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International Day of Action for Rivers
March 14, 2008
The International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water, and Life was inspired and mandated by the participants of the First International Meeting of People Affected by Dams that took place in March, 1997 in Curitiba, Brazil. Representatives from twenty countries decided that the International Day of Action would fall on 14 March, Brazil’s Day of Action Against Large Dams. One of the goals for the Day of Action is to build and strengthen regional and international networks within the international anti-dam movement.
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Angikar Bangladesh Foundation Day of Action events are successful!

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 12:03pm

The Teesta Youth Parliament asked participants to raise their voices in protest of the continuing dam projects in the Teesta Basin at an event held on March 28th at the National Press Club in Dhaka. Supporters of their cause were asked to send letters of solidarity to the Youth Parliament at angikarbd [at] yahoo [dot] com. Two days later, a press meeting organized by Angikar Bangladesh was held. On the 31st, a group of valiant inhabitants of the Surma valley led an expedition of protest for four hours against the infamous Tipaimukh Dam project. The river march started in Sunamganj at noon and concluded at the historic Keane's Ghat at 4 PM. At this point, political and social leaders greeted the crowd, and urged Indian authorities to immediately desist from carrying ahead with the controversial Tipaimukh Dam project.