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| Our sovereignty is not for selling out to the IFIs  Dhaka 8 February 2009: Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (Equitybd) urged the country’s newly elected political government not to sale out country’s sovereignty on economic decision making to the IFIS. As usual practice, delegations from the IFIs visit the country prior to the making of country’s annual budget, which usually completed by June each year. In this press conference they also demanded (i) not to follow contraction monetary policy as advised by IMF, and (ii) not to involve World Bank in multi donor trust fund on climate change. Please click here for details | ||
Decentralized local government is indispensable for local resource mobilization  Dhaka 20 February 2009: Equitybd strongly believes autonomy of local government is a must for local resource mobilization. To make local government self-reliant and effective; the then care taker government formulated an ordinance; accordingly local government commission has been formed. This ordinance has to be ratified in the parliament to validate and constitutionalize local government commission. Ironically the present political government is reluctant to ratify this; Equitybd demanded continuation of the local government commission to institutionalize the autonomy of local government. Please click here for details. |
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An appeal to the Prime Minister to keep World Bank out of climate change fund |
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IFI and CSO debt audit workshop held: developed short and long term planning During 5th to 9th March 2009: Equitybd organized a workshop on ‘Political Economy of Debt and process of Debt Audit’ with the NGO/CSO professional, which aims to develop a core activist group who would analyze country’s debt situation and implement debt audit from Civil Society perspective. The workshop ended with a concrete action plan for campaigning against illegitimate debt and debt cancellation. Please click here for workshop details. |
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opposed the proposal of the then Finance Adviser to involve World Bank in the management of multi donor trust fund for climate change adaptation. There were several press conferences, seminars, and post cards writings to the then Chief Adviser, British Minister Alexander Douglas and others. Recently government has formed to frame modalities for the management of this fund. Again, Equitybd has sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister to keep WB out of climate change fund. Copies of the memorandum have also given to Finance Minister and all the Member of Parliament. 