BIPNET-CCBD’s AGM held in the capital recently

[The participants with the newly formed central executive committee members;]

[Photo: Maleya Foundation]

Recently, on 25 April, the BIPNET-CCBD [The Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples’ Network on Climate Change and Biodiversity] held its AGM [Annual General Meeting] in the capital’s Shyamoli area. The day-long event was organized by Maleya Foundation, which is playing the network’s secretariat role at present, with financial assistance from the CIPD [Centre for Integrated Program and Development].

With over two dozens of member organizations, BIPNET-CCBD is the only national level network of indigenous peoples in Bangladesh working on climate change and biodiversity. On the occasion of the AGM, a good number of participants from across the country gathered in the capital.

[Raja Devasish Roy, in the middle, seen preside over the meeting;]

[Photo: Maleya Foundation]

A central executive committee was formed during the meeting for the tenure of 1 year: 2014-2015, with Barrister Raja Devasish Roy as the chairperson and Sudatta Bikash Tanchangya as the member secretary. Selected on the basis of regions, the committee members are as follows:

1. Central [Dhaka and Gazipur]: Mr. Prohollad Barmon;
2. North [Greater Mymensingh]: Mr. Ajay A Mree, & Mr. Eugene Nokrek;
3. North-West [Rajshahi & Dinajpur]: Prof. Gones Soren, Ms. Shlipi Soren & Mr. Gones Maji.
4. North-East [Greater Sylhet, Comilla & Chandpur]: Mr. Gidison Pradhan Suchiang, Mr. Andrew Sholomar, Mr. Gouranga Patra, & Mr. Parimol Singh Baraik;
5. South [Barguna & Patuakhali]: Mr. Mong Ching Than;
6. South-West [Satkhira & Khulna]: Mr. Krishna Pada Munda;
7. South-East [CHT, Ctg & Cox’s Bazar]: Mr. Gautam Dewan, Ms. Shefalika Tripura and Ms. Lalosa Chakma;

[The photo shows a section of the audience at the program;] [Photo: Maleya Foundation]