur Hossain, Abu Taher head master, women activist Umme Kulshum, Shahana Begume, UP Member Dr Mashuk Ahmed also spoken.

Dated: March 1, 2012                              Reported:      Sk Azad Kamal Tipu

                                                                                Deputy Programme Manager

                                                                                ISDE Bangladesh-Chakaria

Celebrated Climate Justice Day 2011: Demanding Special steps by UN Secretary General to make compensation to ensure Climate Justice and save Coastal people of Chittagong

Demanding Special steps by UN Secretary General to make compensation to ensure Climate Justice and save Coastal people of Chittagong

The principal demand from the peoples of Bangladesh to the international community reduce green house carbon gas by 2050 carbon gas must be reduced 95%. It also demands the losses to recover the rural livelihood from the developed nations and they have to compensate the affected countries. Otherwise affected nations will boycott the products from developed nations. These was stated on Human Chain on Climate Justice after gathering organized by ISDE Bangladesh with the associate of Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods-CSRL on 13^th November 2011 at Chittagong Press Club Premises. ISDE Bangladesh and CSRL member organization initiated the Human Chain to celebrate the Climate Justice Day 2011 demanding Climate Justice were participated by different section of the community. The speaker says developed countries are responsible for climate change and so many people become climate refugees and they should take the responsibilities. In Bangladesh various natural calamities occurred every day due to carbon gas supplies by the developed nations.

The speakers demanding to ensure free movement relocation, rehabilitation and reintegration of climate forced migrants, enacts separate procurement policy for NGOs & green climate fund management, global green house gas emissions must peak no later than 2015, limit global temperature increases no more than 1.5°C of pre-industrial level reduce atmospheric green house gas concentrations to 350 PPM, reduced emissions at least 45% in aggregate against 1990 levels by 2020, global GHG emissions must be reduced byat least 95% below 1990 levels by 2050, contribute public money for Green Climate Fund, international transports including shipping & aviations must provide adaptation costs, no to World Bank in climate finance management.

Apart from this coastal region of Bangladesh is almost one third of the total land. In generally 18 districts belongs to coastal region. 48 Upazila of 15 districts are most vulnerable to climate change. Already some areas are affected by water logging and saline water intrusion. People are suffering from drinking water scarcity and also from fresh water for irrigation. Saline water encroaches by shrimp farmer and the shrimp farming land become out-of-cultivation. Common hazards of these areas are cyclone and heavy storm, flood, tidal surge, heavy rainfall, salinity intrusion, short duration water logging. People demands immediate steps to save coastal people from these types of natural calamities. Salinity is become dangerous effects for the coastal community and besides deforestation, low food production may be increased day by day.

The gathering was leaded by Mr. S M Nazer Hossain Executive Director ISDE Bangladesh, while Majharul Hoque Shah, director Chittagong Chamber, Ajoy Mitra Sanku, PROSHIKA, Sowrab Barua, Sangsaptak, Abu Jaher, ADAB Chittagong Chapter, Rafiqul Islam NGO Forum for DWSS, Advocate Faizur Rahman, Bangladesh Human Rights Commission, Dr Sayed Didarul Monir, Nirmal Foundation, Salah uddin Kabir Suman, Barnaly, Nazrul Islam Manna, PARC, District Social Entrepreneur Council leader Jane Alam, Harun Gafur Bhyan, Consumer Association Chittagong leader Mili Chowdhury, Women Activist Jannatul Ferdous, Rubi Khan, Ratan das, Fishing community federation, NGO activist Shahadot Hoassin, Deluar Hossain, Kaied E Azam, AWAC, hul Muhit Mamata, Hakim Moahhed Ullah, Jatiao Unnayan Sangaram Parishad and meeting was conducted by Jahirul Islam, ISHIKA Foundation.  Amongst others representative from Bangladesh Engineers Institution Chittagong Chapter,  PROSHIKA, BELA, Green Bangladesh, YPSA, District Social Entrepreneur Council, CSDF, Sangsaptak, ADAB Chittagong Chapter, NGO Forum for DWSS, Bangladesh Human Rights Commission, Nirmal Foundation, Barnaly, PARC, District Social Entrepreneur Council, Consumer Association Chittagong Fishing community federation, AWAC, Mamata, Jatiao Unnayan Sangaram Parishad ISHIKA Foundation, Shabujer Chaya, DSK, Divisional Child Rights Forum, Student Facilitaor Group, SUIT, SAMB, SAS Bangladesh,  Alart & Advance.  

