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On August 02, 2015 the action researchers from Panchagarh in the north to Shyamnagar (near the Sundarbans) in the south came together at a confluence in RIB to talk of the work they did in inspiring community members especially women to identify their respective problems and strategies collectively in their attempt to overcome them.

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A seminar titled “Two Years of RTI in Bangladesh: A Review” was organized jointly by RIB, BLAST and Nijera Kori in the VIP Lounge of National Press Club, Dhaka on September 18, 2011. The seminar was moderated by Dr. Shamsul Bari, Chairperson, RIB. Mr. Muhammad Zamir, Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh was present as the chief guest. Panel discussants of the seminar include: Prof. Sadeka Halim, Information Commissioner Bangladesh, Sara Hossain Honorary Director, BLAST and Khushi Kabir, Coordinator, Nijera Kori.

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RIB has in the past supported research among one of the most marginalized communities in Bangladesh, the Kawras or pig-farmers. From this research it was felt that pig-farmers existed in both Dalit and Indigenous communities, but none ever met each other nor shared different practices or situations with regard to the profession, this workshop was convened to:
(i) to know about pig rearing practices of different communities
(ii) To know more about the variety of feeding techniques, their cost, the profit and pig breeding technologies
(iii) To know more about the variety of pig farms and their links with the daily struggle of pig farmers

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Much of RIB’s research has had gender as a crosscutting theme, some more directly than others. At the same time women’s labor and her dignity and place in society has been the focus of attention of specific communities. On the joint occasion of International Women’s Day (8th March) as well as UN Anti Racism Day (21st March), RIB organized a follow-up activity involving the findings of four past research Women from four communities, namely, the Rishi (or untouchable) community from Shatkhira,

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RIB in the past had experimented with using interactive theatre as a tool for awareness-raising among the marginalized. More recently in January 2008, a three month long workshop was conducted by researcher Nishan Saber with the Santals, an adivasi (indigenous) community inhabiting north-western Bangladesh. The project lead to the formation of a Santal theatre group who won much accolade in the locality on its performances on issues that concerned the daily struggle of the Santals.

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