Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) – a global network of non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB), was launched in 1998 to facilitate communication about Bangladesh’s environmental problems. It is open to all Bangladeshis who are either residing in Bangladesh or living abroad. BEN is also open to non-Bangladeshis interested in Bangladesh’s environmental issues. Today, BEN has been actively raising awareness, conducting seminars, researching, providing recommendations, and facilitating dialogs among parties in the USA, Australia, Europe, Japan, and the Middle East. The general goal of BEN is to mobilize non-resident Bangladeshis to help protect Bangladesh’s environment in collaboration with native/resident Bangladeshis and international organizations.
The more focused objectives of Bangladesh Environment Network are to:
- gather and disseminate information about environmental degradation in Bangladesh.
- gather and disseminate information about possible solutions to Bangladesh’s ecological problems.
- establish and strengthen connections among various environmental organizations in Bangladesh.
- establish and strengthen connections between environmental organizations in Bangladesh and international environmental organizations.
- formulate various policies that can and should be adopted to solve and avoid environmental problems in Bangladesh.
- generate public opinion in favor of policies necessary to protect the environment.
- persuade and assist the government in adopting and implementing environment-friendly policies.
Bangladesh Environment Network works actively and closely with Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) – a sister concern in Bangladesh.
BEN Global
Dr. Nazrul Islam, Global Coordinator, BEN
s_n_islam@yahoo.com
sr.n.islam@gmail.com
Sayed Fazlur Rahman, Coordinator, BEN (NY-NJ-CT)
soonar.bangladesh@gmail.com
ben.editor@yahoo.com
Kamrul Ahsan Khan
kamrulk@gmail.com
Atiq Ahad
atiqahad@yahoo.com