Due to Duel Policy of the Government and Donors Peoples are suffer from Price hike and Consumer Rights violations

Speakers says at CAB Chittagong Special General

Due to Duel Policy of the Government and Donors Peoples are suffer from Price hike and Consumer Rights violations

World Bank, IMF and other multinational donors invested money to spread out jut industries in India and at the same time they invested money to quit jute industries in Bangladesh. This is also same in the consumer’s rights situation in Bangladesh, the WB, ADB, IMF and others funded many projects to FBCCI, BGMEA and others trade bodies but they are not interested to invest any amount of money to consumer’s rights organization in Bangladesh. As a result there are big gap between trade bodies and the Consumer Rights Organizations. Now the people are suffers by price hike of essential commodities, adulteration of food and syndication of rice and others commodes for making high profits. The Government mechanism are failure to monitor the business groups and houses. Government blaming Consumers rights organizations are not capable to handle the protection of consumer rights. Government withdrawn subsidy from agriculture, fertilizer, fuel and energy as per direction by the WB, ADB, IMF and others multinational donors. Now the livelihood security of the community people become unwanted. These situations were not expectable by the consumers. These were stated by the speakers at the special General Meeting of Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Chittagong Regional and Metropolitan City was held on last 6th June 2011 at CSDF Auditorium.

CAB Regional Secretary Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery speaking the meeting

The meeting was presided over by the CAB Central Committee member S M Nazer Hossain, while renowned Journalist & President of District Social Entrepreneur Council M Nasirul Hoque was special guest. Amongst others Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, Secretary General of CAB Regional Committee, Ajoy Mitra Sanku, CAB City, CAB Leader Haji Abu Taher, Saleh Ahmed, Jahirul Islam, Sowrab Barua, Nurul Absar, Shahen Akhter Beauty, Abu Younus, Jane Alam, Syama Hoque, Shanaj Parven Luna, jannatul fedous, Deular Hossain, Kazi Yousuf Chowdhury, Principal Monsur Habib, Bibuti Bushan Barua, Poulak Chanda, Nazrl Ismam Manna, Ruhul Muhit Chy, Mohammed Hasan, Abul Kashem, Mahinur Sultana singdha, Mezmah Uddin Liton was spoke on the occasion.


Journalist M nasirul Hoque is speaking the meeting

Speakers criticized the government’s role to ensure the rights of basic food and cloths which was main agenda of the election manifesto but now they are busy to protect to save a few businessmen. As a results CAB and others have to fights in street to save the nation from price hiker of essential commodities, syndicates business gang, adulterate of food, bakery, fruits & vegetable items by chemical, stop junk food to school students, regular supply of electricity, gas water supply in the time of holly Ramadan and others festival. The meeting forms a subject committee to constitute new committee for CAB Chittagong Regional and Metropolitan city. It also decided to start campaign for new members under CAB different units. It also welcome consumers to get membership with CAB and please contact for more information to Mr. Kamal Uddin, CAB Chittagong 01819032351, 031-2573035 or House # C-5 Road # 03 Block-A Chandgaon R/A, Chittagong for membership or any rights violation matters.

