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Contact the Southern Asian Institute, Columbia University, (212) 854-3616 
for information or to reserve a seat at the symposium described below.

Bangladesh at 25: A Symposium
Tuesday, March 26, 1996    1-5:30 pm
Kellogg Center, 15th floor
School of International & Public Affairs
420 West 118th Street
Columbia University
New York, NY
                   
The symposium celebrates Bangladesh's first twenty-five years as a nation 
and highlight the untold story of the country's development.  Dismissed 
as an "international basket case" at birth, Bangladesh has continued to 
draw media attention primarily for its poverty and natural disasters.  The
successful initiatives and struggles of the people of Bangladesh in
tackling poverty and maintaining a democratic, secular and tolerant
society have generally gone unnoticed.  The seminar focuses on
macro-level trends in development as well as some innovative initiatives 
(e.g. Grameen Bank, BRAC, Nijera Kari, Banchte Shekha) in the fields of 
credit, non-formal education, health, population, human rights and 
women's empowerment.

1-2 pm     1. Introducing Bangladesh: a CD Rom presentation

2-3:30 pm  Panel 1. Bangladesh: The first 25 years.
           Chair: Prof. Philip Oldenburg, Columbia University.
           Panelists: 1. Mr. George Zeidenstein, Distinguished
                         Fellow of Population Studies, Harvard
                         University (Dilemmas of Int'l Development 
                         Assistance)
                      2. Dr. Nurul Islam, Res. Fellow Emeritus, Int'l
                         Food Policy Research Inst. (Economy: Past
                         Performance and Future Trends)
                      3. Ms. Roushan Jahan, Founding Member, Women for Women
                         (Society and Culture Reflected Through
                         Literature)
     
3:30-4 pm   Break

4-5:30 pm   Panel 2. Learning from Bangladesh
            Chair: Prof. Rounaq Jahan, Columbia University
            Panelists: 1. Ms. Jan Piercy, U.S. Executive Director,
                       World Bank (Grameen Bank Model and Its
                       Replication in the US)
                       2. Mr. Manzoor Ahmad, Assoc Dir, Program Div,  
                       UNICEF (Non-formal Education and the BRAC Model)
                       3. Ms. Susan Davis, WEDO (Women's
                       Empowerment Initiatives)
                       4. Ms. Barbara Crossette, Chair, UN Bureau, New 
                       York Times (Reporting on Bangladesh)

5:30 pm     Reception