Reconsideration of PSI Agreement with IMF has demanded

 

IMF in Crisis : Need Transparency and Reconsideration of All  Relation with IMF in Bangladesh

Dhaka 10th August. Equity and Justice Working Group (EJWG) has organized a press conference in National Press Club, Dhaka, demanded reconsideration of PSI agreement with IMF mission at present who is visiting Bnagladesh now, they also demanded transparency of all the agreement with IFI (international financial institutions) in here. The mentioned it is due to the credibility and relevance crisis of the IMF globally, to save herself IMF looking for PSI (policy support instrument) agreement in government of Bangladesh, they are desperetly looking for this opportunity while there are no parliament. On behalf of the group Rezaul Karim Chowdhury read out a written statement and Aminur Rasul, AHM Bazlur Rahman, Sahadat Islam Mintu and Mostafa Kamal Akanda resonded different question of the groups. Please see the press release, media coverage and Bangal written in clicking here

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Government will not go for agreement without transparency,

In a recent meeting a campaign working group named Equity and Justice Group has been formed. The group has decided to have ground work until the end of 2007 to form a broader network covering 64 districts and to lay  draft network rules and procedures. All the rules and procedures, including vision, mission, and a three year plan will be discussed and finalized with representatives from 64 districts and a network formally launch in a convention during December. The group underscored a need of separate network of activist free from alliances / partisan politics led and supported by big NGOs and especially  to address inequality issues which is being increased. Vision of the group is for a world and Bangladesh with economic equity and justice, a society with democratic and human rights principles. Mission of the group is for facilitating micro macro linkages and promoting policy debate for sensitization and influencing to all possible stakeholders. The group has comprice of six members, Sahadat Islam of Prodip, AHM Bazlur Rahman of BNNRC, Rafiqul Islam of RUPANTOR, Aminur Rasul, Mostafa Kamal Akanda and Rezaul Karim Chowdhury of COAST. Unitl the end of the year the group will have campaign on (i) Not to have new agreement with IMF, (ii) Drowning with Development or Debt, (iii) Three Years of PRSP : Years of