<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">Dear Friends in Media,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">Greetings from<span lang="BN"><span> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">Equity & Justice Working Group</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"><span> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">EquityBD</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">Attached</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">, please find the</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"><span> </span>Bangla and English Press Release and some photos of today’s event<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">organized by</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"><span> </span>EquityBD<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">along with</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">other C</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">ivil<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">S</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">ociety<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">Organisations in solidarity with th</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">is event. The speakers criticized IMF Mission's loan conditions and demanded rationalized subsidies amid inflation.<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">The speakers<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">also<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">urged resistance against IMF advice that undermines the financial interests of ordinary people</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span>and they also<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">emphasized that subsidies for electricity, oil, and gas are crucial</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span>for the country's people.<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">We have given the title of the press release as:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt">Rights-based Civil Society Organizations Criticized IMF Loan Conditions<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><b><span style="font-size:17pt">Rationalize Subsidies Rather Than Cut<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">We are looking forward to your cooperation in covering the event in your esteemed news agency for the circulation of the demand. You can find elaborate position papers in both Bangla and English at <a href="http://www.coastbd.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">www.coastbd.net</span></a> and <a href="http://www.equitybd.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">www.equitybd.net</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span id="m_-6897952046870530381_mce_caret"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222">For clarity and details please</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"><span> </span><span lang="EN-US">feel free to contact me.<span> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#222222"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br></p></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Sincerely <br><div><b>Mustafa Kamal Akanda (Mr)</b> <br>Director- Administration & SR<br></div><div>COAST Foundation  </div><div>Mobile & WhatsApp: +8801711455591 <br></div><a href="http://www.coastbd.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.coastbd.net,</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>