Resist Amini-led alliance: Big Gathering held to Implement National Women dev. Policy’11;Urge speakers

Resist Amini-led alliance: Big Gathering held to Implement National Women dev. Policy’11;Urge speakers

Speakers at a big gathering & rally Sunday 8 May urged all conscious people to resist Islami Ain Bastabayan Committee Chief Fazlul Huq Amini -led alliance and come forward to implement Women Development Policy 2011. The rally was organised by National Women Development Policy 2011 Implementation Committee at Laldighi Maidan in Chittagong, presided over by women leader Jesmine Sultana Paru.


Law maker Nurl Islam Bsc MP addreessing

Awami League lawmaker Nurul Islam BSc; Chittagong University Prof Gazi Sallauddin; Chittagong City Corporation Councillors Rehana Begum Ranu and Rekha Alam Chowdhury; Chittagong District Public Prosecutor Advocate Abul Hashem; Worker Party central leader Haji Bashirul Alam, Gono Forum central leader Advocate Jane Alam, City Editor Daily Suprobhat Bangladesh M Nasirul Hoque, Chittagong North Mohila Awamee leagu leader Sabiha Musa, Mohila Parishad Central leader Nurhjahan Khan, Chittagong Development Autority Member Mofizur Rahamn, Rawzan Upazila Vice Chairman Fawzia Khanom, Rangunia Upazila Vice Chairman Rehena Begume, Anowara Upazila Vice Chairman Rehena Begume Chowdhury, Chittgaong Awamee Ainjibi leaders Advocate Kamrun Nahar Begum, Advocate Kamrunnahar Showkot, Bangladesh Teachers Association leaders Sunil Chakrabatry, Bichitra Chowdhury; journalist M Nasirul Haque; Bangladesh Medical Association Vice President Dr Nurul Islam, Jaitio Samaj Kallyan Parishd member Advocate Bashanti Proba Palit, Abida Azad, ADAB Chittgaong Vice Chairperson Rezia Begume, Women leaders Sapna Talukder, Kahiarunnhar, Advocate Kallyani Dev Chwdhury, Jannatul Ferdus, Dipika Barua, CAB leader Haji Iqbal ali Akbaor, District GCA leader Abdul Wahab Chowdhury, Umme Kulshum Minu, Ajoy Mitra Snaku, Umme Kulsmu Arzu, Advocate Kamela Khanom, Nasreen Akhter and Chittagong Ladis Club President Jinath Azam; spoke at the meeting. The meeting was conducted by Kazi Iqbal Bahar sabery member Sectreary of National Women Development Policy 2011 Implementation Committee.


A view of the participants

Nurul Islam MP said Amini is a Wahabi (a branch of Sunni Islam) and Amini-led Wahabis do not believe in the constitution of Bangladesh but want a revolution to establish a medieval-aged government in the name of Islam. He urged the government to arrest Amini on charge of sedition and called on all Sunnis to come forward to resist Amini-led Wahabis.


Guests are sitting at the Rally and Big gathering

The speakers said the policy contains nothing contradictory to the Quran. The day being Mother's Day, she urged Amini-led alliance to support the policy if they respected their mothers. The speakers said National Women Development Policy is not law, it is guiding doccument to Government departments. But the fundamentalist groups are traying to misinterpretaion to the community people and trying to get political advantages. The Policy will not enforce only to Muslim women, it will also enforce to all women. Speakers urge the Islamic leaders not to create hassale Islam any contradictory articales in the policy.


Journalist M Nasirul Hoque is addressing the conference

Speakers criticized the progressive forces, the fundamentalist groups try to get political adavtages, but the progressive forces are keep silients and not to come forward to support raise voice to implement NWDP as are as possible. They also said the progressive forces remain keep silents, government will compromise with fundamenatlist groups. Speakers urge the peoples to comeforaward to resist Amini and other allies who stand againgst women’s political empwoerment.


Advocate Kamrunnahar Begume is addressing

They also said, a fundamentalist groups are trying to stop mobility of women folk from very begaining, they are trying to barricade to women to stop the access in busiines, education and employment generation. Now they are trying to stop women in poltical process. Begume Rokeya, Sufia kamal broken the traditional norms and culture and assist women to mobility and movement.



