PM inaugurates 3 pilot SDG villages
Govt is developing the 3 villages as models for localising the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing SDG-related initiatives at the grassroots level
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (10 August) inaugurated three pilot Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) villages as part of the government's initiative to localise the SDGs across Bangladesh.
The villages are Mitingachhari in Kaptai Upazila of Rangamati, Pankhali in Dacope Upazila of Khulna and Nafanagar in Bochaganj Upazila of Dinajpur.
The premier inaugurated the pilot programme through a video conference from Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre where he attended the national conference titled "Navigating Five Year Strategic Framework for Achieving SDGs: Policy, Partnership and Priorities."
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During the virtual inauguration, the prime minister connected with representatives of the three selected villages.
"We have seen that three villages are connected with us online. These three are SDG villages, meaning all the plans related to the SDGs will be implemented here," he said while formally declared the inauguration of the three pilot SDG villages.
The General Economics Division (GED) of the Bangladesh Planning Commission and the Governance Innovation Unit (GIU) of the Prime Minister's Office jointly organised the national conference.
Under the SDG Village Pilot Programme, the government is developing the three villages as models for localising the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing SDG-related initiatives at the grassroots level.
