Bangladesh policymakers to be sensitised on development
A five-year leadership orientation programme has been launched in Bangladesh by the UN Millennium campaign in association with local NGOs. Inaugurating the programme in Dhaka last week, the Speaker of the parliament urged MPs to discuss issues like climate change, trade policies, gender, poverty and human rights.
Dhaka: To sensitise MPs on key development issues, a five-year programme has been launched by All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and Peoples' Empowerment Trust (PET) in association with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Millennium Campaign, Department for International Development (DFID), Shiree, Oxfam and Manusher Jonno Foundation.
Addressing at the launch last week, Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate said instances would be created to work together on issues of national priority, moving beyond narrow partisan or group interests, to empower people and get rid of poverty.
Stating that poverty cannot be reduced simply raising the level of income and increasing economic growth, the Speaker said faulty development policies and programmes often cause poverty.
“Hence, we need to carefully review and analyse the policies and programmes. Being the constitutionally designated policy directors, MPs should take the responsibility to give directions to national development,” he said.
Throughout the five years, the orientation sessions for the lawmakers will include climate change, trade policies, poverty, human rights, gender, rights of ethnic people, right to information, among other issues.
