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Ektu Ushnotar Jonno

Dear concerned citizen,

 

Beating Mother Nature has never been easy, but human tenacity has always put up a decent fight. For the last few days, we have been witnessing the sad reality of people falling prey to the intense cold wave sweeping the nation - everyday a handful of people are dying (the death toll so far is 33+) while thousands of others are succumbing to cold-related diseases. Meteorologists expect this to continue for a few more weeks.

As the nation rises to the occasion, Jagoree and Drishtipat in collaboration with a few other youth initiatives such as UNYSAB, 1 Degree Initiative and Jaago Foundation, are putting together a blanket distribution drive with dual goals of:

1) distributing blankets to the needy in Dhaka and outside, mostly North Bengal

2) buying the blankets from rural artisans who make blankets but are unable to reach the urban market

We would appreciate any cash contribution you would like to make to this effort of standing beside the needy while supporting rural cottage industries. Due to the time sensitivity of this, we will only be accepting donations till the 10th of January so that we can get to work in beating Mother Nature before it can do more damage!

Remember, just Tk. 500 will buy 3-4 blankets potentially saving 3-4 lives and pay for the hard work of around 25 person-hours for making the blankets.

We eagerly look forward to your response. Please also feel free to get in touch with Imran Chowdhury who is coordinating the drive at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or +8801913641101.

 

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"Amra Jante Chai" Roundtable on Energy Security at Dhaka University
Friday, 23 October 2009 08:16

On 22 October, Jagoree organized a roundtable with prominent young entrepreneurs, business leaders, energy professionals and activists at Dhaka University Munir Chowdhury Auditorium. The roundtable, titled "Energy Security in Bangladesh: Vision from next generation business leaders, was organized as the first major event of the "Amra Jante Chai" People's Policy Series. In the roundtable, the participants shared their views on the issue of energy security, and discussed what role the business community is expected and/or is able to play on this grave national issue.

Links: Part 2 of video | Part 3 of video

In the discussion, there seemed to be a consensus that energy security is crucial for Bangladesh's development, and the business community also has a huge stake in this issue. However, several business leaders argued that they are already marginalized and cannot afford to speak up openly about such issues. Some energy entrepreneurs and all energy activists insisted that Bangladesh has the capacity to develop its own power, if not in the public sector then in the private sector. However, many, both businessmen and activists, agreed that the government seemed to be partial towards foreign companies and restricted entry and competition of local businesses. In summary, the discussion concluded that the government needs to be more transparent in their decisions and demonstrate their political will about developing Bangladesh.

 

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