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To put an end to the brutal confrontations between the government troops and the tribes and hillsmen of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord was signed 25 years ago. Following the agreement, it was thought that…

POEM     The wind swirls around and strums the leaves. The monsoon arrives without a warning. A deluge, an outpouring from the heavens, As if in answer to the call of the earth. Parched, dry, drought, famine. Thousands, in…

Watchdog to Campaign for the Human Right to a Non-toxic Environment  4 December 2022, Quezon City.  To kick off its yearly campaign for a zero waste and toxics-free observance of Christmas and New Year festivities, the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste…

Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi was indeed crowded with an audience, including a large number of distinguished personalities from Assam as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 November addressed the closing ceremony of the year-long celebration of the 400th birth…

While promoting safe toys for kids during this yuletide season, the toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics raised their concern over the sale of unnotified and unlabelled lead-tainted laser pointer toys in the market. In the recent market monitoring conducted over…

On Thursday, November 24, in Dhaka, the European Union (EU) and Bangladesh had their first “political discussion” to “elevate” their collaboration by supplying strategic direction and enhancing their cooperation on foreign and security policy. By Tilottoma Rani Charulata The mission…

30 November 2022, Quezon City. As the first meeting this week of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC1) to develop a global legally-binding instrument on plastics progresses, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition affirmed the urgency to protect humans and other…

Now that the spirit of the yuletide season is everywhere, people have started decorating their houses, schools, offices, stores, and malls with different colorful decorations and lights. In line with this, environmental watchdog BAN Toxics appealed to the public to…

For more than two decades, the Goi Peace Foundation from Japan has organised an essay competition for young people. The theme for 2022 was “My Values”. We received 19,986 essays from 152 countries. The winners of the two first and…

POEM     In the darkness With eyes closed In the silence I call you   I sit and breathe in Waves of calmness Waiting quietly For you   I ask no questions I seek no answers I simply want to…