19th annual general meeting of IED held

19th annual general meeting was held on May 4, 2024 at HKS Areefin Conference Room, IED chaired by Dr. Rashid-E-Mahbub, chairman of IED. All the members were remained present. After welcoming all the AGM members, an overview and update position of the organization was highlighted. Then the secretary Mr. Numan Ahmed Khan, Executive Director of IED presented the report of the organization. After discussion of the report, the Treasurer of IED, Dr. Laila Arjumand Banu presented the treasurer's report. After View More

Project completion meeting held

A closing meeting of project titled `Sensitizing people on harmful effects of digital disinformation to promote peace and harmony’ was held on March 31, 2024 at IED office. In the meeting overall project performance was presented and analyzed. It was really a good project to sensitize people to combat digital disinformation to promote peace and harmony. View More

Assignment Officer of NGOAB visited IED

Mr. Bipul Chandra Das, Senior Assistant Secretary and Assignment Officer, NGOAB visited IED on March 21, 2024. An interaction meeting was held with all the staffs of IED. A presentation on IED’s programs and projects was made. An analytical discussion was done for understanding IED’s performance. He highly appreciated the interventions of IED. He shared some innovative ideas that IED could mull over. He has given emphasis to existing IED’s efforts on hands on technical skills trainings at the local market View More

IP hands on skill training receivers hosted solidarity fair and discussion meeting

Institute for Environment and Development (IED) has been introducing hands on skill training to dropout, illiterate and poor IP youth since 2015. Initially it started work with IP youth in three districts namely Dinajpur, Sherpur and Rajshahi. At present, this hands on skill training initiatives is going on in Gaibandha, Rajshahi and Sherpur districts. Each year 5 IP youth receive hands on skill training in the areas of automobile, refrigerator, electrics & electronics, motorcycle, mobile repairing, saloon, beauty parlor, sanitary View More

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 5, 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