An eviction decree, its execution, and the fate of seven Mahle families
Philip GainIt is like a scene of war-time devastation in a tiny Mahle village, Pachandor, in Tanor upazila (Rajshahi). Houses with thick mud walls and corrugated tin roofs have been leveled to the ground. Food grain, utensils, beds, clothes, cash, and...
Strengthening from within: Enabling change for Bangladesh’s little-known ethnic communities
In June 2011, without any consideration or consultation with indigenous communities, the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Bill, 2011 was passed, which made all the citizens of the country “Bangalee” by nationality thus forcing homogeneity upon Bangladesh’s...
EU ambassador visits labour line, condemns extreme low wages to tea workers
EU ambassador among a tea community in a labour line in Alynagar Tea Estate. © Saydur Rahman “The workers in Bangladesh tea industry DO NOT get decent wage, this is NOT fair, this is NOT just,” ambassador of the EU Delegation to Bangladesh William Hanna said during...
The EU ambassador visited tea communities in their labour line in Srimongol
The EU ambassador visited tea communities in their labour line in Srimongol on 17 March 2014. He condemned extreme low wages to tea workers. EU ambassador visits labour line, condemns extremelow wages to tea workersMd. Ashraful Haque “The workers in...
Tea Industry: Bonanza for owners, misery for workers
Kairi also pointed out that legal remedy to tea workers deprivations have tactfully been kept away from them. “A worker has to go to the labour court located in Chittagong in case of a legal fight, which is nearly impossible for a low-paid labour,” he said. “Neither...
SEHD organizes residential workshop on study and rethinking rights of tea workers
The Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD) organized a four-day residential workshop titled, "Study and rethinking rights of tea workers" in Srimongol in Maulvibazar district from 8-11 February 2014. Tea Industry: Bonanza for Owners, Misery...
The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Man-Nature Nexus Torn
"The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Man-Nature Nexus Torn" is a report on the state of environment in the CHT. Once part of a mega-diversity zone in South Asia, the CHT has lost its majestic look. It is now faced with an ecological disaster. The hills are barren...
Shores of Tear
Together with the Sundarbans, the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest, the coast of Bangladesh is one of the top wonders in nature. 2013, English, 134 pages, Paperback Tk.200 / US$5 Together with the Sundarbans, the world’s largest contiguous...
Energy Challenges and Phulbari Crisis
A 240-page compendium, “Energy Challenges and Phulbari Crisis” intended for the laity in the first place, is an outcome of SEHD’s investigation and involvement into the controversial Phulbari open-cut coalmine. The aggressive approaches of the Bangladesh...