The publication of the “White Paper on State of the Bangladesh Economy: Dissection of a Development Narrative” has sparked a lively discussion about the challenges highlighted in the document and the recommendations it has come up with. Indeed, the leading global media outlets also covered the White Paper initiative and the report’s contents.
Bangladesh is at a critical juncture where strengthening democratic governance and accountability has become essential to address long-standing issues of institutional effectiveness and inclusivity. Recent governance challenges have highlighted the need for comprehensive reform, particularly in ensuring that the voices of marginalised communities, including women and LNOB (Leave No One Behind) groups, are represented at all levels of governance.
কারিগরি শিক্ষা ও বৃত্তিমূলক প্রশিক্ষণ সরকারের একটি গূরুত্বপূর্ণ কার্যক্রম হলেও কর্মসংস্থান নিশ্চিতকরণ এবং কারিগরিভাবে দক্ষ ব্যক্তিদের জন্য কর্মসংস্থান অনুকূল করার ক্ষেত্রে এখনো আশানুরূপ পরিবর্তন হয়নি। কারিগরি শিক্ষার মান, দেশ ও বিশ্ববাজারের বাজারচাহিদা অনুযায়ী উপযোগী পাঠ্যক্রম তৈরি, শিক্ষক সংকট, পাঠদানের মান, অবকাঠামো উন্নয়ন ও ব্যবস্থাপনাগত দক্ষতা ইত্যাদি ক্ষেত্রে এখনও ঘাটতি রয়ে গেছে।
On 4 March 2024, Citizen’s Platform in partnership with The Asia Foundation organised a roundtable discussion on 'Adaptive Practices of the CSOs in Challenging Times: Learnings from Cross-country Experiences'. Dr Nicola Nixon, Senior Director of Governance, The Asia Foundation (TAF) shared key findings and recommendations from a cross-country study on civic space, with a focus on South and Southeast Asian nations.
Dr Debapriya addressed the questions of the media on the labour market and said we still lack enough skilled labour. There are four trends in the labour market. Firstly, in agriculture, there exists a repressive culture where women are more into agriculture and they are given less wages than male farmers.
Marginalised people should be made visible in the national development landscape. If they are not made visible here, if their voices are not heard, then the desire that we have for policy change will not be realized.
With the objective to empower the youth by way of establishing aspirations and expectations in the electoral domain, the Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh is trying to give shape to a programme
It is crucial to address the need to increase the number of teachers in each school and provide subject-specific training to them.
The prominence of good governance and public participation in the public finance management has increased remarkably as Bangladesh is advancing towards developments at a faster pace in terms of all required indicators of the development domain.
Based on the recent robust development pace of Bangladesh in socio-economic and other aspects, the importance of good governance and public participation in public finance management has significantly increased.
