Open budget session at B M Char Union Parishad demanding more allocation for safe drinking water and sanitation progarmme!

Open budget session at B M Char Union Parishad demanding more allocation for safe drinking water and sanitation progarmme

Infrastructural development, improve local law enforcing situation, education, agricultural productions, it is also demanding to increase more budgetary allocation for total sanitation coverage of the union. Besides ensure quality education, women and child development, regular sharing with the community people of the planning and budgeting of the union parishad, increase more activities on education, sports, cultural and demanding to expand the social safety net and cover more peoples. These recommendation were stated at the open budget session of the B M Char Union Parishad of Chakria Upazila under Cox’s Bazar districts on last 20 June 2013. B M Char Union Parishad organized Open Budget session for the fiscal year 2013-2014 with the emphasis to allocation for Water and Sanitation Programme of the Union Parishad budget with the help of ISDE Bangladesh and Freshwater Action Network-South Asia Bangladesh Chapter (FANSA-BD) at Union Parishad auditorium.

 

Chakaria Upazila Parishad Chairman Rezaul Karim is addressing 

B M Char UP Chairman Alhaj Badiul Alam was presided over the meeting while Chakaria Upazila Parishad Chairman Rezaul Karim was chief guest, Upazila Vice Chairman S M Jahangir Alam Bulbul, EX Upazila Chairman of Kaptai Prof Shahabuddin Mahmud, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Mohammed Al Amin was special guest, National Steering Committee Member of FANSA-BD and Executive Director of ISDE Bangladesh S M Nazer Hossain, Coordinator of FANSA-BD Sayada Rezina Akhter, UP Member Md Alamgir, teachers representative Master Sarwar Alam,  Ex UP Member Nurul Abasr, Master Abdus Sobhan, Nurul Islam Sowadagor, Dr. Nor Mohammed, Sr. Programme Manager ISDE Bangladesh Md Gias Uddin, Sk Azad Kamal Tiou also take part the discussion. UP secretary Md Saiful Islam presented the budget for the fiscal year 2013-2014.

 

Sayada Rezina Akhter Programme Officer FANSA-BD is addressing

A total of Tk. 26,94,368.00 was announce budget for the fiscal year 2013-2014, where Tk.170,000.00 was allocated for water and sanitation.

Chakaria Upazila parishad Chairman Rezaul Karim thanks to the Union Parishad authority to announce their budget with open dialogue to the voters and which is the good example of the Union Parishad to promote transparency and accountability to the community. He hopes other local government will also follow the systems to involve the local community to prepare the budgeting and planning of Union parishad. He also emphasis to ensure participation of the local community in planning and implementation of the local government council.

 

S M Nazer Hossain ED ISDE Bangladesh is addressing

The speakers says there is no alternatives to holds regular consultations between the community and the local government and elected representatives. They also said without participation of the local community no development activities will sustain. They also demanding to increase budgetary allocation in women and child development, social safety net and undertake awareness raising activities on various social issues including health and hygiene practices, VAW and education etc. They also recommended to allocate amount for various standing committee to activate the various UP Standing committee to become more functioning and ensure participation of the local communities in UP activities.

 

a portion of participants

This is first time open budgeting session for B M Char Union parishad and it create interesting to the audience and participants of the open budget session. Representative from all section of the community were take part the open budget session and they are also take part the question answer session also.

3 days Rural Livelihood Fair and farmers reception was held at Chakaria!

Demanding enhancing capacity and skill of rural communities to adopt climate change related risk and hazards

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Women are main victim for Climate Change issues, demanding to develop women skill to adopt climate change!

Women Gathering at Chakaria Rural Livelihood Fair-1420

Women are main victim for Climate Change issues, demanding to develop women skill to adopt climate change!

Women folks are main victim for climate change issues, but most of the rural women have no ideas about the reason and adaptation skill to cope with climate change related issues. Besides women folks are also main actors who contribute a lots to ensure food security in our country. 

sports competiotion

Due to lack of knowledge, information and skill to adopt with climate change issues they are become most vulnerable position and the coastal women also are in most vulnerable position. So now there is high need to enhance the capacity, skill, leadership and knowledge of rural women on climate change adaptation issues. 

a sports competition

These were stayed at the 2^nd day session of the 3 days Rural Livelihood Fair at Chakaria Bijoy Mancha on last 26 April 2013. The theme of the fair is; Prepared now for climate change adaptation! Comprehensive agrarian reform for food security, employment generation and economic growth! ISDE Bangladesh with Chakaria Upazila Administration, Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihood (CSRL) is jointly organized the 3 days Rural Livelihood Fair 1420.

