Unnayan Onneshan, a development research organisation, in association with ten leading NGOs and NGO networks, is organising the event at the CIRDAP auditorium.

The programme will start at 10am through a civil society dialogue titled "Riding on the Road Options for Bangladesh in the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference".

Eminent politicians, economists and development activists including Tofail Ahmed of Awami League, Anwar Hossain Manju of JP, Monjurul Ahsan Khan of CPB, Rashed Khan Menon of Workers Party, Hasanul Huq Inu of JSD, Whip Ashraf Hossain of BNP, eonomists Prof. Muzaffar Ahmed, Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmed, Prof MM Akash, Charles Whiteley of EC, FBCCI president Mir Nasir Hossain, and BGMEA representative ANM Saifuddin will take part in the discussions.

Khushi Kabir of Nijera Kori will preside over the dialogue where economist Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir will present a keynote paper.

The second day's programme of the forum will be held at Rabindra Sarobor at Dhanmondi tomorrow.

The programme includes discussion by `People's Panel' on WTO, World Bank, agriculture, labour, handicrafts fair, film show, photographic exhibition, folk songs, popular theatre, solidarity speeches and declarations.