ERD initiates publication of National Human Development Report
Economic Relations Division (ERD) is planning to publish National Human Development Report (NHDR) which was published by the Government of Bangladesh for the first time in 1992, and later it was not continued.
Dr. Selim Jahan, Director of UNDP Human Development Report Office in New York, joined a consultation on National Human Development Report held on Sunday at ECNEC meeting room organized by Economic Relations Division.
Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Secretary, ERD chaired the session.
Among others, the meeting was addressed, by Dr Shamsul Alam, Member of General Economic Division, Sudipto Mukerjee, Country Director, UNDP, Dr. Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director of CPD and Dr. Nazneen Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.
In his speech, Dr. Selim Jahan mentioned that increase of GDP Growth and Infrastructural development cannot guarantee human development, focus should be the improvement of living standard of the people. He further added that, development should be people centered.
He mentioned that, around the world more than 900 National Human Developed Reports have been published, even some provinces in India publish the National Human Development Reports.
Dr. Selim Jahan appreciated the ERD initiative to publish NHDR, which will help to overcome the data gap and will facilitate policy dialogue and better understanding development dynamics.
The discussants suggested forming an Advisory Council to guide the authors’ panel in choosing the themes and contents of the report.
Dr. Kazi Anowarul Hoque, Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations Division shared the background information and key points of two previous consultation meeting on the issue.
A total of 40 representatives of different ministries and private sector research organizations took part in the consultation meeting.
Knowledge for Development Management (K4DM) project funded by UNDP is supporting Economic Relations Division for publication of National Human Development Report.
