Roundtables
Unlocking economic potential with digital financial inclusion
The initiation of digital financial services (DFS) in Bangladesh has been quite satisfactory, yet its untapped potential remains substantial, presenting significant opportunities for further development. Bangladesh’s prospects are immense, as we have yet to surpass the midpoint in realizing the potential gains achievable through financial inclusion.
Land Crime Prevention and Remedy Act, 2023: Citizen Views
The title, Land Crime Prevention and Remedy Act, 2023, distinctly reveals its character as a criminal law aimed at delineating a range of land-related offenses and prescribing corresponding penalties for such transgressions.
Nothing about us without us
Save the Children in collaboration with The Daily Star organized a roundtable titled ‘Bangladesh in COP28 and Generation Hope Campaign: Youth and Children Voices Shaping Climate Discussion’ on November 26, 2023. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Women’s Participation in Renewable Energy Challenges and Opportunities
Ensuring a successful shift toward renewable energy necessitates the active involvement and empowerment of women in the sector.
Consent to marriage and best interest of girls
The dominance of politics in our national spheres has, unfortunately, diverted attention away from critical issues like child marriage.
Opportunities and Challenges to Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities in Bangladesh
We find ourselves easily discussing inclusive education now, but just two decades ago, the idea of children with disabilities pursuing studies seemed unimaginable.
Thinking beyond sanitation: Transitioning to a sustainable urban water cycle
Ismène R.A.C. Stalpers, Country Director, SNV Bangladesh
Bangladesh Family Planning Programme: What women and girls want matters
Ipas, in association with The Daily Star, organised a roundtable titled “Bangladesh Family Planning Programme: What women and girls want matters” on July 10, 2023. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Breathing clean: Protecting lives from air pollution
Manas Biswas, Technical Coordinator - Integrated WASH & CESP, Tongi Urban Programme, World Vision Bangladesh.
Progressive Taxation in Bangladesh Why and How?
The income tax system in Bangladesh is regressive. It follows a pattern where the tax burden increases proportionally with income until it reaches a stagnant rate of 30%. Ideally, a more progressive structure would have involved a higher tax rate.
Skilling Bangladesh: challenges and possibilities
Swisscontact Bangladesh in collaboration with The Daily Star organized a roundtable titled ‘The current trends in skills development sector of Bangladesh: challenges and possibilities’ on February 15, 2023. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Changing perspective of CSBA: Opportunities and challenges
Background: Bangladesh’s commitment to its citizens and the international community necessitate a solution to the high maternal mortality ratio, which is driven by inequitable access to skilled and facility-based childbirth services.
Disability Inclusive National Budget 2022-23
Access Bangladesh Foundation has been campaigning since 2014 and advocating to make the national budget disability-inclusive.
Gender-based harassment and violence: Prevention requires coordinated initiatives
Gender Platform Bangladesh in association with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Gender-based harassment and violence: Prevention requires coordinated initiatives’ on December 29, 2021. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
In Pursuit of Resurgence
In this session, speakers focused on how businesses can properly address ongoing and future crises to achieve sustainability, and how organisational leaders could rise to the occasion with appropriate and effective strategy, vision, mission and business models that determine the sustainability of a business.
Skill building of Rohingya and host community adolescents and youth: Opportunities and challenges
Because the Population Council is a relatively new organisation working in humanitarian settings and in Cox’s Bazar, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce the Council. Population Council is an international non-governmental research organisation that is headquartered in New York.
Importance of care economy to reduce domestic violence against women and girls
Bangladesh has performed impressively in different socio-economic indicators. However, there remain many challenges and much more work to be done for women’s empowerment.
Micro enterprises in the post-pandemic economy of Bangladesh
The Ashshash project aims to support 4,500 human trafficking survivors (70 percent women) to help them reintegrate into society through psychosocial counselling, skills and entrepreneurship training, and sustainable employment. Additionally,
Strengthening Zila Parishad for Achieving SDGs
The Zila Parishad (district council) is one of the key changemakers at the district level since it is responsible for coordinating the overall
Fast-changing Poverty Dynamics Issues and Priorities
In today’s roundtable, we will discuss how poverty has been changing over time in Bangladesh. I want to highlight that urban poverty is becoming the dominant form of poverty in the country. We also have the challenges of climate-induced poverty and pandemic-induced poverty. Besides, we have to tackle the risk of falling into the middle-income trap.
Celebrating International Day of Girl Child: Progress and Way Forward for Bangladesh
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh. In the past 50 years, we have overcome numerous obstacles to get to where we are today. The women of Bangladesh have also experienced this progress despite the countless obstacles in their way.
