This volume embodies the contribution of the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, to the preparation of the country’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) process in 2025. The VNRs provide a unique opportunity to showcase the progress made by countries in attaining the SDGs and to highlight the challenges in view of this. The 2025 VNR was the third in which Bangladesh had participated.

As is known, a central overarching objective of the SDGs is to “leave no one behind”. From this perspective, the Citizen’s Platform prepared the present volume in collaboration with its partners, and with support from eminent experts, recording the state of SDG delivery in the country. The purpose was to examine whether the relevant Goals and Targets were attained by addressing the concerns and interests of the marginalised citizens and communities in Bangladesh. The volume draws attention to the gaps that persist, highlights the unfinished tasks, and puts forward a set of recommendations to mainstream and advance the interests of each of the six focused vulnerable groups. It is hoped that the volume will help amplify the visibility and voice of the country’s marginalised groups, and will serve as a powerful resource to keep the cause of these people at the heart of implementing the SDGs in Bangladesh.

ISBN: 978-984-37-0623-2

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