Bangladesh
Press conference and mass rally
to start the week
Series of events during
the week including trade seminars, concerts and films
Mass rally to end the week
Local events in over 30 districts
focusing on the privatisation of services
Global Aggression on Service Sector: GATS
Perspective - A National Dialogue on GATS
Press Conference
and mass rally to start the week
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Location |
Dhaka |
Organisers |
UBINIG |
Press conference at National
Press club, Dhaka - 9 April
To launch the plan of activities during the week.
Mass Rally at National Shahid Minar,
Dhaka - 10 April
The rally in Dhaka will highlight the current law going through parliament
on World Bank immunity, to ensure it is not passed. Bangladesh is
the first country in which the World Bank has requested total immunity
from prosecution.
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Series of
events during the week including trade seminars, concerts and film
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Date |
Throughout the week |
Location |
Women Voluntary Association Auditorium, Dhaka |
Organisers |
ECOTA Forum, SUPRO, Citizen Rights Move. Alliance, UBINIG, Nayakrishi
Andolon, Karmojibi Nari, CDP, Shadhin Bangla Garment Sramik Karmachari
Fede, Sramabikash Kendra and Weekly 2000 |
Seminars
All seminars are being held at the Women's Voluntary Association Auditorium.
11 April - AM - Workers' Rights
11 April - PM - Round table meeting on corporate governance : mobile
phone and gas sector
12 April - AM - AoA
12 April - PM - Testimony on adverse situation of free trade
13 April - AM - Seminar of the implications of MFA and Bangladesh
garment sector
13 April - PM - Seminar on water issues
15 April - AM - Round table meeting on poverty reduction strategy
and the role of IFI
Concert in Dhaka - 14 April
Film Show - 15 April |
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Mass rally
to end the week |
Date |
16 April |
Location |
National Shahid Minar, Dhaka |
Organiser |
UBINIG |
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Local
events in over 30 districts focusing on the privatisation of services
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Location |
Across the country |
Organiser |
SUPRO
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Various programs in local districts promoting awareness
of the impact of the so called “free market” economy and
their agents. We will protest against the institutions who are promoting
these, especially the international financial institutions. Civil
society and poor people will be organized to express solidarity and
to say "no" to the privatisation of service sectors, especially
water, health and education. |
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Global Aggression
on Service Sector: GATS Perspective - A National Dialogue on GATS
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Location |
National Press club, Dhaka |
Date |
9 April 10am |
Organiser |
Alliance of Food Sovereignty Campaigns, (AFSC) Bangladesh
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