Chairperson of District Jatio Mohia Sangstha Kaniz Fatema Mustaq is visting stalls

Anar Koli jaladas chairperson district fishing community federation addrressing

Upazila Women Entrepreneur Council President Umme Kulsum Minu was presided over the women gathering while Chairperson of District Jatio Mohila Sangstha Kaniz Fatema Mustak was chief guest, amongst others S M Nazer Hossain, Executive Director, ISDE Bangladesh, renown political activist and Commander of Chakaria Upazila Freedom Fighter Council Haji Bashirul Alam, 

President district fishing community federation Anar koli Jaladas, Chakria Union Parishad Female Member Association president Rokeya Begume Baby, women activist Hasina Begume, Rezut ara, Zannatul Bakeya Rekha, shahana begume was took part the discussion.

 

Staff visit by guests

The gathering also include sports competition for women folk at the areas, a large number women were took part the competition. 

Promote rural traditional practice and culture to climate Change Risk and Hazardous!

3 days Rural Livelihood Fair opens at Chakaria Bijoy Mancha 

Promote rural traditional practice and culture to climate Change Risk and Hazardous

Colorful rally at opening session

a few of fair stage

A portion of the community destroy the traditional best practice, culture and tradition in the name of modernization and urbanization as result agricultural production, fisheries, livestock and food securities situation going to vulnerable condition.  Peoples losing their own culture and tradition and which are their own pride and originality.  Natural resource and practice is going to destroy due to climate change in the developed countries including developing and least developing countries. People migrated to city in the name of modernization and become more dependence to the machinery. Modern equipment destroyed the traditional norms, practices and culture. Due to urbanization peoples leave methane gas which is serious harmful for human health and environment living condition going more vulnerable for human being to live. Finally it destroy the natural resources, fish, agriculture production, nature works abnormally if the rain start, there is no breaks and raining happen in non season, temperature is going higher, sea levels raising higher day by day. If we promote the traditional good practices nature must be supportive to human being. 


These were stayed at the open session of the 3 days Rural Livelihood Fair at Chakaria Bijoy Mancha on last 26 April 2013. The theme of the fair is; Prepared now for climate change adaptation! Comprehensive agrarian reform for food security, employment generation and economic growth! ISDE Bangladesh with Chakaria Upazila Administration, Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihood (CSRL) is jointly organized the 3 days Rural Livelihood Fair 1420.

Ex Municipality Mayor Zafar Alam addressing at opening session 

A colorful rally was organized and march passed to the main street at the Chakaria and the fair is inaugurated by the ex Mayor of Chakaria Municipality M Zaafr Alam. Chakaria Upazila Parishad Chairman Rezaul Karim was chief guest at the inauguration session. Acting Upazila Nirbahi officer Md Al Amin was presided over the function. Mr. Khaled Mizbahuzzaman Professor and ex Director of Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Chittagong was key note speaker amongst others S M Nazer Hossain, Executive Director, 

ISDE Bangladesh, renown political activist and Commander of Chakaria Upazila Freedom Fighter Council Haji Bashirul Alam, Councilor Chakaria Municipality Sayed Alam, Women activist Umme Kuslum Minu, Shahana Begume, Rokeya Begume Beby, Soil scientist of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute M Jahirul Islam, NGO activist Mohammed Noman, TIB representative Mohammed Jashim was took part the discussion.

Dr Khaled Mizbahuzzaman University of Chittagong presenting key note

Chakaria Upazila Parishad Chairman Rezaul Karim addressing at opening session

The activist of the 3 days Rural Livelihood Fair are included documentary film show on climate change, sports competition for rural women and farmers, exhibition of agricultural technology and agriculture, cultural presentation of traditional folk and songs, educational institution based cultural function, 









stall presentation bamboo and cake works, handmade sweets and others traditional items 

3 days Rural Livelihood Fair and farmers reception was held at Chakaria, Demanding enhancing capacity and skill of rural communities to adopt climate change related risk and hazards!

