“হাউস অব দ্য পিপল” বা জনগণের সংসদ হিসেবে পিছিয়ে পড়া মানুষের জন্য কাজ করাকে তিনি জাতীয় সংসদের একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ দায়িত্ব হিসেবে অভিহিত করে মাননীয় স্পিকার বলেন, সমাজের প্রতিটি স্তরের অসমতা দূর করা রাষ্ট্রের দায়িত্ব।
জাতীয় সংসদে পিছিয়ে পড়া জনগোষ্ঠীর কণ্ঠস্বর আরও কার্যকরভাবে তুলে ধরা এবং জবাবদিহিতা শক্তিশালী করার লক্ষ্যে একটি সংসদীয় ককাস (Parliamentary Caucus) গঠনের উদ্যোগ নিয়ে ১৭ মে ২০২৬ তারিখে মাননীয় ডেপুটি স্পিকার ব্যারিস্টার কায়সার কামাল, এমপি-এর সঙ্গে বৈঠক করেছে এসডিজি বাস্তবায়নে নাগরিক প্ল্যাটফর্ম, বাংলাদেশ-এর একটি প্রতিনিধি দল।
A CPD–Citizen’s Platform dialogue highlights exclusion, service gaps, and policy blind spots facing Dhaka’s urban floating population living in extreme poverty.
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, jointly organised a multi-stakeholder consultation in Sunamganj on 29 September 2025 to discuss the socio-economic challenges of low-income earners in the climate-vulnerable Haor region. Participants highlighted barriers to resource access, limited social protection for women, and the growing impacts of climate change on livelihoods and human development.
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, jointly organised a stakeholder consultation in Sreemangal on 28 September 2025 to discuss the socio-economic realities of tea garden workers. The discussion highlighted persistent barriers in education, healthcare, and social protection, underscoring the need for inclusive policies to ensure dignity, access, and improved living standards for this marginalised workforce.
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), in collaboration with the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, organised a consultation in Satkhira to highlight the contributions and challenges of women farmers. The discussion focused on recognising their work, improving access to services and credit, and ensuring that women farmers can play an equal role in shaping Bangladesh’s agricultural future.
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) is carrying out a research initiative titled “Reaching the Furthest Behind the First: A Human Rights-based Approach to Confront Extreme Poverty in Bangladesh.” The study focuses on five vulnerable occupational groups who, despite being employed, continue to live below the poverty line. Among these groups, Dalit sanitation workers have been identified as one of the most marginalised communities.
On 11 March 2025, the Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh; the Office of the Principal Coordinator for SDG Affairs, Chief Adviser's Office, Government of Bangladesh; and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh, jointly hosted the ‘National SDG Report (VNR) 2025: Perspectives of Business Leaders’. The event was part of the government’s series of consultations for the preparation of the Voluntary National Review (VNR), involving diverse stakeholders.
The event was part of the government’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) preparation process, which includes a series of consultations with diverse stakeholder groups to ensure broader ownership of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) delivery in Bangladesh. The inputs received from these consultations are expected to inform and shape the key messages for the VNR. The consultation with youth brought together around 100 representatives from diverse young communities in Bangladesh.
On Thursday, 6 February 2025, the Citizens Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh organised a critical stakeholder consultation in preparation for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).
