JUNE 5-6 2006, WORLD BANK OFFICE DHAKA

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Day One: June 5, 2006

Opening Session: 9:00 to 10:00AM
Chair: Mr. David Wood, Country Representative, DFID
Welcome Remarks by Florent Agueh, World Bank
Statement by Renata Lok Dessallien, United Nations Resident Coordinator
Statement by Dr. Quazi Mesbahuddin Ahmed, Member, Planning Commission
Remarks by Chair:  Mr. David Wood, DFID

Session 1: 10:30-12:15 – Growth, Regional Variations  and MDGs
Chair: Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmood , Dhaka University and BER
Discussant:  Jean-Paul Faguet, London School of Economics
Sandeep Mahajan and Zahid Hussain: What Will it Take for Bangladesh to Reach the Growth Targets Needed to Achieve the MDGs?
Zulfiqar Ali and Taifur Rahman: A Tale of Two Upazilas –  Exploring Spatial Differences in MDG Outcomes

Lunch with Lecture 12:30 to 13:45
Chair, Qaiser Khan, Lead Human Development Specialist, World Bank
Presentation by Professor Mahendra Dev, Director, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad, India on  MDGs in South Asia and the Pacific

Session 2: 14:15 to 17:00 Accountability and Transparency in Service Delivery
Chair: Gareth Aicken, DFID
Discussant: Shekhar Shah, Economic Advisor, WorldBank
Rafael Cortez: Strengthening Management and Accountability in the Health Sector in Bangladesh
Hassan Zaman: Alternative Models of Service Delivery
Rafiqul Huda Chowdhury: Gonoshashthaya Kendro's Experience in Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality – An Example of Transparency and Accountability as a Way to Achieve MDG Outcomes
 

Day Two: June 6, 2006

Session 3: 9:15 to 11:00AM – Infrastructure and MDGs
Chair: Professor Mahendra Dev, CESS
Discussant:  Eric Hanley, DFID
Khawaja Minnatullah & Alexandra Orsola-Vidal : Achieving the Water and Sanitation MDGs in Bangladesh with Special Emphasis on Urban Areas
Shyamal Chowdhury and Maximo Torrero: Impact of Infrastructure on Income and Work of Rural Households, Women and the Landless in the Northwestern Region of Bangladesh

Session 4: 11:15 to 12:30PM – Education, Human Fertility, Malnutrition and Hunger
Chair: Indranil Chakraborti, DFID
Discussant:  Tahseen Sayed, Lead Education Specialist, World Bank
Hossain Zillur Rahman: Addressing Bangladesh's Biggest MDG Challenge – Hunger and Malnutrition
Syed Rashed Al Zayed, Yaniv Stopnitzky & Qaiser Khan: The Impact of Secondary Schooling on Malnutrition and Fertility

Lunch with Lecture 12:45 PM to 13:45
Chair: Sakuntala Akmeemana
Presentation by  Jean-Paul Faguet, Centre London School of Economics on  Role of Decentralization and Citizen Activists in Accountability – Some Cases from Latin America.

Session 5: 14:00 to 16:15 PM - Challenges Facing the Urban Poor
Chair: Debapriya Bhattachary, Centre for Policy Dialogue
Discussant:  Professor Mahendra Dev, CESS (first two papers);
                   Tahseen Sayed, World Bank (third paper)
Alison Barret and Karen Dunn: Overview of the Problems Facing the Urban Poor with relation to MDGs
Shekhar Bonu et al: Primary Health Care for Urban Poor—UPHCP -II Perspective
Yaniv Stopnitzky, Syed Rashed Al Zayed & Qaiser Khan: Addressing the Crisis in Secondary Education for the Poor in Metropolitan Areas

Closing Session 16:30 to 17:00
Chair: Christine I. Wallich, Country Director, World Bank
Summary of Discussions by Jean-Paul Faguet: London School of Economics
Closing Remarks by the Chair, Christine I. Wallich, World Bank