Roundtables
FIVE YEARS OF RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse, the roundtable was organised to discuss the current state of the RMG industry, workers' rights and livelihood in light of the SDGs, factory safety,
10 June 2018, 18:00 PM
IFI'S ENERGY INVESTMENT IN BANGLADESH
Oxfam and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable titled “IFI's Energy Investment in Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 7 and Paris Climate Goal” on May 21, 2018. Here we publish a summary of the discussions.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Resilient Infrastructure: For the Blue Economy
To reach the status of a developed country, Bangladesh has to put special emphasis on developing necessary infrastructure. The
23 April 2018, 18:00 PM
How to overcome the biggest workforce challenge in insurance industry through empowerment of professional development
Professional Advancement Bangladesh Limited (PABL), Chartered Insurance Institute (UK), Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd (GDIC) and The Daily Star jointly organized a roundtable titled “How to overcome the biggest workforce challenge in insurance industry
4 April 2018, 18:00 PM
AGRI-BUSINESS FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Katalyst in partnership with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “Agri-business for inclusive growth: Prospects and
16 March 2018, 18:00 PM
GIRLS ON BEAUTY
Recently Dove and The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “The 2017 Dove Global Girls Beauty and Confidence Report”.
Here we publish a summary of the discussions.
8 March 2018, 18:00 PM
RETHINK RESILIENCE: Women- Driving Force in Building Urban Resilience
The Daily Star and CARE Bangladesh jointly organized a roundtable titled “Rethink Resilience: Women-Driving Force in Building
24 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Every Newborn Must Be Saved
A roundtable meeting titled 'Every newborn must be saved' was organized by Prothom Alo on February 6, 2018. This special supplement provides a summary of the speeches of the discussants who participated in the meeting.
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Reading Skills in Mother Tongue: Foundation of Quality Education
Prothom Alo in association with USAID (United States Agency for International Development) and Save the Children, Bangladesh
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Dignifying Life Through Palliative Care
Ayat Skills Development Centre was initiated with the commitment to contribute to youth development in the
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Ethics and Values in Education
Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable titled “Ethics and Values in Education” on
19 January 2018, 18:00 PM
A-Card: Smallholders' Access to Finance through Bank
Prothom Alo in cooperation with CARE Bangladesh and Dhaka Ahsania Mission organised a roundtable titled “A-Card: Smallholders'
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Child-Sensitive Urban Planning
Speculatively, in this era of rapid urbanisation, a third of our current population are children and it is anticipated that by 2030 60 percent of our total population of different urban areas will be comprised of children.
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Review of Earthquake Contingency Plan of Dhaka City Corporation
Syed Matiul Ahsan, Deputy Director, Humanitarian Sector, Save the Children and Moderator
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Mega projects need expert management
As Bangladesh is going for mega infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars, their management is becoming
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Volunteers for Tackling Urban Disasters
Bangladeshi people are generally very compassionate. We saw how common people came forward to rescue Rana Plaza victims, even
8 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Skills and Employment for Persons with Disabilities
Prothom Alo organized a roundtable titled “Skills and Employment for Persons with Disabilities: Linking Supply and Demand” in
1 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure, Reducing Displacement
Christian Aid and Shifting the Power organised a roundtable titled “Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure, Reducing Displacement” on October 11, 2017. Here we publish a summary of the discussions.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Prospects and challenges of building skills for disadvantaged youth
The Daily Star and Swisscontact organised a roundtable titled “Building skills for disadvantaged youth: Opportunities and challenges in
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Green initiative goes slow, lacks support
Bangladesh needs to promote the use of improved cooking stoves as they save fuel, cut carbon emission and give a
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM