The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their activism against nuclear weapons. Two Bangladeshi organisations- Centre for Bangladesh Studies and Physicians for Social Responsibility – are part of ICAN. We represented Bangladesh in the peaceful protest against nuclear weapons across the globe. We also published a book on the issue.”Rahi also posted on Facebook: “Centre for Bangladesh Studies is a proud member of ICAN. I believe that the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to ICAN will positively effect the international movement against nuclear weapons.”According to a report published by Reuters, ICAN operates in more than 100 countries at the grass-roots level.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 06, 2017 18:11 UTC