“State of the Humanitarian System Report 2022: Bangladesh Perspective” was organized by COAST Foundation with support from ANLAP, a London-based network of humanitarian agencies, May 20, 2023.

The seminar, held in the Lakeshore Hotel in Gulshan, was moderated by Rezaul Karim Chowdhury of COAST Foundation. Jennifer Doherty of ANLAP presented the keynote. Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Director General of the Department of Disaster Management, was the Chief Guest. Mr. Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Refugee Relief & Repatriation Commissioner, Ms. Gwyn Lewis, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Simon Lever, Councilor of British High Commission, and Ms. Nusrat Ghazzali, Deputy Chief Mission of IoM Bangladesh, were the Special Guests. Other guest speakers included Mr. KAM Morshed from BRAC, Mr. Gawher Nayeem Wahra from Disaster Forum, Mr. Sajid Rahman from Start Fund Bangladesh, Mr. Sanjeev Bhanja, Regional Director of Tear Fund Asia Region, and Mr. Mihir Bhatt from AIDM, India. Representatives from local and international NGOs, as well as UN agencies, also attended the seminar.

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