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.
Digital transformation in justice system in Bangladesh
UNDP works with different actors in the justice sector with a specific focus on ensuring easily accessible, transparent, and equitable justice service delivery for everyone, particularly the poor and vulnerable.
No worker should pay for a job
The ILO has been carrying out a specific initiative on fair recruitment since 2014. The Bangladesh government is a part of this initiative. The initiative is centred on some core principles.
Implementation of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (NAP-WPS) was launched by the Bangladesh Government in November, 2019.
Food fortification towards sustainable nutrition security
A study titled “Scoping of fortified and nutritious food products for the targeted households and strengthening the distribution network to the last mile” was commissioned by Joint Action for Nutrition Outcome (JANO),
Bangladesh must ramp up efforts to solve Rohingya crisis: Analysts
The Rohingya crisis has gotten more complicated since the takeover by the Myanmar military junta, said analysts, calling for Bangladesh to ramp up its efforts on all frontiers to resolve this issue.
Ethical recruitment is the answer
The Government of Bangladesh’s prioritisation of remittances as an important tool to support development and drive Bangladesh’s economy further is reflected in their migration-related programmes and planning.
Unleashing the Potential of Agriculture Microinsurance Market in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges
Financial Institutions Division (FID) in association with the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) and the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh
Intersectionality in Redressing Gender & DRR: #BreakingTheBias
We are partnering with a project called Gender Responsive Resilience and Intersectionality in Policy and Practice (GRRIPP) which is a 4-year-long global collaboration and knowledge-exchange project,
Role of law in combatting air pollution and protecting public interest
In many cases, the environmental impact of a development project is not considered properly. This is not at all acceptable because it is clearly
Industrial Rainwater Harvesting - A Sustainable Approach to Water Management
BGMEA and WaterAid organised a roundtable titled ‘Industrial Rainwater Harvesting - A Sustainable Approach to Water Management’ on February 15, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
