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The National Conference on Social Protection 2025, held in Dhaka, marked a significant milestone in Bangladesh’s journey toward building an inclusive, resilient, and rights-based social protection system. Convened by the Cabinet Division with support from UNDP and DFAT, the three-day conference brought together policymakers, development partners, academics, civil society leaders, and practitioners to reflect on the achievements of the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) 2015–2026 and to chart a bold and transformative course for its next generation outlooks.
The conference opened with a powerful address by honorable Chief Guest,...
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Social safety nets have placed social protection in the forefront in Bangladesh in incremental steps. Social protection has since long been part of the...
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Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) is a relatively new paradigm in social protection that overlaps the elements of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster...
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The National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) of Bangladesh lays out a comprehensive vision of building a Social Security System (SSS) for all Bangladeshis...
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The National Social Security Strategy of Bangladesh was approved on 1 June 2015 and published July 2015. The NSSS clearly outlines the objectives...
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You are cordially invited to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development side event entitled “Making Sustainable Development Work at All Ages: Eradicating...
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The background papers have been conducted to facilitate the formulation of the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) of Bangladesh in 2015. These background...
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In order to effectively implementing the NSSS, those managing social security programmes require additional training and capacity development. This Training Needs Assessment identifies the knowledge gaps...
Published: The Daily Observer
28 April 2017, 12:00 AM
By Mohammad Shafiul Alam
Cabinet Secretary
Government of Bangladesh
Social protection programmes, designed to respond to the vulnerability of poor...
By Dr. Shamsul Alam
Member (Senior Secretary)
General Economics Division
Planning Commission
Government of Bangladesh
Bangladesh's National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) is designed to tackle challenges in addressing socio-economic...