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PROKAS-MOU
PROKAS signs MoU with BCAS, CAB
DHAKA, Feb 11, 2019 (BSS) – Two partnering organisations and PROKAS, a
project of British Council in Dhaka, signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) today on Food Safety Governance.
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Consumers Association of
Bangladesh (CAB) and PROKAS have signed the MOU to cooperate on need based
scientific research, knowledge and evidence generation, capacity building of
actors and stakeholders as well as to organise campaign for food safety, good
governance, consumer’s right and public health issues in Bangladesh.
The signing ceremony was held at the PROKAS office in Baridhara,in the
city.
President of CAB Ghulam Rahman, Executive Director of BCAS Dr Atiq Rahman
and Team Leader of PROKAS (Promoting Knowledge for Accountable Systems) Gerry
Fox and the relevant officials of the respective organisations were present
on the occasion.
Dr Atiq Rahman, a renowned climate scientist and Executive Director of
BCAS, thought that food safety is a major and emerging health concern in
Bangladesh. So that the country needs scientific research on quality and
safety of foods as well as advocacy and campaign for improving public health
through food safety governance in Bangladesh.
It is expected that the collaboration among the IBP partners of the British
Council will influence the government policy and sectoral actors including
the private sector and regulatory authority for improving accountability and
responsibility of actors and stakeholders and thus contributes to food safety
governance in Bangladesh.
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