Despite frequent discussions on climate change and development, we often overlook a pressing issue in Bangladesh and similar countries:
UNICEF and WaterAid, in collaboration with The Daily Star, organised a roundtable on 27 May 2025 titled ‘Building Climate-Resilient and Inclusive WASH Infrastructure: Creating Period-Friendly Schools, Health Care Facilities and Workplaces.
The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “Budget 2025-26: Time to Make Public Procurement Work for Bangladeshi Manufacturers” on May 18, 2025. Here is a summary of the discussion.
UNICEF, supported by the European Union and in partnership with The Daily Star, organized a roundtable on May 13, 2025, titled “A New Bangladesh for Children: A Stronger Social Budget to Bring Childhood Back on Track.” The following is a summary of the discussion.
UNDP, in collaboration with The Daily Star, organised a roundtable titled “Scanning the Horizon: Addressing Cyber Violence against Women and Youth through Policy and Awareness” on November 25, 2024. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
In collaboration with The Daily Star, WaterAid organised a roundtable on March 11, 2025, titled 'Accelerating Gender-Inclusive Urban WASH: A Call for Action.'
The Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD), in collaboration with The Daily Star, organised a roundtable titled “Barriers to Ensuring Women’s Land Rights and the Way Forward” on January 30, 2025. Below is a summary of the discussion.
Unilever Bangladesh Limited and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), in partnership with The Daily Star, organised a roundtable discussion titled ‘Sustainable Plastic Solutions in Food and Health Systems’ on 12 December 2024. Below is a summary of the discourse.
UNDP Bangladesh’s Strengthening Institutions, Policies and Service (SIPS) project and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable titled “Transforming Bangladesh Public Administration: Overcoming Challenges and Shaping Reforms” on December 4, 2024,
CAMPE, in collaboration with The Daily Star, organised a roundtable titled “Protection and Improvement of Living Standards of Domestic Workers: Our Role” on December 18, 2024. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Swisscontact Bangladesh, in collaboration with the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, MetLife Foundation,
NETZ Bangladesh in collaboration with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled, “Towards Safer Digital Spaces: Enhancing Legal and Policy Responses to VAWG in Bangladesh,” on December 13, 2024. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Swisscontact in collaboration with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Equity in ICT: Inclusive Training Pathways for Persons with Disabilities’ on December 4, 2024. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Oxfam in Bangladesh in collaboration with The Daily Star organised a roundtable discussion titled “Pathways to a Just Energy Transition : Balancing Sustainability, Equity and Industry Growth in the RMG sector” on January 13, 2025. Here, we publish a summary of the discussion.
In collaboration with The Daily Star, NETZ organised a roundtable discussion titled “Gender-Sensitive Climate Actions for Marginalised Communities” on November 6, 2024. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
UN Women, in collaboration with The Daily Star and Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha, organised a roundtable titled “Ensuring an Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Environment for Women-Owned Businesses” on November 12, 2024.
Swisscontact Bangladesh, in collaboration with the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, MetLife Foundation,
According to the Labour Force Survey 2022, only 27.29 per cent of persons with disabilities aged 15 and older were employed. Meanwhile, the National Survey on Persons with Disabilities 2021 suggests that the percentage is 33.78 per cent.
Swisscontact in collaboration with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Implementation of GRI (Global Reporting Initiatives) Standards in RMG sector of Bangladesh’ on October 24, 2024. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
UNDP in collaboration with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Climate-Resilient Cooperatives to Green SMEs: Enabling Resilience for Climate Vulnerable Women’ on November 12, 2024. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
The Daily Star and Solidaridad jointly organised a roundtable on “Bangladesh’s Apparel Edge: Meeting the European Union’s New Sustainability Directive (EUCSDDD)” on November 13, 2024, at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka.
