Author Archives: Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge A Non-governmental and Non-profit development Organization
Food preserving techniques of rural women
Parboti Rani Singh from Netrokona Since ancient times when women invented agriculture based civilization they also produced, preserved and made food for us. They are still continuing that legacy by using their indigenous knowledge and their experience. By doing these things women created a ...
Continue Reading...Union Parishad remain unrecognized of their achievements
Pavel Patha, from Dhaka Union Parishad is the closest policy determiners of rural people. but their their relentless effort to make the country prosperous is largely unrecognized. there is big gap between the people and the right holders. but there are interventions to meet the gap. especially ...
Continue Reading...Monirul’s dream comes true
Gazi Al Imran From Sathira Sundarban Student’s Solidarity Team (SSST), a youth organization in the coastal region in Satkhira recently provide a wheel chair to physically challenged Monirul on the occasion of World Disabled Day-2016 with the objective to help him attending school daily. ...
Continue Reading...People of 8 villages in Netrakona oath to protect birds
Md. Alamagir from Netrakona The people of 8 villages namely Shaldigha, Jalalpur, Atkapara, Basaura, Viwpara, Shimulkandi, Khalimapur and Narayandohor in Atpara sub-district of Netrakona vowed to protect birds in their respective areas. The villagers of these 8 villages being organized recently ...
Continue Reading...Barendra seed bank and mutual relationship
By Amrito Sarker from Tanore Rajshahi Barendra is a drought prone region. The agriculture and culture of the people is this area is different and unique. There have been crops and humans’ diversity in this area which to some reasons has declined now a day. The decline in crop diversity ...
Continue Reading...Fish bank: A Safe Heaven for fishes
By Parha Sarothi Pual from Satkhira ‘Safe heaven for fishes’ is an exceptional initiative taken by the community people in coastal area Shymnagar of Satkhira district. The community people ensure the survival of fish mother in this ‘safe heaven’ which the called “Fish Bank” so hey ...
Continue Reading...Green energy and youth climate festival
Khalilur Rahman, Netrakona Correspondents Green energy and youth climate festival was organized by BARCIK in collaboration with local youth and Samakal Suhrid Samabesh (youth wing of a renowned Bengali Daily news paper) on recently at Choto Bazar Shahid Minar (Monument of language martyr) ...
Continue Reading...‘Gola’ is losing its legend
Asadul Islam from Shatkhira Farms full of cows, ponds full of fishes and Gola (storage) full of rice is the picture of rich Bengali tradition. And it also represented the people who lived in rural Bengal. But as time is going by, these traditions are losing its weight. Gola once was the symbol ...
Continue Reading...BIAS’s regional course on: CLIMATE CHANGE, DIVERSITY AND INTERDEPENDENCY
By Bahauddin Bahar Global warming and climate change is most important and discursive issue globally. Bangladesh is more vulnerable to climate change due to its geophysical location and economic condition. Climate change as well as human unplanned interference has been one the reasons for the ...
Continue Reading...Students are protecting the environment by saving their lunch money
Shamim Ahmed and Parboti Rani Singh The young students of Mangalsiddha have vowed to make their village a green village. By saving their lunch money and with the help of other people they are voluntarily buying and planting trees of different local varieties in front of everyone’s house. They ...
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