Mid Term Review of MDG
On 22
September 2007
SUPRO organized a national consultation on 3 months long nationwide campaign
titled "Progress, Review & Evaluation of MDGs: Nothing for Complacency".
The campaign was launched on 06 July 2007 on the eve of Mid-Term Review of Millennium
Development Goals at Dhaka Reporters' Unity Auditorium, Dhaka.
In this national consultation SUPRO highlighted various recommendations regarding MDG achievement which evolved from districts seminar interacted by grassroots activists, political leaders, NGO workers & CSOs.
Renowned Human Rights activist & founding member of
Ain O Salish Kendro Dr. Hamida Hussain spoke as key guest speaker while SUPRO
CEO Prodip Kumar Roy welcomed the audience & Chairperson Mr. Abdul Awal
moderated the consultation. Chairman of The Innovators Rashed Al Titumir,
Convenor of Peoples Forum on MDGs Rasheda K. Chowdhury, SUPRO Vice Chairperson
Mustafur Rahman Khan, Executive Director
of VOICE Ahmed Swapan Mahmud, Mr. Shahadat Islam Chowdhury spoke among others.
Mr. Tanim Ahmed of New Age spoke on MDG 1 & 8, Mr. Biplob Karmokar of Steps Towards Development spoke on MDG 2& 3, Dr. Dipak Kumar Biswas of HASAB spoke on MDG 4 & 5.
SUPRO network members from 44 districts of Bangladesh were present & spoke in the event while National council members put their insights in seminar.
Aminul Haque, Coordinator-Policy Research presented a brief policy paper on MDGs & recommendations getting from districts.
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