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বেতগাড়ী ইউনিয়নের জিরো ওয়েস্ট উদ্যোগ শুধু বর্জ্য ব্যবস্থাপনার মধ্যেই সীমাবদ্ধ নয়, এটি হয়ে উঠেছে নারীদের ক্ষমতায়ন, কর্মসংস্থান ও টেকসই উন্নয়নের এক অনন্য মডেল। জৈব কৃষি, বায়োগ্যাস, কম্পোস্টিং থেকে শুরু করে ইকো-ফ্রেন্ডলি পণ্য উৎপাদন, সবকিছু মিলিয়ে এখানে তৈরি হচ্ছে নতুন অর্থনৈতিক সুযোগ। সেলাই ও উদ্যোক্তা প্রশিক্ষণের মাধ্যমে ৩০ জন নারী এখন...

Today, government officials, civil society representatives, journalists, academics, and environmental experts came together at the report dissemination and country situation assessment event organized by the Environment and Social Development Organization – ESDO in Dhaka on 29 April. The successful gathering fostered important dialogue on Bangladesh’s growing plastics sector, rising chemical...

Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) and Laboratory of Environmental Health and Ecotoxicology (EHE Lab) have signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding to advance collaborative research on toxic chemicals, heavy metals, microplastics, PFAS, and other contaminants in consumer products, food, soil, and water. This partnership will strengthen laboratory analysis, evidence...

For the first time in decades, the community in the industrial zone of Ashulia are enjoying free and fresh drinking water! The community has been suffering from various water-borne and skin diseases due to the unchecked industrial pollution in the region. However, due to the persistent efforts of the Environment...

The Stakeholder Consultation Workshop with Brands and Buyers on “Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern (CoCs), including Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), in the Textile Sector” was successfully held on 27 April 2026 at Hotel Lake Castle, Gulshan 2, Dhaka. Organized under a regional initiative funded by the Global...

পরিবেশ সুরক্ষায় মাদ্রাসা শিক্ষার্থীদের অংশগ্রহণ নিশ্চিত করতে ESDO-এর আয়োজনে সম্পন্ন হলো দুই দিনব্যাপী এক বিশেষ কর্মশালা। ৮–৯ এপ্রিল ২০২৬ তারিখে ‘Zero Waste & Sustainable Practices for Madrasa Youth’ শীর্ষক এই আয়োজনে শিক্ষার্থীরা হাতে-কলমে বর্জ্য ব্যবস্থাপনার নানা কৌশল রপ্ত করে। মূল আকর্ষণসমূহ: বর্জ্য চিহ্নিতকরণ ও ব্যবস্থাপনা প্রশিক্ষণ উৎসভিত্তিক বর্জ্য পৃথকীকরণ ও...

On International Zero Waste Day, 30 March 2026, policymakers, city administrators, youth groups, media professionals, and development partners from across Dhaka convened for a dynamic “Roundtable & Youth-Policy Dialogue on Accelerating Zero Waste in Dhaka,” jointly organized by ESDO and the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). We were honored by...

Under the project “Scaling the Zero Waste Community Model: Biogas, Composting, and Circular Economy,” supported by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) officially kicked off a hands-on training program today in collaboration with Youth Career and Development Organization (YCDO). Through this initiative, women...

On 1st February, The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in partnership with UNICEF Bangladesh,ESDO and Pure Earth successfully convened the 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝-𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓–𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟓) at the Department of Environment (DoE) Auditorium, Poribesh Bhaban, Agargaon,...

By joining forces to ensure water security in disadvantaged areas ( Savar and Ashulia), the organizations have acknowledged a struggle suffered by community members for years. The parties agreed to collaborate on the following areas: community selection and engagement; awareness and capacity building; installation and signage; monitoring and field visits;...

The 4th Container Group Meeting was successfully organized on 26 January 2026 by the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of Labor Studies (BILS) under the project “Strengthening Due Diligence Implementation in the Textile Sector in Bangladesh,” supported by FEMNET e.V. The meeting brought...