Wmen leader Umme Kulshu Minu is addressing

The gathering was announce a number of progremme to forces Government to immediate implementation of NWDP ’11 and allocate money for it. These are formation NWDP implementation Committee at throught out country, organize local level gathering, meeting, discussion of NWDP’11, cultural events, discussion with religious leaders etc.


Bangladesh Teachers Association Chitgaong Regional Branch join the gathering with procession

The gathering was participate from different political parties, civil society organiztions, development and human rights organizatios, cultural organization, jounrlaits, teachers, professional organizations with their banner, fastoon etc. Chittagong Social Development Forum(CSDF) act as Secretarait for National Women Development Policy 2011 Implementation Committee.

S M Nazer Hossain Re-elected Central EC Member of ADAB

S M Nazer Hossain

Re-elected Central EC Member of ADAB

Renowned social worker and human rights activist, Chairperson Chittagong Social Development Forum (CSDF) & Executive Director ISDE Bangladesh has re-elected Central Executive Committee Member of principal apex body of NGOs in Bangladesh Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB). Last 16th April ADAB 33rd Annual General Meeting and Election was held at IDB Babhan Dhaka while ADAB Chairperson Abdul Matin was presided over the meeting and election was conducted by Sr. advocate of Bangladesh Supreme Court Advocate Subrta Chowdhury and Professor Shamoly Nasreen Chowdhury. The new office bearers of the ADAB are Chairperson, Rokeya Kabir, BNPS, Vice Chair, Rafiqul Alam, Dip Unnyan Sangstha, Treasurer, Mazeda Showkaot Ali, Naria Unnayn Samity and Executive Board members are, Sk. Abdul Halim, VERC, Joyanta Adhikary, CCDB, Professor Lokman Hakim, Page Development center, S M Nazer Hossain, ISDE Bangladesh, K M AK Azad, AWARD, Kazi Wahiduzzaman, Nabalok Parishad, Safina Lohani, Sirajgong Uttaran Maohila Sangstha, Kazi Beby, PADAP, Md Rafiqul Islam, Probati Palli Unnyan & Seba Sangstha, Manik Chowdhury, ZIBIKA and Rafiqul Islam Moallah Social Upliftment Society.



Newsly elected office bearers of ADAB along with S M Nazer Hossain middle

Besides S M Nazer Hossain was born in Chakaria under Cox’s Bazar district and he is associated with ADAB from last 1992. He is founder of ISDE Bangladesh and very much actively involved to established some other human rights and development organizations in Bangladesh.



S M Nazer Hossain involved and playing key role in national and regional networks and others human rights organizations. He is Central Executive Committee member & Chittagong Regional President of Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB), Immediate Past President of Association of Development agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB) Chittagong Chapter, Ex- Vice Chair of Coordinating Council for Human Rights in Bangladesh(CCHRB), Executive Board member of Gender and Development Alliance, Trustee of Bangladesh Coastal NGO Network for Radio and Communication(BCNNRC), EC member of Forum for Regenerative Agriculture Movement (FORAM), National Network on Improve Stove in Bangladesh, Fresh Water Action Network, South Asia- Bangladesh(FANSA-BD), NGO Alliance Chittagong(NAC), Chittagong Regional Social Development Network(CRSDN), CARD Regional Network, CTG.



Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, Vice Chair, Jesmin Sultana Paru Secretary General, Rezia Begume Treasurer, Advocate Bashanti Prova Palit & Nurul Hoque Executive Member of Chittagong Social Development Forum(CSDF), Journalist M Nasirul Hoque, President, Women Activist Nujahan Khan, Ajoy Mitra Sanku Member Secretary of Jela Samajik Uddokta Parishad, Chittagong, Journalist Fazlul Kader Chowdhury President and Shamim Akahter Member Secretary, Jela Samajik Uddokta Parishad, Cox’s Bazar, Abdul Wahab Chowdhury, Haji Iqbal Ali Akbar, Haji Abu Taher, Vice Principal Kutub Uddin, Lakiot Ullah, Anchaol Chowdhury, Freedom Fighter Saleh Ahmed, Rashed Khan Menon, Umme Kulshum Arzu, Shahadot Hossain, Haron Gafur Bhuyan of Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Chittagong Regional and City unit, Kazi Yousuf Chowdhury and haron Chowdhury of District Marraige Register Association, Advocate Kallayni dev Chwodhury, Shahnaj Parveen Luna, Dipika Barua, Sayma Hoque of Sufia Kamal felow, Jahirul Islam, Monayem Bappi of Local trainers groups warmly congratulates S M Nazer Hossain to re-elected as Central Executive Committee member of ADAB. They express under the new leadership ADAB would be able to re-instead the NGOs image and act as principal coordinating body for NGOs in Bangladesh for establishing understanding with NGO-GO, NGO–donors and NGO- civil society.

Demanding Immediate Implementation of National Women Development Policy 2011

Demanding Immediate Implementation of National Women Development Policy 2011

Grassroots Level Women Gathering & Sports Competition held at Chakaria demanding immediate implementation of NWDP 2011


A views of the guest and other of the event

Exceptional grassroots level women gathering and sports competition was held to demanding immediate implementation of National Women Development Policy 2011, specify the role & responsibilities of women elected in local Government and equal participation of women in political process. These was arranged by the Upazila Administration in association with ISDE Bangladesh, Chittagong Social Development Forum (CSDF), Karma Need, Chakaria Nari Unnayn Committee to mark the independent day on last 26 March 2011 at Chakaria Korak Biddapit playground Chakaria under Cox’s Bazar district. 



Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Chakaria Md. Zakir Hossain Addressing the Trinamul Nari Shamabesh was held 26 March 2011 at Chakaria Korak Biddapit Auditorium, Upazila Administration, ISDE Bangladesh, CSDF, Karmaneed, Upazila Nari Unnyan Committee jointly organized the Grassroots Women Gathering and Sports Programme for Grassroots Women. This is the first time in Cox’s Bazar region.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Chakaria Md. Zakir Hossain inaugurated the events Grassroots Women Gathering and Sports competition. Upazila Women Vice Chairman Jahanara Parveen was presided over the gathering and prize distribution ceromony, while Upazila Vice Chairman Jahangir Alam Bulbul, renown politician and freedom fighter Haji Bashirul Alam, ISDE Bangladesh Executive Director S M Nazer Hossain, Officer in Charge Chakaria Police Station Shahadot Hossain, CSDF Vice Chairperson Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, President Upazila Women Entrepreneur council Umme Kulshum Minu, Convener Municipality Awamee Women league Firoja Amjad, Executive Director Karma Need Shahana Begume, President Upazila Women Development Committee Shahana Begume, Secretary Upazila Women Awamee league Hasina Begume, Women leaders Fatema Begume, Jannatul Bakeya Reka, Murshida Zannath among others spoken the discussion.     


S M Nazer Hossain Executive Director ISDE Bangladesh, Freedom fighter Haji Bashirul Alam, Kazi Iqbal Bar Sabery, Women Activist Umme Kulshum Minu, Firoja Amjad, Shahana Begume, Upzaila Women Vice Chairman Zahanara Parveen also seen the picture

The speakers congratulates the Government to develop national women development policy 2011 which was also noted in the election manifesto of current Awamee League. They also urge the government to specify the role and empower the elected women representatives at the local government and ensure equal participation of the women representatives at the different social committees and political process in the country. They also demanding stop the false impressions and propaganda against the NWDP 2011 by the some religious vested interested groups and political forces and demanding create mass awareness and protests against the political stand towards the NWDP 2011 at local level. The speakers urge the women folks to boycott these political forces in the upcoming national and local election who stand against women rights and empowerment.

