Program Schedule:
| 9.30am to 10.00am |
Registration |
| 10.00am to 11.00am | Parallel Dialogue Session |
| Dialogue Session-1 | Progress as a Developing Country and Policy support for Establishing Effective Local Government to implementation the SDGs |
| Presentation of keynote: Mr. Mozammel Haque Program Analyst, Democratic Governance Portfolio, UNDP Honorable Speaker: Mr. Mohammad Asaduzzaman Sarkar Moderator: Mr Abdul Awal, Executive Director, NRDS |
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Dialogue Session-2 |
Resource Mobilization of Local Government Institutions |
| Presentation of keynote: Dr. Mahfuz Kabir, Research Director, BIISS
Honorable Speaker: MS. Shaila Farzana, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration Moderator: Mr. Amanur Rahman, Director, CARE Bangladesh |
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Dialogue Session-3 |
Status of Elected Women Representatives in Local Government Institutions |
| Presentation of keynote: MS. Farhana Afroz, Program Manager, Christian Aid
Honorable Speaker: Dr. Ferdous Arefina Osman Moderator: Mr. Amit Dey, Deputy Manager, ActionAid Bangladesh |
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Dialogue Session-4 |
People’s participation and transparency and accountability of Local Government Institutions |
| Presentation of keynote: Mr. Md. Ziaul Karim, Senior Coordinator, Mannuser Jonno Foundation
Honorable Speaker: Mr. Md. Jasim Uddin, Joint Secretary, Law Branch, Local Government Department Moderator: Mr. Ataur Rahman Mitton, Country Director, Hunger Free World |
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| 11.00am to 11.30am | Health Break |
| 11.30am to 2.00pm | Plenary Session |
| Welcome Speech | Mr. Aniruddha Roy, Facilitator, Governance Advocacy Forum |
| Consolidated Presentation from Dialogue Sessions | Md. Ziaul Karim, Senior coordinator, MJF |
| Presentation of Research Findings | Dr. Mobasser Monem, Professor, Department of Public Administration |
| Recommendations of the National Convention | Mr. Mohsin Ali Coordinator, Governance Advocacy Forum and Executive Director, WAVE Foundation |
| Discussion by the Local Government Representatives and Participants | Mr. Akhtaruzzaman, Chairman, Gazipur Zila Parishad
Mr. Harun-Or-Rashid Hawlader, President, Bangladesh Upazila Parishad Association Mr. Dewan Kamal Ahmed, President, Municipal Association of Bangladesh-MAB Mr. Sazzad Hossain Mukul, Senior Vice President, Bangladesh Union Parishad Forum- BUPF |
| Commencement of Special Guest | MS. Aroma Datta, MP, Bangladesh National Parliament |
| Commencement of Guest of Honor | MS. Shaheen Anam, Executive Director, Manusher Jonno Foundation
Mr. Faisal-Bin-Seraj, Country Representative, The Asia Foundation |
| Commencement of Chief Guest | Mr. Md. Tajul Islam MP, Minister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives |
| Commencement of Chair | Dr, Quazi Khaliquzzaman Ahmed, Chairperson, Governance Advocacy Forum and Chairman, PKSF |
| Moderator | Kaniz Fatima, Assistant Director, WAVE Foundation |
| 2.00pm | Lunch |