Roundtables

Roundtables

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.

3w ago

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.

3w ago

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,

Holistic approach imperative to end malnutrition and gender inequality among adolescents

Joint Action for Nutrition Outcome (JANO), in association with The Daily Star, organized a roundtable titled "Adolescent Nutrition,

Dissemination Workshop on Strengthening Family Planning through Advocacy: Learnings and Opportunities

Marie Stopes Bangladesh has been working in Bangladesh since 1988 with a mission that translates Children by Choice, not Chance.

Saving mother nature, saving us

USAID in association with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Saving mother nature, saving us – The role of youth in leading conservation and climate resilience’ on December 18, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.

Ensuring the rights of small-scale fishers for the sustainable fisheries sector in Bangladesh

In our country, the ratio of the formal to informal sector is around 15% to 85%.

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).

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.

3w ago

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.

3w ago

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,

Holistic approach imperative to end malnutrition and gender inequality among adolescents

Joint Action for Nutrition Outcome (JANO), in association with The Daily Star, organized a roundtable titled "Adolescent Nutrition,

Dissemination Workshop on Strengthening Family Planning through Advocacy: Learnings and Opportunities

Marie Stopes Bangladesh has been working in Bangladesh since 1988 with a mission that translates Children by Choice, not Chance.

Saving mother nature, saving us

USAID in association with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Saving mother nature, saving us – The role of youth in leading conservation and climate resilience’ on December 18, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.

Ensuring the rights of small-scale fishers for the sustainable fisheries sector in Bangladesh

In our country, the ratio of the formal to informal sector is around 15% to 85%.