The State of the Poorest 2005/2006 - Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh: Tales of Ascent, Descent, Marginality and Persistence.

8th October, 2006
Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester, UK

University of Manchester

Programme of Research on Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh (PRCPB)

Description

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

Speakers and schedule

• Dr Binayak Sen, World Bank
• Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, Executive Chairman, Power and Participation Research Centre
• Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud, Former Adviser, Caretaker Government
• Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, Managing Director, Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation
• Dr. Quazi Mesbahuddin Ahmed, Member, Planning Commission
• Prof Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue

Event Website

For more information on this event, please contact the Programme of Research on Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh (PRCPB)

Meeting reports

• Launch Presentation
• The state of the poorest in Bangladesh

 Papers

• Fighting chronic and extreme poverty in Bangladesh: implications for the second generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Resources and links

• 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 will be available soon or contact Zulfiqar Ali for details.