Country-wide campaign against WB Immunity.

Legal immunity means 'no legal action can be taken against any person or institution even while transgressing human rights'. No Immunity to WB, IMF and ADB because they compel the government to take anti people issues.

Solidarity expressed in the 'Asia Pacific people's convention on Food Sovereignty'.

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Comments of Ismet Zerin Khan against the Finance Minister's remarks to the BBC on WB Immunity.

SUPRO Seminar on “Corporate Governance: Mobile Phone and Gas Sector”.

Government Must Act to Ensure Accountability and Social Responsibilities of the Multi National Companies Involved in Mobile Phone and Gas Sector.

Dhaka 11^th April 2005. Today speakers in a seminar organized by SUPRO demand accountability and social responsibility of the multi national companies involved in mobile phone and gas sector. Chairman, parliamentary standing committee on post and telecommunication GM Fazlul Haque MP (Member of Parliament), Engineer Mohammed Sahidullah Chairman – National Oil and Gas Protection Committee and Dr. Abdur Razzak MP of Awami League and other speak of the seminar. They demanded mobile phone call charge  reduction in the level to what is the rate exist in other SAARC countries, they also demand the damage claim from Unicol and Niko gas companies. Brief proceedings of the seminar, press coverage, different photos are available here.

Mass Procession in the City Street on the eve of Global Week of Action.

NO to the Blanket Liberalization and YES to the People’s Right to Livelihood.

Dhaka 10^th April 2005. Today thousand of people including activists, farmers, grament workers, labor and student paraded the main streets of the city as a starting of  week long program to protest against trade injustice and to say no the blanket liberalization / privatization and to say yes to the people’s right to livelihood. Eleven organizations UBINIG, SUPRO, Acota Trade Forum, Lokoj, CDP, Karmajibi Nari, Swadin Bangla Sramik Federation, Srama Bikash Kendra, Voice, COAST, Pradwip and Kormokutir have participated in the procession. Photos and press coverage are available here.

Press Conference to Brief on Global Week of Action.
 

Resist Unfair Trade and their Regimes and Unite for the People Livelihood and for Trade Justice.
 

Dhaka 9^th April 2005. A press conference held here in national press club to breif the programs and other detail for the global week of action which to be observed in countrywide during the period of 10 to 16^th April 2005. Activist leaders from UBINIG, SUPRO, Acota Trade Fair, CDP, Lokoj, Karmajibi Nari, Swadin Bangla Sramik Federation, Voice and Noyakrishi Andolon have participated in the session. On behalf of the group Farida Akhter read out the joint statement and Reza Chowdhury, Rahi and Shireen Akhter response to the different question of the press. Reza Chowdhury of SUPRO gave examples on different trade imbalance of the country due to the import liberalization, creating unemployment and sufferings of the farmers. Photos and press coverage are available here.