Koch of Modhupur: A Demographic and Socioeconomic Survey of a Marginal Ethnic Community
Koch iswell-known ethnic community of Bangladesh heavily assimilated into the majority Bangalee community. The 1991 population census enumerated the Koch at 16,5676 in the entire country though no segregated data at theupazila level was presented. A large...
Roundtable Discussion
A roundtable discussion titled, “Modhupur Sal Forest: Its Demise, Demographic Changes and Customary Land Rights” was jointly organized by Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD) and Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) on 29 July...
National Convention in Dhaka Held
Four organizations organized a national convention on “Discrimination, Exclusion and Rights of the Marginal and Excluded People” in LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka on 20 and 21 June 2019 to highlight the issues of social exclusion and discrimination in Bangladesh and...
Photography Exhibition: BRATTYAJAN
A photography exhibition, BRATTYAJAN (The Lower Depths) by Philip Gain was organized from 19 to 25 June 2019 at DRIK Gallery, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The exhibition brought to light the ethnic and tea communities, Bede, sex workers, Kaiputra, Rishi, Harijan,...
National Convention, Cultural Festival and Photography Exhibition
Four organizations—Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) and Gram Bikash Kendra (GBK) are organizing a national convention,...
Convention on Marginal and Excluded Communities Held
Four organizations—Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) and Gram Bikash Kendra (GBK), with support from the European—organized a...
Convention and cultural festival on protection of the excluded communities
Four organizations—Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) and Gram Bikash Kendra (GBK)—are organizing a convention and cultural...
Convention on Land, Forest and Social Rights of the Marginal & Excluded Communities held
Four organisations—Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) and Gram Bikash Kendra (GBK)—organised a 2-day convention on 16-17 November...
National Convention
The exhibitions began with a cultural show featuring traditional dances, songs and music of Bangladesh’s adivasi and tea communities. In his welcoming address, Philip Gain, Director of SEHD and photographer discussed the stories behind the photos on exhibit, which...