Gender Differentiated Impacts of Kerosene Pricing in Bangladesh
IISD, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) is hosting a workshop, Gender Differentiated Impacts of Kerosene Pricing in Bangladesh, on August 28, 2018. The event will be taking place at the Meghna Hall, Pan Pacific Sonargaon, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Programme schedule:
- 9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Registration and tea
- 10:00 AM-10:15 AM: Opening remarks by Dr. K.A.S. Murshid, Director General, BIDS
- 10:15 AM-10:30 AM: Keynote remarks by Laura Merrill, GSI Manager and Senior Policy Advisor
- 10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Presentation of study findings by Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury, Research Associate, BIDS
- 11:00 AM-11:30 AM: Panel discussion
- 11:30 AM-12:15 PM: Open discussion
- 12:15 PM-12:30 PM: Concluding remarks
- 12:30 PM-1:35 PM: Lunch
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