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Women Policy Dialogue Held in Dhaka

Women Policy Dialogue Held in Dhaka

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A policy dialogue focused on women’s empowerment and leadership was successfully held on January 18, 2026, bringing together around 1,000 attendees, including women leaders, professionals, students, and youth voices from across Bangladesh. Organized by Reach Out (Sister Concern of The Front Page), the event, titled “Women Shaping the Nation: Policy, Possibility & the Future of Bangladesh,” took place from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) Complex, Farmgate, Dhaka. The Front Page served as the media partner for the event. The dialogue aimed to position women not merely as beneficiaries of development initiatives, but as policy thinkers and nation builders. The discussions addressed critical issues such as women’s empowerment and safety, economic part...
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Ahsania Mission Youth Forum Welcomes Issuance of the Tobacco Control Ordinance 2025

Ahsania Mission Youth Forum Welcomes Issuance of the Tobacco Control Ordinance 2025

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Ahsania Mission Youth Forum for Health and Wellbeing has welcomed the issuance of the ‘Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance 2025’, describing it as a historic and timely decision to safeguard public health. The Forum extended its sincere appreciation and congratulations to the interim government during an event organized today by the Health Sector of Dhaka Ahsania Mission in Shyamoli, Dhaka. Speaking at the event, youth representatives highlighted that tobacco use remains one of the leading risk factors for cancer and many other non-communicable diseases. In Bangladesh alone, more than 130,000 people die prematurely each year due to tobacco-related illnesses. Against this backdrop, the revised ordinance strengthens existing legislation by banning emerging t...
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JICA hosts workshop on UGDP

JICA hosts workshop on UGDP

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency Bangladesh on Wednesday hosted a dissemination workshop to showcase the achievements of the upazila governance and development project and outline strategies for strengthening local governance in Bangladesh. The event was graced by Dr. Mobasser Monem, Chairman, Bangladesh Public Service Commission, as Chief Guest. Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Public Works, attended as Guest of Honor, while Ms. Morikawa Yuko, Senior Representative, JICA Bangladesh Office, joined as Special Guest. The program was chaired by Mr. Md. Rezaul Maksud Jahedi, Secretary, Local Government Division, and coordinated by Dr. Abu Nasar Mohammad Abdullah, Joint Secretary & Project Director, UGDP. UGDP, implemented nationwide, introduced perform...
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Development Planning Must Place Environment, Biodiversity and Public Health at the Core — Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan

Development Planning Must Place Environment, Biodiversity and Public Health at the Core — Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan

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Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; the Ministry of Water Resources; and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has said that development planning must adopt integrated and forward-looking decisions with environment, biodiversity and public health at its centre. She noted that when environmental and ecological considerations are sacrificed in the name of development, society ultimately bears the cost. “While roads and infrastructure can be built, a Sundarbans or a river cannot be recreated,” she said, adding that climate change, pandemics and environmental crises repeatedly remind us that all elements of nature are deeply interconnected and that humans are not owners of nature, but an inseparable part of it. She made these remar...
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Victory Day and the Pride of Youth

Victory Day and the Pride of Youth

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Professor Dr. ArupRatan Choudhury Bangladesh has completed 54 glorious years since its victory in 1971. For centuries, the people of this golden land endured exploitation from the British rulers to the oppressive Pakistani regime. The greed of the East India Company, the political deprivation, and the brutal repression by West Pakistan are all written in the pages of history. Yet history also proves that those who misuse power and rule unjustly inevitably face downfall. The human desire for freedom is eternal; that truth found its supreme expression in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. The Pakistani rulers never imagined that their collapse was inevitable. But the heroic sons of this soil fought with unmatched courage against a fully armed occupying force, ultimately securing a historic...
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Government to Take Initiative to Strengthen Coordination in Routine Vaccination through Inter-Ministerial Data Interoperability

Government to Take Initiative to Strengthen Coordination in Routine Vaccination through Inter-Ministerial Data Interoperability

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To make Bangladesh’s routine immunization system more effective and sustainable, the Government has taken an initiative to implement an integrated and interoperable inter-ministerial data exchange platform. To operationalize this effort, the Government announced the formation of a Strategic Committee comprising representatives from the relevant ministries and departments, alongside a Technical Committee composed of technical experts. The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) vaccine delivery system will be used as the initial use case, and the challenges and results emerging from its implementation will be leveraged as the foundation for building a national interoperability framework. The announcement was made today at a high-level policy meeting held in Dhaka by Shish Haider Chowdhu...
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Environment Advisor Urges Developed Nations to Fulfill Global Commitments on Climate Finance

Environment Advisor Urges Developed Nations to Fulfill Global Commitments on Climate Finance

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Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), has called on developed countries to fulfill their global commitments on climate finance, warning that failure to do so will pose existential threats to climate-vulnerable nations like Bangladesh. She also urged Bangladesh to take a more assertive stance in ensuring climate justice on global platforms. She made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the event titled “Road to Belem COP30: People-Led Policy – Bangladesh Position @COP30,” held today at the Department of Environment in Dhaka. The Advisor emphasized that financial compensation alone cannot address the losses caused by climate change, noting that “no amount of money can restore...
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Bangladesh Seeks Saudi Support for Greening and Rainwater Harvesting Projects in Coastal Areas — Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan

Bangladesh Seeks Saudi Support for Greening and Rainwater Harvesting Projects in Coastal Areas — Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan

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Dr. Abdullah Zafer H. bin Abiyah, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, met today with Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, at her office in the Bangladesh Secretariat. During the meeting, the Environment Advisor sought Saudi cooperation in tackling climate risks, supporting nationwide greening initiatives, and providing safe drinking water in saline-prone coastal regions through rainwater harvesting projects. She noted that “Bangladesh is among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, and international cooperation is crucial to effectively address this challenge.” Ambassador Dr. Abdullah Zafer H. bin Abiyah invited the Environment Advisor to participate in the upcoming 5...
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MIDA Convenes High-Level Stakeholder Meeting on Deep Sea Fishing and Blue Economy Development

MIDA Convenes High-Level Stakeholder Meeting on Deep Sea Fishing and Blue Economy Development

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The Maheshkhali Integrated Development Authority (MIDA) convened a high-level stakeholder consultation today with key officials from government agencies engaged in Bangladesh’s Blue Economy sector. Chaired by MIDA Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, the meeting focused on developing an integrated action plan to advance deep-sea fishing, mariculture, 100% export-oriented seafood processing, aquaculture, and marine fisheries research in Bangladesh’s maritime zone. MIDA Executive Member Commodore Tanzim Faruq presented a detailed framework highlighting regulatory, logistical, and investment strategies, while Executive Member Md. Sarowar Alam emphasized the need for timely policy reforms to unlock opportunities in this emerging high-growth sector. Ashik Chowdhury said, “It is a universally ...
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