Asian Center for Democratic Governance >> Strengthening Democratic Governance

A Report by the Asian Center for Democratic Governance
17 - 18 March 2002
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Program:

  • About this Report
  • Agenda
  • Welcoming Remarks
  • Message from NED
  • Inaugural Address
  • Session 1:
    An Overview of the Functioning of Democracy in the Region
  • Session 2:
    Conflict Management through Democratic Institutions
  • Session 3:
    Fighting Corruption through Greater Transparency
  • Session 4:
    Elevating the Role of Women in Public Life
  • Concluding Session
  • Conference Presenters
  • View Entire Report in PDF
    • March 17, 2002
    4:30 PM
    Registration

    5:00-6:00 PM
    Inaugural Session

    Welcoming Remarks
       › Farooq Sobhan, BEI
       › Tapan Chowdhury, MCCI, Dhaka
       › Sushanta Sen, CII
       › Gautam Adhikari, ACDG, NED


    Message from NED
       › Vin Weber, Chairman of the Board, NED
       › Carl Gershman, President, NED


    Inaugural Address
       › M. Morshed Khan, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh

    6:00-7:45 PM
    Session I - An Overview of the Functioning of Democracy in the Region
    Moderator:
       › Moudud Ahmed, Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of Bangladesh

    Speakers:
       › Manohar Singh Gill, former Chief Election Commissioner of India
       › Rehman Sobhan, Center for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka
       › I.A. Rehman, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
       › Dennis Kux, former U.S. Diplomat; author on South Asian affairs
       › Henry Shelton Wanasinghe, Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka

    Discussion/Q&A

    8:00 PM
    Dinner & Address
    Speaker:
       › Moudud Ahmed, Minister of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of Bangladesh

    March 18, 2002
    9:30-11:15 AM
    Session II - Conflict Management Through Democratic Institutions
    Moderator:
       › Jane Coon, Former Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh

    Speakers:
       › Selig Harrison, Center for International Policy, U.S; author on South Asian affairs
       › Ramin Jahanbegloo, Iranian author; Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, NED
       › Faruq Achikzad, Nautilus Institute, University of California; board member, Afghan American Foundation
       › Abul Hassan Chowdhury, Former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh

    Discussion/Q&A

    11:15-11:30 AM
    Tea & Coffee

    11:30 AM-1:00 PM
    Session III - Fighting Corruption Through Greater Transparency
    Moderator:
       › Kamal Hossain, Former Foreign Minister of Bangladesh

    Speakers:
       › Teresita C. Schaffer, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Ambassador to Sri Lanka
       › Andi Mallarangeng, Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia
       › Manzoor Hassan, Transparency International, Bangladesh

    Discussion/Q&A

    1:00-2:30 PM
    Luncheon

    2:30-4:15 PM
    Session IV - Elevating the Role of Women in Public Life
    Moderator:
       › Abida Hussain, former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States

    Speakers:
       › Yasmeen Murshed, Scholastica, Dhaka
       › Manel Abeysekera, National Committee of Women; former Sri Lankan Diplomat
       › Chitra Lekha Yadav, House of Representatives, Nepal

    Discussion/Q&A

    4:15-515 PM
    Concluding Session

    Concluding Remarks
       › A.S.H.K. Sadique, former Education Minister of Bangladesh
       › Farooq Sobhan, BEI
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