3 days Rural Livelihood Fair and farmers reception was held at Chakaria

Demanding enhancing capacity and skill of rural communities to adopt climate change related risk and hazards!

Coastal community peoples and agriculture production are the main victims for climate change related risks and hazards target. But there is no space for coastal community peoples in Government and non Government plans and programme to reduce their sufferings. Coastal people are deprived by any development plan. As a results many indigenous communities going to missing from our society. Specially the fishing communities are most vulnerable to survive and now they are losing their occupation and livelihood. It also proved that if the community people’s capacity and skilled to response any disaster they must be are contribute a lots which was proved in Rana plaza tragedy at Savar. Local volunteers perform excellent job to rescue and operation then law enforcing agencies. So if the local community peoples capacity and skill are enhanced on climate change issues they must be played a vital role in climate change adaptation issues at coastal areas of Bangladesh. These were stayed at the closing session and farmers reception ceromony of the 3 days Rural Livelihood Fair at Chakaria Bijoy Mancha on last 28 April 2013. The theme of the fair is; Prepared now for climate change adaptation! Comprehensive agrarian reform for food security, employment generation and economic growth! ISDE Bangladesh with Chakaria Upazila Administration, Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihood (CSRL) is jointly organized the 3 days Rural Livelihood Fair 1420.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer Chakaria Joynal Abdin is addressing at closing session

 

Crest & certificate distribution to the best stalls

Convener of the fair management committee and Assistant Commissioner land Md Al-Amin was presided over the closing session while Upazila Nirbahi Officer Joynal Abdin was chief guest. Amongst other Principal Chakaria University Collage Prof AKM Giash Uddin, presidium member of Bangladesh workers part Haji Bashirul Alam, President Chakaria Business Association Alhaj Monjur Hossain Chy, Chairperson Upazila Women Enterpreouner Council Umme Kuslhum minu, and Executive Director ISDE Bangladesh S M Nazer Hossain also take part the discussion.  

  

a women competing at sports events

Speakers urges the organizers to spread out the fair to the more remote areas of the country and raise voices to make social and political movement to stand against culprits who destroy the nature and create hazards. Speakers also said Matamuhuri river is opportunity for Chakaria now it become problem due to river is occupied by some land grafters. Besides tobacco cultivation, hill cutting, destroy forest resources are causes for environmental critical condition in Chakaria. So there is need for social movement by the local community to protect nature and environment and safe our nation.       

Assistant Commissioner land Md Al Amin is addressing 

Later farmers reception and award distributed to the 5 categories. These are Haji Mojaher Ahmed successful dairy and poultry farmer, Nor Mohammed Fisheries, Rezaul Karim strawberry, Mohammed Haroon Dairy and rose garden, Dr. Anowerul Hoque mixed fruits gardener and dairy farmer.

Haji Bashirul Alam freedom fighter is addressing

    

best farmer receiving crest from UNO Chakaria

Prof AKM Giash Uddin Principal Chakaria University College is addressing

Rural livelihood fair-1420 was included sports competition for rural women and lots of women including housewife, working women, farmers take part the different events of the competition and some of them come from different parts of the Upazila.  










Besides traditional folk song, puthi pat, local song, kabi gan also perform by the local performers. Rural livelihood fair-1420 make an warm up the local traditional culture, norms and practices in Chakaria and peoples from all ages shown interest to see the performance and various stalls for agricultural technologies and productions which is 1^st time in Chakaria. 

Human Chan Demanding to Stop Land grafting at CHT areas of Bangladesh under ADB Supported projects!

Human Chan Demanding to Stop Land grafting at CHT areas of Bangladesh under ADB Supported projects

In the name of development projects and infrastructure and rural development under the ADB funded projects in Chittagong Hill Tracts areas speakers demanding to stop land grafting of indigenous peoples. Last 13 April 2013 these were stayed at mass gathering and human chain was organized by ISDE Bangladesh and NGO Forum on ADB at Chittagong Press Club Premises.

