'Food security a must to achieve MDGs by 2015'
Prof MM Akash speaks at a seminar on MDGs at the National Press Club in the city yesterday. On his left is TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman. PHOTO: STAR
A number of non-government organisations yesterday demanded of the government to take immediate action to ensure food security for the ultra poor, and thus achieve Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Daridro Birodhi Mancha, a platform of 26 NGOs, put the demand at a seminar on ''MDGs achievement and food security for extreme poverty'' and a human chain programme at National Press Club. The platform also demanded healthy accommodation, education and health care for the ultra poor and underprivileged people. The country has achieved the goals in education and health sector, yet thousands of people with disability and of minority communities still live below the poverty line and starve, said Prof Dr MM Akash of Dhaka University. So, the government should address these major issues to achieve MDGs in due time, he added. He also suggested strong monitoring of MDGs indicators to get real status of MDGs, since some claim that Bangladesh is close to target achievement while others deny. Muhammad Hilaluddin, chief of Ongikar Bangladesh, presided over the seminar, and Mohsin Ali, executive director of Wave Foundation, Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), and Monisha Biswas of UN Millennium Campaign addressed it. The platform launched a six-day campaign on MDGs on September 16, which ended yesterday. National consultation meeting, art competition, rally, human chain, procession, seminar and advocacy report presentation marked the campaign.
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