IID’s 7th Policy Breakfast on Media & Democracy [video]
Our distinguished panelists and participants at the 7th Policy Breakfast on Media and Democracy share their experiences and remarks after the debate.
Read More This forum can eliminate the gap between the policymakers and the citizens [video]
Asif Saleh, Senior Director at BRAC and BRAC International thinks “free and open space for dialogue is much needed right now.” He refers to the conversation that continued beyond the…
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Does accountability of media depend on democracy?
Media is accountable to the general public, but at the same time it needs to be governed by the laws put down by a democratic state. This was the concluding…
Read More Mass Media cannot operate as the corporate world [video]
Prof Sadeka Halim, former Information Commissioner, shares her views after the debate, saying that there is an intricate relationship between democracy and the media. She believes the media has an…
Read More The media needs strong institutions to guide its practices [video]
Canadian High Commissioner Benoit-Pierre Laramée emphasized the need for strong institutions and rule of law not only to protect the rights of the media but for democracy in general. He…
Read More We don’t have to agree but we must have a dialogue [video]
Nobonita Chowdhury, journalist, praises the event as a unique and unprecedented approach to policy discussion in Bangladesh. She thinks the case of democracy and media is like the chicken and…
Read More Media and democracy are two sides of the same hand [video]
The Honorable Minister of Information Hasanul Haq Inu, MP reassured citizens that “criticizing an individual journalist is not an attack on mass media, just as criticizing the government is not…
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IID at PAL Network’s annual meeting
IID attended PAL Network’s (People’s Action for Learning) annual meeting in Senegal on the theme “From Evaluation to Action ” from February 9 to February 12, 2016. This meeting was…
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Library Photo Contest
IID invites all interested individuals (ie. anyone with a camera!) to submit photos of LIBRARIES from around the nation! Purpose of the contest: IID is preparing a survey report to…
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Youth Culture Photo Contest
We want YOUR photos! IID invites all interested individuals (ie. anyone with a camera!) to submit photos of BANGLADESHI YOUTH from around the nation! Through your pictures, we want you…
Read More National unity to brave climate change [video]
Climate change affects us all, and therefore we must stand united to weather the storm—urged the participants of IID’s sixth Policy Breakfast. The newest segment of the Policy Breakfast series…
Read More Bangladesh can lead climate change campaign [video]
Simon Maxwell, Executive Chair of Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) highlighted some key policy options that are necessary to turn the Paris agreement into action for Bangladesh. When he…
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