Abstract:
The present study was undertaken to find out the role of environmental NGOs on advocacy or
development in different areas of Bangladesh. A total of 61 environmental NGOs were selected from
four different geographical regions like north bengal, south-west part, coastal areas and central
Dhaka. Field survey was conductcd to establish the study and surveyed on NGOs key personnel and
different professionals. From the result, it was found that from 61 NGOs, most of them initially
establish as development organization but 55 NGOs changed their views and now working as
environment sectors. From the result, it was found that out of 61 NGOs, 36 NGOs collect fund from
internal sources and 25 are collect fund from external sources and 40 NGOs are involved to spend
money as bribe for funding.
For advocacy, the NGOs are involved on environment and development of people like climate
change, water contamination, social corruption, women torturing, early marriage and population
increasing. NGOs are using media, seminar, rally, poster display to support the advocacy. The NGOs
fire also doing the awareness of the people on various environmental acts by the ministry of
environment and forest, GoB. 56 NGOs deals with health, fisheries and population, 49 deals with
plantation and sanitation. However, 53 NGOs are working on both environment and development,
only 4 NGOs are working for environment and 4 are working for only development.
After advocacy it was also revealed from the study that out of 61 NGOs, 38 and 49 organizations
have the good relations with government and donor agency respectively. From the study it could
conclude that all the NGOs of different regions of Bangladesh are involved on both development and
advocacy but they are working on mostly development rather than advocacy which is key issue in
developing country like Bangladesh
