Date: Day 3, Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Venue: Carnival Hall
Chair: Ms. Mamtaz Ahmed, NDC, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
Discussant 1: Dr. Md. Monirul Islam, Joint Secretary, National Project Director, SWAPNO, Local Government Division
Discussant 2: Mr. Ikramul H. Sohel, Senior Programme Officer (Inclusive Economic Development) Sida, Sweden
Discussant 3: Mr. Asif Kashem, Senior Program Manager, Development Cooperation, Australian High Commission
Discussant 4: Ms. Maheen Sutan, Senior Fellow, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University
Moderator: Ms. Sharmin Islam, Gender Analyst, UNDP
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Diagnostics, Research | Paper 16: Gender-responsive Social Protection: Diagnostics, Strategy, and Plan Presenter: Ms. Ferdousi Sultana Begum, Gender Specialist |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Paper 17: SWAPNO Women: Gender Equality Framework Analysis Presenter: Ms. Arju Afrin Kathy, Research Officer, Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme, UNDP | |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Paper 18: ICVGD – Building Women Empowerment and Resilience Presenter: Mr. Md. Firoz Uddin Khalifa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs | |
| 10:20 – 10:35 | Open Discussion | |
| 10:35 – 10:50 | Discussant’s Remarks | |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Closing Remarks from Session Chair |