A view of sports competition of grassroots women

Speakers also said women participation not ensured due to lack of national policy for women for last 10 years. As a result many elected women representative in the local government have to fights to establish their rights at the streets. Peoples elected representatives are not able to perform their duties properly and human rights violation exists at local level. Besides a vested religious group trying to claim the issues NWDP is anti-Islamic and try to raise boiled the political field uses to religious sentiment, which is not fair. Speakers urge the people raise voices and social protest to this. They also said the religious fundamental groups exploited the young people and forces them to join JMB and Hijbuthtahrir and trying to fundamentalist country.

a views of the sports competition

Speakers urges to develop positive attitudes towards women empowerment in the Government administration otherwise the NWDP will not be properly implemented. They also demanding designated rules and responsibilities of the women elected in the local government to perform their duties properly. Speakers also demands women friendly society, working places and also political field, then women rights will be ensured. This is first time sports competition for the grassroots women at Cox’s Bazar areas and many women participated in the sports in the competition.

4 days Training Workshop on Environmental Awareness & development held at Chittagong

4 days Training Workshop on Environmental Awareness & development held at Chittagong

Demanding Right Participation of NGO representative at the Climate Change Fund and local initiatives for Environment protection



Participants and gust of training workshop

Due to lack of right participation of real NGO representative in the Government initiated Climate Change trust fund management many irregularities held to select NGOs, many business organizations, research firms, individual persons were selected as NGO to implementing the Climate change trust funded project, which is weigh down the aims of the trust fund and it will also hamper the image of the Government initiatives in the climate change issues. Speakers demand to develop separate procurement policy for NGOs and social sector. These were stated by the speakers of the training session on Environmental Awareness and Development organized by ISDE Bangladesh and CAMPE held on 27-30 march at CSDF auditorium, Chittagong.

Kazi Iqbal bahar Sabery, Executive Director CRCD
is addressing at the inagural session

S M Nazer Hossain, Central EC Member, ADAB & Executive Director of ISDE Bangladesh was presided over the inaugural session while Executive Director, CRCD Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, Mahfuzul Hoque Chowdhury, Green Bangladesh, Shakiba Khatun, CAMPE, Shamima Ara Koli, CAMPE was special guest.



Alhaj Raifiq Ahmed Ex Lion Governor & CEO MAMATA is addressing at the closing session

losing session was held at 30th march while ex lion Governor & CEO MAMATA Alhaj Rafique Ahmed was chief guest, Md Abu Jaher, CC ADAB Chittagong, Shakiba Khatun, CAMPE, Shamima Ara Koli, CAMPE was special guest, Abul Kalam Azad, BARANI, Jahurul Isma Ishika Foundation and women leaders Sayma Hoque & Dipika Barua was also take part the discussion.



S M Nazer Hossain, Executive Director ISDE Bangaldesh is
addressing at the closing session

 Local and international huge fund was spent to environment development and climate change issues which were uses to experimental basis to conduct study by the consultant groups, business firms and international experts ultimate users community people have no result from it. Finally NGOs become blame and liable to the nation. Speakers demanding making linkages to research and implementation at the field level, otherwise research paper will block at the laboratory test. It also demands to involve the local NGO, CBO, voluntary initiatives and other pressure groups who acting to protect natural environment development at locality. They also anxiously said due at lack of separate procurement policy for NGO and social sector, NGOs treated as contractor or business firms under bidding procedure. Finally NGOs, business firm, individual comes from Khulna-Barishal to Chittagong to implement projects and end the projects there is no impacts from the projects. Peoples accused the NGOs, not the process which is not correct.


Mahfujul Hoque Chowdhury, Chairman Green Bangladesh
is addressing at the ingural session

Speakers demands to develop separate procurement policy for NGO and social sector. Speakers also ask the civil society to raise voice to demanding climate justice, demands the losses to recover the rural livelihood from the developed nations and they have to compensate the affected countries. Otherwise affected nations will boycott the products from developed nations. They also urge the community people to behave environment friendly to the nature and responsive the nature. It also demands create mass awareness on climate change and environmental issues.


