Economic Reporter :
Speakers at a dialogue here on Saturday stressed the need for tapping grassroots voices in the implementation process of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country.
The Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh and the Hunger Project jointly arranged the citizen’s dialogue titled ‘Community Intervention for SDGs Delivery: Listening to the Grassroots Voices’ at the CSS Ava Centre in the city.
Presiding over the dialogue, Platform convener Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya emphasised the need for having an effective countrywide local government platform so that the voices of local and grassroots leaders can resonate in the corridors of power in Dhaka.
He said a strong social movement by citizens will help implement the SDGs.
Country director of the Hunger Project Dr Baidul Alam Majumdar, in his presentation, focused on engagement of government officials, local government representatives, and conscious citizens in a development partnership to implement the 2030 global agenda in the country.
Khulna city Mayor Md Moniruzzaman Moni explained the need to effectively mobilise and neutralise local level resources and the need to have greater coordination among the City Corporation and other utility service providers.
He said better governance in overall government machinery is essential for local government representatives to perform more efficiently and honestly.
Khulna Divisional Commissioner Md Abdus Samad said the government is pursuing various innovations in the area of public administration and governance.
He cited that the government has taken an initiative to make Khulna city free from beggars by rehabilitating them with alternative livelihood opportunities.
Brac Vice-Chairperson Dr Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury pointed out that achieving the SDGs will be more challenging than attaining the MDGs in Bangladesh.
“Notwithstanding our high success in MDGs, Bangladesh remains behind the achievements in comparable countries. For an example, maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh is still twice high than that in Sri Lanka,” he said.
Academics, economists, social workers, business leaders, politicians and other professionals from the Khulna Division joined the dialogue, said a press release.
Speakers at a dialogue here on Saturday stressed the need for tapping grassroots voices in the implementation process of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country.
The Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh and the Hunger Project jointly arranged the citizen’s dialogue titled ‘Community Intervention for SDGs Delivery: Listening to the Grassroots Voices’ at the CSS Ava Centre in the city.
Presiding over the dialogue, Platform convener Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya emphasised the need for having an effective countrywide local government platform so that the voices of local and grassroots leaders can resonate in the corridors of power in Dhaka.
He said a strong social movement by citizens will help implement the SDGs.
Country director of the Hunger Project Dr Baidul Alam Majumdar, in his presentation, focused on engagement of government officials, local government representatives, and conscious citizens in a development partnership to implement the 2030 global agenda in the country.
Khulna city Mayor Md Moniruzzaman Moni explained the need to effectively mobilise and neutralise local level resources and the need to have greater coordination among the City Corporation and other utility service providers.
He said better governance in overall government machinery is essential for local government representatives to perform more efficiently and honestly.
Khulna Divisional Commissioner Md Abdus Samad said the government is pursuing various innovations in the area of public administration and governance.
He cited that the government has taken an initiative to make Khulna city free from beggars by rehabilitating them with alternative livelihood opportunities.
Brac Vice-Chairperson Dr Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury pointed out that achieving the SDGs will be more challenging than attaining the MDGs in Bangladesh.
“Notwithstanding our high success in MDGs, Bangladesh remains behind the achievements in comparable countries. For an example, maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh is still twice high than that in Sri Lanka,” he said.
Academics, economists, social workers, business leaders, politicians and other professionals from the Khulna Division joined the dialogue, said a press release.
