BIGD, the Bangladesh ECD Network (BEN), and the Institute of Education and Research (IER), Rajshahi University jointly hosted the third and final 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 Kazi Shahidul Islam (Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate, Rajshahi), Toktok Talukdar (Additional Deputy Commissioner – Education and ICT), Mahmuda Akhter (Vice Chair, Bangladesh ECD Network), James Ward Khakshi (Senior Research Coordinator, BIGD), Farah Muneer (Senior Research Coordinator, BIGD), and Zahidul Haque Khan (Programme Coordinator, Somosti Media Communication & Development Foundation). The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Professor Happy Kumar Das (IER, Rajshahi University).
