Conference on: Human Rights and Good
Governance: Local and Global Perspectives
January 16-18, 2005
Venue: Bangladesh
Institute of Administration and Management (BIAM)
63, New Eskaton, Dhaka-1000
Programme Schedule: January 16, 2005; (Sunday) -- DAY - 1
Registration: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Inauguration: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Chairperson: Dr. Hameeda Hossain,
Chairperson,
Manusher Jonno Steering Committee
Presentation on
Manusher Jonno (MJ): Sheheen Anam, Team Leader,
Manusher Jonno
Speech by MJ Partner
Representative: Nasima Begum,
Executive Director, Shishu
Niloy
Speech by Special Guests: Steve Wallace, Country Director,
CARE-Bangladesh
David Wood, Head, DFID-Bangladesh
Prof. Rehman Sobhan, Chairman
Centre For Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Speech by Guest Speaker: Asma Jahangir, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of
Religion and Belief
Speech by Chief Guest: Barrister Moudud Ahmed
Minister,
law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Government
of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Closing Remarks: Dr.
Hameeda Hossain, Chairperson, Manusher Jonno Steering Committee
Cultural Program: By
Nrityadhara
Programme
Schedule: January 17, 2005 (Monday)
-- DAY - 2
Registration and Welcome
Tea: 09:00 AM to 09:30 AM
Cultural Performance
by Acid Survivors 09:30
AM to 10:00AM
Plenary: Human Rights Local
And Global Perspectives 10:00 AM to 13:00
PM
Chairperson: Shireen
Huq, Senior Programme Officer, DANIDA
Paper Presentation: Sara
Hossain, Advocate, Supreme Court
Speakers: Asma
Jahangir, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief
Shahdheen
Malik, Advocate, Supreme Court
Open Discussion: Participants
Lunch: 13:00
PM to 14:00 PM
Parallel Workshops
14:10 PM to 17:00PM
Workshop 1: Violence Against Women
Place: Auditorium
Moderator/Chair: Dr.
Shahnaz Huda, Associate Professor
Department
of Law, University of Dhaka
Paper Presentation: Dr.
Maleka Begum, Gender Specialist and Researcher
Panelists: Monira
Rahman, Executive Director
Acid
Survivors Foundation
Dr.
Firdous Azim, Member, Naripokkho
Open Discussion: Participants
Case Study Bangladesh
National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA)
Bangladesh
Society for Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR)
Banchte
Shekha
Workshop 2: Rights
of Marginalised People
Place: Karnafuli Hall
Moderator/Chair Professor
Ahmed Kamal, Department of History, University of Dhaka
Paper Presentation Proshanta
Tripura, Regional Coordinator
Chittagong
Hill Tract Programme,
CARE-Bangladesh
Dr. Nazneen Akhter, Executive Director
HIV/AIDS
and STD Alliance of Bangladesh (HASAB)
Panelists Khushi
Kabir, Coordinator, Nijera Kori
Dr.
Nafeesur Rahman, Executive Director
National
Forum of Organizations Working with the Disability (NFOWD)
Open Discussion Participants
Case Study Resource
Integration Organization (RIO)
Speed
Trust
Indigenous
People’s Development Services (IPDS)
Workshop 3: Child Rights
Place: Meghna Hall
Moderator/Chair Dr.
Muhammad Ibrahim, Executive Director
Centre
for Mass education and Science (CMES)
Paper Presentation Afsan
Chowdhury, Director
Human
Rights and Advocacy, BRAC
Panelists U.
M. Habibunnesa, Programme Head
Justice
and Violence, Save the Children, UK
Dr.
Naila Khan, Head, Shishu Bikash Kendra
Bangladesh
Shishu Hospital
Open Discussion Participants
Case Study Eco-social
Development Organization (ESDO)
Organization
of Art for Children (OACH)
Breaking
the Silence
Workshop 4: Workers’
Rights
Place: Padma Hall
Moderator/Chair Suraiya Huq,
Executive Director, Phulki
Paper Presentation Pratima Pal, Research
Fellow
Bangladesh
Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
Panelists Shirin
Akhter, President, Karmajibi Nari
Sultan
Mahmud, Assistant Executive Director
Bangladesh
Institute of Labour Studies (BILS)
Enayetullah
Khan, Editor, The New Age
Open Discussion Participants
Case Study Young
Power Social Action (YPSA)
Social
Action for Environment (SAFE)
Alternative
Development Organization for Research and Evaluation (ADORE)
Workshop 5: Electoral
rights
Place: Auditorium
Lobby
Moderator/ Chair Manjurul Ahsan
Bulbul, Executive Editor
The Daily
Sangbad
Paper Presentation Dr. Shireen Sharmin
Chowdhury
Advocate,
Supreme Court
Panelists Munira
Khan, President, FEMA
Dr.
