BIGD, the Bangladesh ECD Network (BEN), and Jagoroni Chakra Foundation jointly hosted the event as the first of three regional outreach and dialogue workshops under the Catalyzing Whole Child Development in Bangladesh project (2022–2026), through which five development and academic institutions have worked together to institutionalize whole child development nationally. BIGD conducted a learning-oriented evaluation as the project’s learning partner. The workshop aimed to share key findings and implementation experience while opening dialogue on strengthening Bangladesh’s Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) system.
Guests and speakers included Al Masum Billah (Additional District Commissioner – Education & ICT), Mahmuda Akhter (Vice-Chair, Bangladesh ECD Network), Farah Muneer (Senior Research Coordinator, BIGD), James Ward Khakshi (Senior Research Coordinator, BIGD), Ekram-ud-Dowla, (Convener, Jashore Press Club), Professor Ahmad Ferdous Jahangir (Principal, Jashore Medical College), and Sadhan Biswas (District Children’s Affairs Officer).
