Pension schemes for all citizens should be ensured that make guarantee of social protection, Dr. Rashid –E- Mahbub, an eminent social activist said during discussion held on Demilitarisation and social protection on April 24, 2017 in Dhaka. Institute for Environment and Development (IED) organized the event with media personnel to trigger the issues of demilitarisation […]

Jannatul Ferdous Liza is a women who comes first to assist poor people to help against any kind of problem affecting women in that area. She lives in a colony of Bashbari of Mymensingh municipality. The name of her father is Md. Ziaul Hoque and mother Mst. Shahan Begum.  Liza belongs to third position among

Razia is the daughter of Khalilur Rahman, a poor farmer, lived in Premchar village of Jessore district. She is the member of IED organized women group member from the beginning of Shastitola group in Jessore. Her father became bound to get her married when she was the student of class X with Mr. Abdul mazid living

Bimol Murmu is a poor family member of Makrai village and hail from Birgonj sub-district under Dinajpur district. He could not pursue his education any more due to poor condition of his family even though wish to continue. He is elder among his two siblings. He appeared SSC examination in 2015 but result was not

Commemorating glorious May uprising in South Korea, Institute for Environment and Development (IED) organized a seminar today, May 18, 2017 titled on May 18 uprising: Understanding the struggle for democracy in South Korea at HKS Arefin Hall in Dhaka. A good number of participants comprising academician, social activist, students, indigenous youths, development practitioners, and politicians attended

Indigenous peoples of plain land are gradually losing their grounds leaps and bounds. Abject poverty, high illiteracy, exist very few of political organizations among them and less state protection and positive discrimination in favor of them, lead their lives in despair and uncertainty. Most of the Adivasis depend on agriculture as a means of their

Brahmaputra sonali sokal group is one of the male groups of Mymensingh Center. The group is consists of 21 male family members of IED organized women group. The members of this male group initiate different types of activities towards women empowerment and environmental development. Members of this group take a special effort to keep their

Israt Jahan Panna lives at Abason Muktijoddhya Polli in Mymensingh town. The name of her husband is Jalar Sheikh. She is a mother of 3 sons and 1 daughter. The ages of her 3 sons are 20, 16, 13 respectively and daughter is 7 years old. Her husband is an electrician and bears the family

Shilpi was born in Singa Shoulpur village of Norail district. The name of her father is Ayub Molla and mother is Rafeza Begum. She is eldest among the three sisters. Shilpi’s father moved to Jessore town in search of livelihood. Poor father rented a low cost house in Jamrultola of sheikhhati, Jessore area and started

Rallymour area belongs to ward 18 under the Mymensingh municipality and situated on the bank of river Brahmaputra. Due to awareness of leading women and men along with councilor, they are not lag behind for placing their demand to mayor of municipality. Nazma, vice chairperson of women group named Hasnahena is the pioneer woman in her area