Global Climate Strike 2025: Coastal Youth Raise Voice for Climate Justice in Shyamnagar

As part of the Global Climate Strike 2025, youth activists in Shyamnagar took to the streets in front of the Shyamnagar Press Club to highlight the urgent climate crisis and vulnerabilities faced by Bangladesh’s coastal communities.

Organized by Coastal Youth Network, YouthNet Global, Socio Economic Development Alliance (SEDA), CoastalAid, and Fridays for Future, the strike demanded an immediate halt to fossil fuel investments in the country. Protesters called for a shift towards a renewable energy-based national power plan, aligning with the vision of a sustainable and just “New Bangladesh.”

Holding placards and chanting slogans, the youth emphasized the need for climate justice and urged national and global leaders to take bold action to protect the coastal regions of Bangladesh from the escalating impacts of climate change.

The demonstration in Shyamnagar echoed similar strikes across the world, marking a unified global call to transition towards clean energy and safeguard the future of the planet. make it website page