SAAPE Press Conference in Dhaka

Bangladesh members of the Dokshin Asia Daridra Bimochan Jote (South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication-SAAPE) held a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on 11 July 2005 to share its concerns and action agenda discussed and adopted in the third AGM of SAAPE held in Kandy.

It was well attended by representatives of the mass media. Mohiuddin Ahmad (CDL) read out a written statement at the outset, while Waliur Rahman (Former Foreign Secretary), Prof. Gitiara Nasrin (Dhaka University), Rezaul Karim Chowdhury (Campaign for Good Governance) and Tariq Ali (Liberation War Museum) responded to questions and comments. On the following day (12 July), several national dailies covered the conference. The Daily Star brought out a three-column story titled "Corruption main hurdle to poverty alleviation - SAAPE members tell press conference", the Bhorer Kagoj came with a double-column story with a title "Neo-liberal policy in the name of free market economy is increasing poverty in South Asia", while the daily Sangbad published a double-column news entitled "Call for resisting neo-liberal policies in the name of poverty eradication".