 

a view of human chain at Chittagong

Mr. S M Nazer Hossain Executive Director of ISDE Bangladesh was presided over the meeting while solidarity was express by renown journalist and President Chittagong Social Entrepreneur Council M Nasirul Hoque, District Public Prosecutor Advocate Abul Hashem, Councilor Chittagong City Corportaion Anzuman Ara Begume, Central Vice President of Bangladesh Teacher Association Abdul Wahab Chowdury, CRCD Executive Director Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, Secretary Chittagong Social Entrepreneur Council Ajoy Mitra Sanku, Women activist Advocate Kallyani Dev Chowdhury, Dipika Barua, Abida Azad, Rukasana Akhtarunnabi, Sharif Chowhan, BNPS, Dr. Sayed Didarul Monir Rubel, Nirmol Foundation, Khairuunahr BITA, Nasreen Sultana, BBF, Imam Hossain Chowdhury, NOWZOAN, Sowrab Barua, Sangsptak, Alhaj Abdul Manann, CAB Boalkhali,   Haji Iqbal Ali Akbar, CAB Bandar, Haroon Gafur Bhuyan, Trinamul Federation, Fazlul gani Mahmud, CAB Chittagong, Anchal Chowdhury, Bangladesh Taechers Association CTG Regional Committee, Cultural activists Abdul halim Dobash, Deluwar Hossaion, Proshika also take part the discussion.

 

Women activist Khairunnar is addressing the gathering 

The speakers criticized the international donors community to become a testing laboratory for their various development models. Without any demand and consent from community they are undertaking various projects which not required or any justification in Bangladesh contest. Most of the projects are prescribed by the World Bank, IMF, ADB and multinational donors ‍and their prescriptions. Peoples demand and concern fully ignored in the planning and preparation of any projects. As a result there is no community participation in the development projects and it cannot bring any positive changes in livelihoods. Speakers also condemn for allocating more money for consultancy work in the project budget. They said most of the fund used for consultancy services which is not justified and it is not healthy for any country.

         

a view of human chain and participants

Speakers also demanding transparency and accountability of the World Bank, IMF, ADB and other multinational donors funded projects and ensure grassroots level transparency and ensure participation of local community in project implementation. They also demanding to encourage local initiatives and enact separate procurement policy for NGOs and nonprofit sector in Bangladesh.     

SHIFTING of HEAD OFFICE OF ISDE Bangladesh!

Shifting Head Office of ISDE Bangladesh.

Dear Sir/Ma’am,

Warm Greeting from ISDE Bangladesh!

Please find below an announcement to shifting head office of ISDE Bangladesh for your kind information and kindly updates the changes.

SHIFTING of HEAD OFFICE OF ISDE Bangladesh

This is to inform all concerned that Integrated Social Development Effort (ISDE) Bangladesh is shifted its' head office from 1st April 2013;

New Address:

House # 68 Road # 04

Block-B, Level-II

Chandgaon R/A

Chittagong-4212

Tel: 031-2573035, 01713-110054, 01819-331752, 01190726358, 04433382351

Fax:      031-610774(attn. ISDE Bangladesh)

Email: isde.bangladesh@gmail.com, isdebd@yahoo.com

  

We are requesting to all of our development partners, friends, colleagues, exponents and other concerned to please kindly updates to this changes and use the new contact address to communicate and contact with ISDE Bangladesh. In addition you are also most welcome to use our training venue for 30 persons. The training venue usually to be used for training, seminar, workshops, and roundtables conferences etc purposes at the same venue. Related services & facilities will serve as per requests.  

Thank you very much for your continuous cooperation and support.

Yours sincerely,

S M Nazer Hossain

Executive Director

Celebrated Climate Justice Week 2012,

Demanding Special steps by UN & Global leaders to make compensation to ensure Climate Justice and save Coastal peoples of Chittagong

Demanding climate Justice 

UN Climate Change Conference will be held at Doha, Qatar on 26^th Nov to 7^th Dec this year. Leaders from all around of the world will take participate the conference to discuss the Kyoto protocol, long term strategies, carbon emission cut, climate funding and green funding and other related issues. Peoples from the most vulnerable country Bangladesh demanding special attention the world leaders to takes special steps to the most affected people. 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 and mime memories cyclone of 1970 victims  organized by ISDE Bangladesh with the associate of Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods-CSRL on 12^th November 2012 at Chittagong Press Club Premises. ISDE Bangladesh, Songsaptaque, Humanitwatch, CSDF, ADAB, CRCD, ELLMA and CSRL member organizations initiated the Human Chain to celebrate the Climate Justice Week 2012 demanding Climate Justice were participated by different sections 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 emission by the developed nations.

