ISSUE 07 January- March, 2023
I'm delighted to share the seventh issue of CPJ Blue Sky, which highlights some of the outstanding work CPJ has done in the first quarter of 2023.
CPJ celebrated the International Mother Language Day, which we value from the core of our hearts. We observed the International Women's Day in March and reaffirmed our dedication to advancing gender equality and bringing about our vision of a fair and impartial society.
On March 22, we celebrated CPJ's sixth birthday while taking stock of our ongoing efforts to advance social cohesion, justice, and peace. Our commitment to achieving our goals is as strong as ever. On Thursday, March 30, 2023, as part of the celebration, CPJ premiered Doorbeen, the brand-new podcast series. The first episode is already available on CPJ's official YouTube channel, and later ones will be added there as well.
I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all the readers of CPJ Blue Sky for a peaceful and productive 2023. Together, let us continue to build a world that fosters peace, justice, and social cohesion.
Kind regards Manzoor Hasan OBE
In This Issue Message from the Executive Director
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Updates on the latest Research, Projects & Events
Message from the Executive Director
Highlights
Announcement Day Celebration/
Blogs/Op-eds
Centre for Peace and Justice
CPJ BLUE-SKY
Issue-07
Published: March 2023
Acknowledgement
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Highlights
Following the successful completion of 2022, CPJ team celebrated the new year 2023 by decorating office
premises
Linda Bartolomei, the co-convener of Forced Migration Research Network visited CPJ to discuss the existing
project and better understanding of CPJ's research works
Claudio Miglietta, Country Representative and Imamur Rahman, Head of External Affairs at Médecins Sans
Frontières, MSF Bangladesh visited CPJ
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CPJ organised a webinar on Grassroots Justice to observe the “World Day of Social Justice” on 15 February 2023 CPJ conducted a workshop on "Peace Cafe: bridging
the gap between students and a just, peaceful, and inclusive society" with the students, Peer mentors, and
Presidents of different clubs at ULAB
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CPJ published the Annual Report 2022, which includes information on our activities during the past year
Highlights
Celebration of International women’s Day, 2023 with Peace Café where University of Dhaka and CPJ jointly
organised a webinar on “Digital Literacy for Gender Equity”
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celebrated International Women's Day 2023 on 13th March.
A delegation from The Asia Foundation's governance team in Sri Lanka and the Maldives visited the Centre for
Peace and Justice, BRAC University's office in Dhaka
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Md Pizuar Hossain, Senior Lecturer of East West University visited CPJ to give a stellar talk titled "An Analytical Discussion on Atrocity Crimes Against the Rohingya People
in Myanmar"
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Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University organised a three-day long research workshop
Click here to read more Women Peace Cafe, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University's
work and dedication towards climate action and promoting green activities have been recognised by 'Green Mile'
Blog on "Education for Refugees: A legal right on paper, but a distant dream in reality"
published in Refugee Initiative Law, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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The Business Standard published an article on
"Will AI spell the end of human creativity?"
authored by Riedwan Habibur Rahman, Research Associate, CPJ, BRAC University
Daily Star published an article on "Peace Café – How a student-led platform is transforming thousands of lives across Bangladesh" authored by Md. Wahidul Islam
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Day Celebration
Blogs/Op-Eds
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CPJ produced the following social media cards to commemorate various days
CPJ team produced following blogs/op-eds on contemporary issues in leading newspapers
The Business Standard published an article on
"Beyond the horrors of blazing flames"
authored by Faiza Tasnim Khandaker, Researcher at CPJ, BRAC University
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Announcement
On 22 March, CPJ celebrated it's 6th anniversary Six years ago, CPJ embarked on a journey to promote peace, justice, and social cohesion in society. We are still working hard with an indomitable determination to achieve
the goals.
Manzoor Hasan OBE, Executive Director of Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC
University delivered the BIPSS lecture on ‘Rohingya Refugee Crisis:
Restrategising the Future’ at BIPSS Lecture Club. He talked about the collaborative approaches which need to be taken to resolve the plight of the Rohingya. The lecture was followed by a lively and interactive question-and-
answer session.
Manzoor Hasan delivered BIPSS lecture
Shahariar Sadat spoke to Al-Jazeera TV
Shahariar Sadat, Director of Academic and Legal Empowerment of CPJ, BRAC
University spoke to
Al-Jazeera TV on the dire need for funding and assistance to resolve the
Rohingya crisis, as the World Food Programme is forced to reduce lifesaving assistance for the community.
The Government of Bangladesh and UNHCR announced a joint response plan to tackle the challenges that the government is facing in managing this
protracted situation.
Centre for Peace and Justice launches podcast series
Doorbeen
Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), BRAC University released the first episode of its brand-new podcast series Doorbeen on Thursday, March 30, 2023 to celebrate it's
sixth anniversary.
The episode is available on CPJ’s official YouTube channel, and subsequent episodes of the podcast will also be
uploaded there.
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