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People’s participation, democracy and local governance: Features of democracy in Switzerland and Bangladesh
Democracy is under a lot of pressure globally.
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Way to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Sector Wide Approach (SWAp): Opportunities and Challenges
The topic of discussion today is technical and vocational education. We would like to talk about how development partners, private
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Promoting eco-friendly production process in the RMG sector
The key question of today’s discussion is how we can sustain the growth of the RMG sector and yet protect our natural resources. We are most concerned about water. The Daily Star has written umpteen times about pollution of water sources due to inefficient management of industrial wastes.
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The Security Implications of Climate Change
Bangladesh is identified as one of the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change. Every aspect of our life will be
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Weather index-based insurance for mitigating agricultural risks in Bangladesh
Weather index-based insurance is one of BFP-B’s 30 live innovation-investments in Bangladesh. We do rigorous impact assessments
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Women's Football : Success, challenges and impact beyond the pitch
[Hasanuzzaman Khan] Bablu bhai asked me in 2001 to form a team from BJMC to play an exhibition match -- the first ever by a Bangladesh women’s team -- against a West Bengal side. We lost and it hurt when we conceded goals, but I knew that I was a part of Bangladesh football history.
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Achieving sustainable development through entrepreneurship and innovation
My diverse job experiences have helped me to work towards entrepreneurship and women's empowerment. Bangladesh is on the way
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Indo-Pacific Strategy: Implications for the Region
The Daily Star and Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) jointly organised a roundtable titled “Indo-Pacific Strategy: Implications for the Region” on March 04, 2019. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
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Gender-based Violence in Development and Humanitarian Settings
Gender Based Violence (GBV) is not uncommon in humanitarian settings or humanitarian emergencies, i.e. armed conflicts or natural
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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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