a view of human chain

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 by at 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 and ADB in climate finance management. Break the Silence: Super Sandy Attacks Us Everyday, Cut Emission Deep: Cut it Now, Ensure Equity, Justice and Transparency in Climate Finance, Include Population and Reproductive Health in Adaptation, Allow climate forced migrants to move to developed countries, Adopt a Legally Binding Protocol to Reduce Emission, Ensure New and Additional Financing to the MVCs, Transfer Technology to LDCs from Developed Countries, Use climate finance for effective development of vulnerable people, Immediate release of climate fund pledged by developed countries, Principles of the ‘green climate fund’ should be reflected into national climate finance, Ensure affected communities and civil society participation in climate finance projects etc

a view of humanchain

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, sea level raising. People are suffering from drinking water scarcity and also from fresh water for irrigation and some areas agriculture production going down. Saline water encroaches by shrimp farmer and the shrimp farming land and paddy 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.

a mime presentation on memories of 1970's cyclone 

addressing by S M Nazer Hossain

The gathering was presided by S M Nazer Hossain Executive Director ISDE Bangladesh, while Public Prosecutor of Chittagong Advocate Abul Hashem, M Nasirul Hoque, Ex President Chittagong Union of Journalist, Dabir Uddin Khan, Principal Hazera Tazu University College, Prof Idris Ali, Environmental scientist and professor Chittagong University college, Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, Vice Chairperson, CSDF, Sowrab Barua, Songsaptaque Abu Jaher, ADAB Chittagong Chapter, Nazrul Islam Manna, PARC, District Social Entrepreneur Council leader Jane Alam, Monayem Bappi, Abu Yonus, Ismail Faroque, Women Activist Sayma Hoque, Abida Azad, Zannatul Fedous, Rukshana Akhterunnabi, Consumer Association Chittagong leader Mili Chowdhury, Abdu Rahman Rana, Nasir Uddin Anik, Fishing community federation, NGO activist Shahadot Hoassin, Deluar Hossain and meeting was conducted by Jahirul Islam, CAB Chittagong. Amongst others representative from Bangladesh Engineers Institution Chittagong Chapter,  PROSHIKA, BELA, District Social Entrepreneur Council, CSDF, Sangsaptaque, ADAB Chittagong Chapter, Bangladesh Human Rights Commission, UTSA, PARC, District Social Entrepreneur Council, Consumer Association Chittagong Fishing community federation, AWAC, Mamata, ISHIKA Foundation, Shabujer Chaya, DSK, Divisional Child Rights Forum, Student Facilitator Group, JSUS, ELLMA, Sapnerneed, Shaily, Sapnil Bangladesh.  

UNCRC Workshop for Journalist held at Chittagong

UNCRC Workshop for Journalist held at Chittagong

United Efforts of Law Enforcing agencies, Media and NGOs to Ensure UNCRC at Family Level

UNCRC was adopted long years ago, but till now CRC is violating at street, family, society, and child and women tortured, VAW etc were happening anywhere at al level. Discrimination between girl children and boys in education, health care services, recreation and freedom of choice and nobilities are still exists in our society and culture. There is right figures how many children are victimize to engaged in domestic works at households and how many children are engaged in hazardous child labour in many working places and finally they going to dark and with out any future dream. Besides so many young and teenage girls children forces to suicide by the causes of eve teasing by the a few culprits. The Government has set up Ministry of Women and Children Affairs who take action to stop these types of violations and set up Women and Children Special tribunal Act for women and children at district level although the figure is not reducing and it is not stopped and it is increasing day by days. There is no social protection to ensure CRC, so violence on CRC violation is moving to high day by day. To stop these types of serious evil from society, there is need to create a united efforts by the law enforcing agencies, journalist and NGOs to implementation of CRC at family to society, otherwise society will be darkness. These was stated at the orientation on “UNCRC and Children Participation for journalist” was organized by Integrated Social Development Effort (ISDE) Bangladesh with the help of Bangladesh Shisu Audhikar Forum (BSAF) and TDH Netherlands on last 13-14 March 2010 at CSDF hall Chittagong.