Sakiba Khatun Deputy Programme Manager CAMPE addressing at closing session

 The 4 days training contends was basic ideas on environment, air and sound pollution, contaminated water, soil erosion regenerative agriculture, climate change and natural disaster, health and environment, gender and environment, waste management, local culture and practice, environmental laws and identifies the problems on climate change and environment at greater Chittagong. Resources person was Prof. Abdul Hoque, Ex-chairman of Geography department of Chittagong University, Dr. Khaled Misbahuzzaman, Institute of Environmental science and forestry, University of Chittagong, M Nasirul Hoque, City Editor Daily Suprobhat Bangladesh, Adavoacte Akhater Kabir Chowdhury, Convener TIB-Citizen Right Committee Chittagong, Sakiba Khatun, Deputy Progarmme Manager, CAME.
 

Shamim Ara Koli, Proagremme Officer, CAMPE is addressing the closing session

Amongst others 30 participants from NGO workers, teachers, women leaders, representative from fishing community, student leaders were participated the training workshop.



Demanding Immediate Implementation of National Women Development Policy 2011

Demanding Immediate Implementation of National Women Development Policy 2011

Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Chakaria Md. Zakir Hossain Addressing the Trinamul Nari Shamabesh was held 26 March 2011 at Chakaria Korak Biddapit Auditorium, Upazila Administration, ISDE Bangladesh, CSDF, Karmaneed, Upazila Nari Unnyan Committee jointly organized the Grassroots Women Gathering and Sports Programme for Grassroots Women. This is the first time in Cox’s Bazar region.

S M Nazer Hossain Executive Director ISDE Bangladesh, Freedom fighter Haji Bashirul Alam, Kazi Iqbal Bar Sabery, Women Activist Umme Kulshum Minu, Firoja Amjad, Shahana Begume, Upzaila Women Vice Chairman Zahanara Parveen also seen the picture

Upholding Dalit Human Rights through inclusion in the Census- 2011

Upholding Dalit Human Rights through Inclusion in the Population Census- 2011

Population Census is a very important document for policy formulaiton, undertaking development programme and long term planning of the country. Bangladesh Government is going to conduct it's 5th Population Census on 15-19 March 2011. There is a trend in Bangladesh to show the population less than the authentic figure, to exclude minority, Dalit and Indigenous communities and not to recognize the traditional livelihood groups like Forest Peoples.

Planning meeting NGO, CSO, human rights activitists, politiacian



City Editor Daily Suprobhat Bangladesh M Nasirul Hoque is addressing the
media advocacy meeting was held at Chittagong Press Club

In the last population census in 2001, a large number of minorities from Hindu and Christian were excluded from counting. In an Upazila, Mohammadpur of Magura the 2001 census shown that the Hindu Population was 21,808 where the number of Hindu voter was 35,503 in Voter List of 2008. In Mongla, an Upazila of Bagerhat District the census shown the number of Chrisitan population was only 11 within 3 families. But there are more than 1,500 Christians in Mongla under 23 Churches.

The Dalit population of Bangladesh is not less than 5 million but they have no recognition in the state. The indigenous communities are also neglected in the population census.


To raise the voice of indigenous, Dalit and religious minority groups, please join with the group and add your vocal to include all socio-economic, political, religious and ethnic groups in the population census with equal treatment.

