About IED

Institute for Environment and Development (IED) has started its footprint in development arena back in 1994. It is a non-profit, non-political and voluntary development organization having strong presence in development sector more than two decades. It is dedicated to promote social transformation and change of mindset of women, poor, disadvantaged, excluded groups and vulnerable people through socio economic, cultural and political changes in the society. It has strong prominence in the areas of women empowerment, rights of ethnic & religious minorities and environmental development & climate changes. In the course of time, it has widened its horizon and scope of work that includes promoting civic engagement & education, citizenship development, voter education, youth engagement, good governance, etc.

IED is the organization for fostering awareness, mobilization, capacity development, sensitization, advocacy, campaign and lobbying for the promotion of rights and entitlements poor, women, disadvantaged, socially excluded groups and ethnic and religious minorities. It maintains strong networking with different indigenous groups and organizations for promoting cultural diversity and strengthening social & cultural fabric of the country.

Currently it is working in 8 districts with strong existence.

Recent Affairs

Courtyard workshop held in Sherpur to protect wild animal, biodiversity and enviroment

In part of raising awareness to conserve nature, protect environment and promote biodiversity, the Institute for Environment and Development (IED) organized daylong open courtyard workshop on combat disinformation to protect and preserve wild animal, biodiversity and environment in Sherpur. The event was held on March 6, 2024 at Rangtia, Sherpur with support of The Asia Foundation. Mustafa, Member, Elephant Response Team; Hormuz Ali, Staff Member, Forest Department and Babul Ghosh, General Secretary, Bird Conservation Society spoke in the event. With chair View More


16 NGOs Join Forces in a 10-Point Declaration to Combat Rumors/Disinformation

16 non-governmental development organizations, institutions and civic platforms operating in Bangladesh have issued a 10-point joint declaration to prevent rumors and misinformation and to protect disadvantaged, minority, gender diverse communities in the election period.   This announcement was made in a press release on Sunday after the joint network meeting of the institutions. Earlier, the Institute for Environment and Development (IED) held a two-day long network meeting with the support of The Asia Foundation during December 20-21, 2023 at YWCA auditorium in View More


Fact checking workshop to prevent disinformation held in Mymensingh

Two daylong workshop on fact checking to prevent rumor and disinformation at online was held during October 17-18, 2023 in Mymensingh. And the workshop was ended on October 18, 2023 at Green Point Center in the town. The institute for Environment and Development (IED) organized the workshop with support of The Asia Foundation.   Earlier, the two daylong workshop was started on Tuesday morning. At the first day of the workshop, Sayed Al Zaman, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Media Studies, View More


Workshop to prevent rumor and disinformation at online held in Jashore

Two daylong workshop was held in Jashore to prevent rumor and disinformation at online. After the workshop certificate was gave away to the participants. Tusher Kumar Paul, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jashore presented the certificate Institute for Environment and Development (IED) Jashore Center organized the workshop during October 6-7, 2023 with support of The Asia Foundation, Dhaka. Prior that, the two daylong workshop was started at 9 am on October 6, 2023. At the first day of the workshop, Shantanau Majumder, Prof. View More


Festival of Tolerance held in Chattogram

Festival of Tolerance event was held in Chattogram on September 24, 2023 to mark and celebrate the cultural diversity of the country. The event was held under the project titled ` partnership for a more tolerant, inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB) with support of Norwegian Embassy, Bangladesh and United Nations Development Program (UNDP).  Deputy Minister of Education Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel commented that the less outside interference, the better for the progress of Bangladesh. He was addressing the audience in the event festival View More


Online roundtable discussion meeting held in IED Mymensingh Center

Rumor and disinformation are being spread out at social media ahead of national election. As a result, likelihood of fear among the minority has exposed. When the election comes, fear works among them, said the speakers in the online discussion. Institute for Environment and Development (IED) Mymensingh Center organized the roundtable meeting to sensitize on combating digital disinformation on protecting violence and maintain peace and harmony on October 4, 2023 at Green Point Party and Training Center in Mymensingh. The meeting View More


সর্বজনীন পেনশন : জননিরাপত্তার জন্য যুগান্তকারী পদক্ষেপ জানাবোঝা, পরিষ্কার ধারণা ও সুষ্ঠু বাস্তবায়ন বিষয়ে আলোচনাসভা

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Transformed life story of Sumi Biswas

Sumi Biswas was strugling  with poverty that made her life mesirable. She was undone to get opportunity for income. She was very helpless and trying to find out opportunities to get work to be employed. She has indomitable eagerness and strong will power to do something. She was suffering in deep depression as there was family insolvency.   One day she attended in bimonthly meeting with IP community organized by IED adjacent to her village. There she came to know the View More


Panna Akter’s Initiatives, A women group leader to make polythene free local area

Bangladesh is the first county in the globe that banned the production, marketing and usage of polythene on March 1, 2002. But the reality is not changed even the ban of polythene. The usage of polythene did not stop due to absence of stringent exert of law though there were mandatory law that emphasized usage of materials made of jute instead of polythene. Mosammat Panna Akter, resident of Balashpur area of Mymensingh took alternative initiative realizing the gruesome usage of View More


An adolescent Krishna is the inspiration of other girls

IED has undertaken self-defense training for building confidence among adolescent girls to address harassment of adolescent in the community. It has created impression in the society. Krishna Adhikary is an example for creating an extraordinary example. Father Krishno Adhikary is a driver in occupation and Mother Kanika Rina is involved in household chores. They live at Kazipara Raypara area. Krishna is the eldest among 2 sisters and 1 brother. She is the student of 10 grade at Anjuman Ara Academy. View More