Mr. S M Nazer Hossain Executive Director ISDE Bangladesh was presided over the closing session while Deputy Police Commissioner (North) Mr. Banaj Kumar Majumdar was Chief Guest. Mr. Afasr Khan, President District Social Entrepreneur, Ex Board member of BSAF & ASHOKA USA fellow Mr. Quazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery was special guest. Ms. Rasheda Akhter, Nargis Akhater Trainer Ain O Salish Kendra, Mr. Manjur Ahmed, BSAF, Journalist Abu Mosharaf Rasel, Maojammel Hoque Chy, Ismat Marjida khan, Kutub Uddin, Alagir Sabuj, Maksud Ahmed, Azad Moinuddin, Shama K Nahar, PO, CSDF, Subrata K Bala CAB Divisional Programme officer, Md Jahngir Alam, PC, ISDE Bangladesh were took part the closing session. The orientation was facilitated by the Ms. Rasheda Akhter, Nargis Akhater Trainer Ain O Salish Kendra, Dhaka.

The speakers give emphasis to ensure social responsibilities to present any news of CRC violation. Some news man take news as their tool to business and requested to serves as member of the society who will stand with the victims. News always is supportive for victims not to demoralize. They also suggested keeping eyes open to protect the rights of victims. They also say some times the news presenter changes the actual facts to presenting of any female victims as a result the victims can not benefited from the news and culprits become release by the news. So they requested journalist to present positive sign and good example which learning for all. One news and views can changes a life survive or dies

20 Journalist from print and electronic media were took part the UN CRC orientation.

Celebrated World Environment day 2010,

Demanding Climate Justice and save Coastal people
Celebrated World Environment day 2010,

Demanding Climate Justice and save Coastal people of Bangladesh

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. This was stated on Human Chain on Climate Justice after gathering organized by ISDE Bangladesh with the associate of Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods-CSRL coastal group on 3rd June 2010 at Chittagong Press Club Premises. ISDE Bangladesh initiated the Human Chain to celebrate the World Environment Day 2010 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.

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 Mr. Afsar Khan, President District Social Entrepreneur Council, Consumer Association Chittagong Regional Unit, Secretary Mr. Quazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, CSDF General Secretary Jesmin Sultana paru, ADAB Chittagong Chapter Vice Chair Rejia Begume, Shampa LK Nahar from CSDF, Advocate Anowerul Islam from BELA, Subrata K Bala from CAB, Ajoy Mitra Sanku, PROSHIKA, Nazrul Islam Manna, PARC, Sowrab Barua, Sangsaptak, Women Leader Sayma Hoq, Jahirul Islam, ISHIKA Foundation were spoken on the occasion.

Road March to end Violence Against Women held at Chakaria:Demanding Political and Social Protest against Sexual Harassment

Road March to end Violence Against Women held at Chakaria

Demanding Political and Social Protest against Sexual Harassment

Strong political commitment by the political leaders and members of the youth organizations are essential to Change the attitudes to think a women is also a human being, which also help to stop eve teasing and other sexual harassment to the young teenage and women. It is alarming for us eve teasing and sexual harassment become serious social crime amongst our society. Many young women become stop to goes school, collage and work places due to sexual harassment. Political organization works for the whole community where 50% are women. If 50% population forces to stop their normal mobility, the whole community will loses to get progress of the community and advancement of the nation will hamper. If the women’s mobility become stop, the advancement process will stop down. So, the political leaders should raise awareness of the bad impact of the sexual harassments and eve teasing to their supporters, young teenagers and whole community. The political leaders also need to train on about the danger situation of the sexual harassments. Sexual harassments are now not only social issue it also a political issue and all the progressive parties have to works to change the behavior and attitudes towards women. These were said by the speakers at the road march and gathering at various spots of the Chakaria Upazila under Cox’s Bazar district. The Road Show is organized to raise demand political social protest against sexual harassments to mark the International Fortnight on Violence Against women (VAW) on last 15th December. ISDE Bangladesh with the association with local Upazila administration, Upazila Social Entrepreneur Council and Women Activist Group organized the events.

