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• Bangladesh public service innovations earn global plaudits Sep 20, 2016

  The Bangladesh government’s success in transforming the country’s public services through innovation and technology, earned global plaudits this week during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

• UZGP launches ‘Red Card Campaign’ to combat early marriage, sexual harassment Sep 5, 2016

  The Upazila Governance Project (UZGP) is going to launch a school-level “Red Card Campaign” on Wednesday, 7 September 2016, aimed at raising awareness among school students, teachers, guardians and community people to fight against early marriage and sexual harassment.

• Bangladesh government officially launched the UN-REDD Bangladesh National Programme Aug 3, 2016

  On 3rd August 2016, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), in rally with its development partners- UNDP Bangladesh and FAO Bangladesh, officially launched the Bangladesh National Programme of the United Nations Collaborative Programme on REDD+ in developing countries

• Chittagong labour court gets workers’ legal aid cell Aug 1, 2016

  A legal aid cell has been established at Chittagong Labour Court recently by National Legal Aid Services Organisation (NLASO) of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs with the technical support from UNDP Bangladesh under its Women’s Access to Justice Project.

• Honorable Prime Minister inaugurates “Civil Service in Development Innovation-2016” Summit Jul 28, 2016

  On 28 July 2016, the Honorable Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh H.E Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated an international summit titled ‘Civil Service in Development Innovaation-2016” Summit in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre located in Dhaka.

• Access to Information (a2i) programme honored with ‘Public Administration Award 2016’ Jul 23, 2016

  Sheikh Hasina, the Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh, honored the Access to Information (a2i) programme with the prestigious ‘Public Administration Award 2016’ for its innovative initiatives in leveraging ICTs in public service delivery. Stationed at the Prime Minister’s Office, the Access to Information (a2i) programme is supported by UNDP and USAID.

• Seminar on “Creating Innovation does not Guarantee its Adoption: Using Research to Design Smart Public Policy” Jul 17, 2016

  Access to Information (a2i) Programme of the Prime Minister’s Office, UNDP Bangladesh and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) jointly organised a seminar titled “Creating Innovation does not Guarantee its Adoption: Using Research to Design Smart Public Policy” on 17 July, 2016 at 9:00 am-11:00 am at Karabi Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office.

• Workshop: Innovating Pro-Poor Financial Products & Services Jun 14, 2016

  A workshop titled “Innovating Pro-Poor Financial Products & Services” held today in Karabi Hall, Prime Minister’s Office on 14th June 2016. This interactive workshop was hosted by the Access to Information (a2i) of the Prime Minister’s Office, a Programme supported by UNDP and USAID . The event will was chaired by Kabir Bin Anwar, Director General (Administration), Prime Minister's Office, Bangladesh & Project Director, a2i.

• UNLEASHING INCLUSIVE BUSINESS: Toward SDG Implementation Bangladesh Jun 5, 2016

  In 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed the world to ending poverty, fighting inequality and injustice, and tackling climate change by 2030.

• Linking youth with SDGs: Goal-16: Peace, Justice and strong institutions May 30, 2016

  Stride Bangladesh, an organization working to connect youth with the concept of sustainable development goals, in collaboration with United Nations Development Program Bangladesh, organized a focused group discussion on goal 16, under the theme “Linking youth with Sustainable Development Goals: Shaping roadmap to achieve the goals” on May 30, 2016 at the UNDP Bangladesh Conference Room at IDB Bhaban, Dhaka.