Roundtables

Roundtables

Prevention of Child Marriage in remote and marginalised chars of northern Bangladesh

Friendship in association with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “Prevention of Child Marriage in remote

10 years since Rana Plaza tragedy

Solidarity Center and IndustriAll Bangladesh Council (IBC), with the support of USAID, organised a roundtable titled “Workers’ Health-Safety & Trade Union Rights: Where are we now?

Transforming Agrifood Systems to Improve Nutrition in Secondary Cities: The Role of Women

Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) organized a roundtable discussion regarding the role of women in transforming agrifood systems to improve nutrition in secondary cities on 9 March 2023. The event was hosted by Nutrition in City Ecosystem (NICE),

Changing mindsets, changing lives: The power of social norms programming in ending child marriage

Care Bangladesh in association with The Daily Star organized a roundtable titled “Impact of Social Norms Programming” on February 28, 2023. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.

Kidney patients are at higher risk of unexpected disasters

On March 4, 2023, the Kidney Awareness Monitoring & Prevention Society (KAMPS), with the support of Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Limited, organised a roundtable titled “Kidney patients are at higher risk of unexpected disasters”. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.

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.

Rohingya Crisis Response in Bangladesh: Is a strategic shift from the current approach needed?

Approximately one million people from the Rohingya community escaping violence in Myanmar arrived in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh in August 2017.

Policy actions to improve SRH services for adolescents and youth: Beyond gaps and challenges

Network for Ensuring Adolescents Reproductive Health Rights and Services (NEARS) in association with The Daily Star organized a roundtable titled “Policy actions to improve SRH services for adolescents and youth: Beyond gaps and challenges”

How girls are realizing their potentials: Opportunities and challenges

The saying goes, “if creating opportunities isn’t possible, remove the roadblocks so they can create their own.” Unfortunately, there is a prevalent mindset to restrict, particularly girls, from exploring their potential.

Disability-inclusive National Budget 2023-24

Access Bangladesh Foundation in association with The Daily Star, DCF, NCDW, Sitakund Federation,

Understanding adolescent pregnancy in Bangladesh

During the liberation war, people living in refugee camps didn’t receive any sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services.

Violence against female sex workers in Dhaka city

Sex Workers Network (SWN) organized a research findings dissemination session titled “Qualitative study on violence among the female sex workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh” on September 22, 2022. The study was funded by CREA, an international feminist human rights organization. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.

SDGs and Youth in Bangladesh

The Citizen’s Platform for SDGs Bangladesh in partnership with UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Action organised a day-long conference titled “SDGs and Youth in Bangladesh: Present Perspectives and Future Outlook” on September 1, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.

World Sight Day 2022

Today, 13 October, marks World Sight Day 2022.In Bangladesh, the number of people in need of eye care is spiralling. In 2020, 19 in every 100 adults aged 30 years or older had visual impairment (Nationwide Blindness Survey 2020).

Exploring the implementation of disability-inclusive WASH policy commitments in Bangladesh

WaterAid Bangladesh in partnership with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “Exploring the implementation of disability-inclusive WASH policy commitments in Bangladesh” on September 24, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.

Mental Health: The Role of Media

To improve our mental health ecosystem journalists and mental health professionals should work together. We need to make people aware of the importance of mental health.  We have to take care of our mental health and help others with mental health problems.

Policy Café on Women’s Safety in Public Places

Policy Café is one of the signature programmes of the Centre for Research and Information (CRI). It provides a platform where young people can discuss various public interest issues with relevant stakeholders from the public and private sectors.

Rivers and our future

The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Rivers and Our Future’ on June 4, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.

Invest more in girls

The Tipping Point Initiative of CARE Bangladesh addresses the root causes of child early and forced marriage (CEFM) through gender transformative social norms programming.

Allocations for children in Bangladesh’s public expenditure

In FY2015-16, the government, for the first time, prepared a separate budget for children. This was a reflection of the government’s commitment towards raising the welfare of Bangladesh’s children.

Issues faced by plainland ethnic minority communities in Bangladesh

Traidcraft Exchange has been implementing the ‘Fighting Forced Labour with Adivasi and Dalit Communities in South Asia (MUKTEE)’ Project in Bangladesh since 2019.