Najmul Ahsan Kalimuuullah, Chairman, JANIPOP
Rokeya
Kabir, Executive Director
Bangladesh
Nari Pragati Shangho
AHM
Noman, Chairman, CCHRB
Sharmeen
Murshid, Executive Director, Brottee
Open discussion Participants
Cultural Programme By OACH
January 18, 2004
(Tuesday)
Day 3
Registration
and welcome Tea 09:00 AM
to 09:30 AM
Cultural
Performance
by Rupantor 09:30
AM to 10:00 AM
Plenary
Governance: Local and
Global Perspectives
10:00AM to 13:00PM
Chairperson Dr.
Salejuddin Ahmed, Managing Director
Palli
Karma Shahayak Foundation (PKSF)
Paper Presentation Dr.
Salauddin Aminuzaman,
Professor,
Department of Public Administration
University
of Dhaka
Speakers Manzoor
Hasan,
Deputy Executive Director, BRAC
Venkatesh Nayak, Program Coordinator
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Open discussion Participants
Lunch Break 13:00
PM to 14 PM
Parallel Workshops
14:10 PM to 17:00 PM
Workshop 1:
Civil Society Activism,
Media and Role of State for Good Governance
Place: Auditorium
Moderator/ Chair Professor
Wahiduddin Mahmud
Department
of Economics, University of Dhaka
Paper Presentation Farida
Akhter, Executive Director, UBINIG
Panelists Matiur
Rahman, Editor, The Daily Prothom Alo
Abdullah
Abu Sayeed, Chairman
Bishwa
Shahitya Kendra
Aroma
Dutta, Executive Director, PRIP Trust
Case Study SUPRO
Steps
Towards Development
Uttaran
Workshop 2: Governance of
NGOs and Building Capacities of the Poor
Place: Meghna Hall
Moderator/Chair Taherunnesa
Abdullah, Freelance Consultant
Paper Presentation Dr.
Iftekheruzzaman, Executive Director
Transparency
International Bangladesh (TIB)
Panelists Tahera
Yasmin, Regional Program Advisor
Oxfam-GB
Mesbah-ul-Islam,
Director, NGO Affairs Bureau
Open discussion Participants
Case Study COAST
Trust
BRAC
Workshop
3: Institutional Reform And Poverty Reduction
Place: Padma Hall
Moderator/Chair Muyeed
Chowdhury,
Executive Director, BRAC
Paper Presentation Dr. Hossain
Zillur Rahman
Executive
Chairman
Power
and participation Research Center (PPRC)
Panelists Humaira
Islam, Executive Director
Shakti
Foundation for Disadvantaged Women
Dr.
Tofail Ahmed, Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of
Chittagong
Simeen
Mahmud, Senior Research Fellow
Bangladesh
Institute of Development Studies
Open discussion Participants
Case Study Community
Initiative in Poverty Reduction by
Research Initiative of Bangladesh (RIB)
Workshop 4:
Role of International
Institutions
To Promote Good
Governance:
Country Perspective
Place: Karnafuli Hall
Moderator/ Chair Mahfuz
Anam,
Editor, The Daily Star
Paper Presentation Dr. Atiur
Rahman
Chairperson,
Unnayan Shamuuunnay
Panelists Professor
M. M. Akash
Department
of Economics, University of Dhaka
Dr.
Rushidan Islam Rahman
Research
Director
Bangladesh
Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
Open discussion Participants
Case Study WTO
& Governance by INCIDIN Bangladesh
Workshop 5:
Corporate Governance: Social
Accountability
Place: Auditorium Lobby
Moderator/ Chair Nasreen
Huq
Country
Director, Action-aid Bangladesh
Paper Presentation Dr.
Anannya Raihan
Senior
Research Fellow
Center
for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Panelists Ferdaus
Ara, Additional Secretary
Dhaka
Chambers of Commerce & Industries
Mashuda
Khatun Shefali, Executive Director
Nari
Uddog Kendro
Lopa
Rahman
Project
Coordinator
Bangladesh
entrepreneur Institute
Case Study Social
Accountability of Banks: Roles & Challenges
Closing Session
17:30 PM to 18:30 PM
Chairperson Shaheen
Anam, Team Leader, Manusher Jonno
Emerging Recommendations
From the Conference By
MJ Representatives
Speech by the Special Guests Dr. Kamal Hossain, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
Rokeya
A. Rahman,
President,
Women Entrepreneurs Association, Former Advisor, Caretaker Government, People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Speech by the Chief Guest Mohammad Habibur Rahman
Chief
Justice, Former Chief Advisor, Caretaker Government, People’s Republic of
Bangladesh.
Closing
