Event Details
The State of the Poorest 2005/2006 - Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh, 8 October 2006
A conference hosted by CPRC at the Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester, 23-25 October 2006.
http://www.chronicpoverty.org/news_events/ConceptsWorkshop-Oct2006.htm
On October 8th, over 100 participants from government, donor agencies, NGOs, academia and the media attended the launch of The State of the Poorest 2005/2006 - Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh: Tales of Ascent, Descent, Marginality and Persistence.
On behalf of the Programme of Research on Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh (PRCPB), Dr Binayak Sen (World Bank), who co-edited the report with Prof David Hulme, presented the report. Download a pdf file of the presentation (file opens in new window).
Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman (Executive Chairman, Power and Participation Research Centre) presented the review of the report. Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud (Former Adviser, Caretaker Government), Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed (Managing Director, Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation) and Dr. Quazi Mesbahuddin Ahmed (Member, Planning Commission) spoke as special guests, and Prof Rehman Sobhan (Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue) also spoke on the occasion as the chief guest.
Read articles on the launch and report in Bangladeshi newspapers The Daily Star (Front page - 09/10/06; Editorial - 10/10/06; Front page - 10/10/06) and The Financial Express: Headline - 09/10/06. The story was also picked up by The Gulf Times, Reuters and the Indo Asian News Service.
Full report available on website soon ... contact Zulfiqar Ali for details.
Full report available on website soon ... contact Zulfiqar Ali for details.