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Election Manifesto of the Political Parties and Right to Food Act
Prior to our national election, we would like to draw the attention of our political parties to include the demand for the enactment of the Right to Food Act in their election manifestos.
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Recognition of Women's Unaccounted Work
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which begins on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 and ends on International Human Rights Day on December 10, is a time to galvanise action to end violence against women and girls around the world.
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Pneumonia: The forgotten killer of children
The Government is providing routine immunisation services across the country, and the country is having consistently good coverage of vaccines.
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Public-Private Partnership in Technical and Vocational Education and Training to Promote Industry Relevant Skills
Bangladesh is doing quite well in terms of general education but we are lagging behind in skills development.
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Digitalization for Life
We all would agree that digital disruption has been impacting almost all our businesses with different levels of intensity. Smartphones and social media have also been driving prominent changes in consumer behaviors.
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Safe Spaces for Youth
An interactive and lively discussion, on the importance of creating safe spaces for youth in Bangladesh, took place at the roundtable jointly organised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and The Daily Star on the occasion of International Youth Day 2018.
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Closing the Gaps for a Better Work Environment
Bangladesh has witnessed its best times in terms of economic growth in the last decade or so. Now is the most opportune moment to amplify its growth by efficiently focusing on the skills gaps prevailing at different areas.
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Building Payment Ecosystem for Digital Bangladesh
The Daily Star and Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) organised a roundtable titled “Building payment ecosystem for digital Bangladesh: Challenges and opportunities” on July 30, 2018. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
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Good agricultural practices for ensuring food safety
We can be rightly proud of our agricultural sector in Bangladesh. Even when we were one-third of the current population in the initial days post-independence, we were the gross importers of food grains.
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Agent Banking: Becoming a strong source of deposit for banks in Bangladesh
Business Finance for the Poor in Bangladesh (BFP-B) facilitated a roundtable titled "Dissemination of DBBL Agent Banking Roll Out Experience" on July 18, 2018. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
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Sexual and reproductive health information and services in Bangladesh: What do young people want?
Today we are here to discuss findings and policy recommendations from two research projects on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education and information for young people in Bangladesh under Centre of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (CGSRHR) at the BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. The main aim of this roundtable is to incorporate the feedback of the discussion in our policy brief, which will then be distributed to the government and other relevant organisations.
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Let the world know, Bangladesh is prepared for facing disasters
Recently Department of Disaster Management in collaboration with Shifting the Power and Dhaka Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness Programme (DEEP) of Christian Aid Bangladesh organized a roundtable titled “Let the world know, Bangladesh is prepared for facing disasters”. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
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The situation of women workers in the RMG sector in Bangladesh
I want to thank everyone for sharing their valuable time with us as we discuss the important issue of the situation of female workers in the RMG sector of Bangladesh.
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Durability of concrete structures: A key concern for sustainable construction
Sajjadur Rahman, Editor, Star Business, The Daily Star & Moderator of the session
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Peace and Tolerance: Challenges and Way Forward
Abdul Quayum, Associate Editor, Prothom Alo and Moderator of the Roundtable
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FIVE YEARS OF RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse, the roundtable was organised to discuss the current state of the RMG industry, workers' rights and livelihood in light of the SDGs, factory safety,
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IFI'S ENERGY INVESTMENT IN BANGLADESH
Oxfam and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable titled “IFI's Energy Investment in Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 7 and Paris Climate Goal” on May 21, 2018. Here we publish a summary of the discussions.
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Resilient Infrastructure: For the Blue Economy
To reach the status of a developed country, Bangladesh has to put special emphasis on developing necessary infrastructure. The
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How to overcome the biggest workforce challenge in insurance industry through empowerment of professional development
Professional Advancement Bangladesh Limited (PABL), Chartered Insurance Institute (UK), Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd (GDIC) and The Daily Star jointly organized a roundtable titled “How to overcome the biggest workforce challenge in insurance industry
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AGRI-BUSINESS FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Katalyst in partnership with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “Agri-business for inclusive growth: Prospects and
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GIRLS ON BEAUTY
Recently Dove and The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “The 2017 Dove Global Girls Beauty and Confidence Report”. Here we publish a summary of the discussions.
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RETHINK RESILIENCE: Women- Driving Force in Building Urban Resilience
The Daily Star and CARE Bangladesh jointly organized a roundtable titled “Rethink Resilience: Women-Driving Force in Building
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Every Newborn Must Be Saved
A roundtable meeting titled 'Every newborn must be saved' was organized by Prothom Alo on February 6, 2018. This special supplement provides a summary of the speeches of the discussants who participated in the meeting.
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Reading Skills in Mother Tongue: Foundation of Quality Education
Prothom Alo in association with USAID (United States Agency for International Development) and Save the Children, Bangladesh
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Dignifying Life Through Palliative Care
Ayat Skills Development Centre was initiated with the commitment to contribute to youth development in the
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Ethics and Values in Education
Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable titled “Ethics and Values in Education” on
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A-Card: Smallholders' Access to Finance through Bank
Prothom Alo in cooperation with CARE Bangladesh and Dhaka Ahsania Mission organised a roundtable titled “A-Card: Smallholders'
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Child-Sensitive Urban Planning
Speculatively, in this era of rapid urbanisation, a third of our current population are children and it is anticipated that by 2030 60 percent of our total population of different urban areas will be comprised of children.
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Review of Earthquake Contingency Plan of Dhaka City Corporation
Syed Matiul Ahsan, Deputy Director, Humanitarian Sector, Save the Children and Moderator
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Mega projects need expert management
As Bangladesh is going for mega infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars, their management is becoming
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