Boat rally on 21 September on Jamuna river in Sirajgonj

Launch

The launch of the Bangladesh campaign began on 18 September 2004 in the northern district of Dinajpur and ended on 25 September 2004 in the southern port city of Chittagong. more...

Dinajpur Launch

The launch of the campaign in Dinajpur got underway with a gathering of 5,000 people from 13 upazilas of Dinajpur gathering at the Dinajpur Institute premises. more...

Gaibandha Launch

In Gaibandha town, the Gana Unnayan Kendra organised a colourful rally from Swadhinata Prangon (Independence Square) to the central Shahid Minar on 20 September 2004. People on foot jostled for road space with rickshaws, bicycles, motorbikes, and vans for road space. more...

Pabna Launch

Banchte Chai, a partner of the campaign alliance, organised a strikingly different rally in Pabna on September 21 2004 with horse carts and rickshaw vans. more...

Sirajgonj, Bagerhat and Barisal Launches

In Sirajgonj, the Manab Mukti Sanagstha organised a rally on 21 September 2004; Rupantar organised a rally the next day in Bagerhat and the Social Development Society organised a rally the day after that touched many parts of Barisal. more...

Chittagong Launch

OWDEB organised a colourful rally and mass gathering at Chittagong on 25 September 2004 that was followed by discussions and cultural events. more...

16 Days of Activism

The core partner organisations of the campaign alliance planned several activities to mark the days marked globally as 16 days of activism that include the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November, International AIDS Day on 1 December, Begum Rokeya Day on 9 December and the International Human Rights Day on 10 December. more...