Bangladesh Development Forum 2004: Civil Society’s Perspectives
Source: Centre for Policy Dialogue
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) organised a national dialogue titled “Bangladesh Development Forum 2004: Civil Society’s Perspectives†which was held on May 05, 2004 at the CIRDAP auditorium, Dhaka. The purpose of the dialogue was to create an opportunity for constructive engagement to discuss the context, agenda and possible outcomes of the Bangladesh Development Forum 2004 (BDF 2004), scheduled to be held during May 9-11, 2004. Furthermore, the dialogue was to create a platform for candid and open discussion on issues on the table, for major stakeholders including the civil society groups, the government and the development partners.
Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Executive Director, CPD, presented the keynote paper at the dialogue. Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD, presided over the dialogue. The Honarable Minister for Finance and Planning Mr M Saifur Rahman, MP was present at the dialogue as the Chief Guest. Mr Mushfiqur Rahman, MP, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Finance and Mr Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Political Secretary to the Honarable Leader of the Opposition in the parliament were the Special Guests on the occasion.
Participants of the dialogue included leaders of the mainstream political parties, high level policymakers, representatives of international and bilateral development agencies, leading development activists, leaders of the trade bodies, academics, and media personalities. The list of participants is attached in Annex 1.
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