The Road Show (Sanghati Jatra) is inaugurated by the local freedom fighter and central leader of Bangladesher Workers Party Haji Bashirul Alam, amongst others Chairperson Upazila Women Activist Group and women leader Umme Kushum Minu, women leaders Lannatul Bakeya Rekha, Awami league leaders S M Manjur Hossain, Students leader Ashikur Rahman, teacher of BN School and Collage Ekramul Hoque, Sindabab Kamal, Labi Das from Chakria Sangit Nikton lead the road march. Among other Giash Uddin, Progarmme Manager, Sk Azad Kamal Tipu assisted the march.

The road march going round the various parts of the Upazila and conducted cultural functions, gathering and street meetings. The local political leaders, teachers, journalist, students and youth leaders, women leaders, local UP Chairman, members shows their solidarity about the demands. Some of them are took part in the road procession, human chain. Later is the road march finished at the Chiringa station Chittagong Cox’s Bazar highway with cultural function.

Reported:

Sk. Azad Kamal Tipu
Deputy Program Manager
ISDE Bangladesh
Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar

Citizen Dialogue on Gender Budgeting at local Government held

LG leaders promise to ensure budgetary Allocation to include Women Human Rights issues in next fiscal year

Upazila and Union Parishad leaders promises to ensure budgetary allocation for addressing women human rights issues in next fiscal year. They also urges the government to necessary actions to strengthening the local Government councils for responding the needs for the half of the population women folks and demanding reduce the supervisory role by the Member of Parliaments and bureaucrats to the local government councils. These were stated by the speakers at the Citizen Dialogue Demanding include Women Human Rights issues in Planning and Budgeting process at local Government Councils held on last 24^th May 2012 at the ICDDRB Conference hall, Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar.

Kh Zakir Hossain UNO Chakaria addressing the 

www.isdebangladesh.org

dialogue

ISDE Bangladesh, Chakaria Upazila Social Entrepreneur Council, Sufia Kamal fellows and CSDF jointly organized the citizen dialogue while Chakaria Upazila Vice Chairman S M Jahangir Alam Bubul was presided. Mr. Sk Azad Kamal Tipu and Giash Uddin of ISDE Bangladesh was moderated the roundtable. Chakaria Upazila Nirbahi Office Kh. Zakir Hossain was chief guest and S M Nazer Hossain Executive Director ISDE Bangladesh was principal speaker at the dialogue. Chakaria UP Chairman Association leader and Baraitali UP Chairman ATM Ziauddin Chowdhury Zia, Upazila Social Entrepreneur Council President Haji Bashirul Alam, District Social Entrepreneur Council leader S M Majur Hossain, Red crescent team leader Nurul Abasar was panel speaker and women activist & Chakaria Women Entrepreneur Council President Umme Kulshum Minu was presented key note paper at the dialogue. Amongst others B M Chair UP Chairman Badiul Alam, Koanakli Up Chairman Didarul Alam, UP secretary Sushil kanti Sushil, Saiful Islam, journalist A K M Nasir Uddin, DAE official Abu Taher Nury, Sufia kamal fellow Jannatul Bakeya Rekha, Shahana Begume, UP Members Jahanra begume, Rokeya Begume, Monorawra Begume, Murshida Begume and Chakaria Municipality councilor Anajuman ara were take part the discussion.

S M Nazer Hossain addressing

Speakers demanding to analysis the contributions of the women at domestic works in preparing national budget. They thanks the Government to take initiatives to introduce gender budgeting by the various ministries. They also demanding to specify the scope and tasks of the UP female members and support to enhance their leadership. Speakers also demanding to ensure open budgeting session system at all local local Government and ensure participation of the community in budgeting process.

Speakers prepared 30 points recommendations for implementation of the local government to gender budgeting and include women human rights issues at the planning and budgeting process. These are budgetary allocation for stop early marriage, domestic violation, dowry, violence against women and increase participation of women in political process.  

Amongst others UP Chairman, members, Municipality councilors, UP Secretary, journalist, women leaders, political leaders, Government officials and NGOs representative were participate part the roundtable.