Law maker Abu Kashem Master, Chairman standing commiittee of Comerce Ministry
addressing the Divisional Consulttaion worksho

changed the group description to "Population Census is a very important document for policy formulaiton, undertaking development programme and long term planning of the country. Bangladesh Government is going to conduct it's 5th Population Census on 15-19 March 2011. There is a trend in Bangladesh to show the population less than the authentic figure, to exclude minority, Dalit and Indigenous communities and not to recognize the traditional livelihood groups like Forest Peoples. In the last population census in 2001, a large number of minorities from Hindu and Christian were excluded from counting. In an Upazila, Mohammadpur of Magura the 2001 census shown that the Hindu Population was 21,808 where the number of Hindu voter was 35,503 in Voter List of 2008. In Mongla, an Upazila of Bagerhat District the census shown the number of Chrisitan population was only 11 within 3 families. But there are more than 1,500 Christians in Mongla under 23 Churches. The Dalit population of Bangladesh is not less than 5 million but they have no recognition in the state. The indigenous communities are also neglected in the population census. To raise the voice of indigenous, Dalit and religious minority groups, please join with the group and add your vocal to include all socio-economic, political, religious and ethnic groups in the population census with equal treatment."

ISDE Bangladesh has initiated camapign to inclusion of Dalits in the population census with the joint collaboration with SHAREE and Admashumary Parjabekkan Uddog. The activities are press conference, discussion meeting, citizen dialouge and rally, publicity and raise voices of the community.

Advocate Rana Das Gupta is addressing the divissional dialouge

Advocate Rana Das Gupta, Central Secretary General Bangladesh Hindu Budda, Christian Oikkaya Parishad and renowned human rights activist is addressing the participants in the Divisional Dialogue on Inclusive Population Census organized by Adam Shumary Parjabekkahn Uddog, ISDE Bangladesh and SHAREE. While Lawmaker & Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce Ministry, the People Republic of Bangladesh Alhaj ABM Abul Kashem MP, City Editor dialy Suprobhat Bangaldesh M Nasirul Hoque, SHAREE Executive Director Prio Bala Bisawas, ISDE Bangladesh Executive Director S M Nazer Hossain, Distrct PP Advoacte Abul Hashem, CTG City Corporation Councilor Jahur Lala Hajari, CRCD Executive Director Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, Government, Journalists, NGO Workers, Hindu-Christian-Dalit leaders and civil society representatives attended the Divisional Consultation Dialogue was held at 5^th March 2011 at Hotel Tower Inn International Conference hall.


Human chain was organized to demanding the rights at infront of Chittagong Press club

These are they, who are treated as the 'Missing People'. They are in the country but not in the records. It is that, which can be called a serious violation of Universal Human Rights!



Rall and Shoba jatra was march passed & procession at the main street of
Chittagong City Corporation areas with the particiaption of different section of people

Our Demands;
To ensure an inclusive of Daltis in Population Census 2011 with active involvement of all socioeconomic, religious and anthropological groups towards pluralist society with equity, we demand:

1. Selection of Animators (data collectors) from community level, from each of the religious, livelihood based and ethnic communities with equity and justice;
2. Formation of Civil Society Observation Team to monitor population census process with power to suggest the local offices of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS);
3. In column number 11.a of the questionnaire there is an option of including `Ethnic Minority Groups'. Some simple words like 'or Backward group' or 'Dalit group' can be add here. In the column number 11.b the authority can include some codes for Indigenous Munda, and Dalits with other codes;
4. In column number 25 of the questionnaire there are three sub-columns (agriculture, industry and service) under 'Occupation' column. A sub-column 'Specific Occupation' can be added under this column with codes for Cleaner, Pig Rearer, Sweeper, Cobbler, Hair Cutter, Bawali, Moual, Jele etc. along with other mainstream occupations.
5. The religious identities of the citizens are defined in column number 18. There are 5 sub-columns (Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist and Others) under this column without any code for Jain, Shikh, Bahai, nature worshipers or the secular/atheists. So, none can know the actual number of these small religious groups and the atheists and debates over the table would be continued. Some codes should be added under 'Others' to include all of the religious groups in the census.
6. Finally, the civil society groups, journalists, donor agencies and UN Agencies may raise their voice for an inclusive Population Census in Bangladesh. On the other hand, the government may take necessary actions to make the census effective, inclusive and transparent because only one change can change the situation: the mindset!