Governance Advocacy Forum has arranged a Press Conference on “Demand for Inclusion of Democratic Decentralization and Establishment of Strong Local Government into the Declaration and Electoral Manifestos of All Political Parties” at National Press Club’s Conference Lounge on 5 November 2008 at 11 am.

Mr. Mohsin Ali, Coordinator, Governance Advocacy Forum presented the written press statement. Governance Mr. Golam Rabbani, the former Justice, Appellate Division of Supreme Court; Syed Nurul Alam, Executive Director, SAP Bangladesh; Ziaul Kobir, Program Manager, Manusher Jonno Faundation; Md. Hilal Uddin, Chief Director, Angikar Bangladesh; Mahbubur Rahman Tulu, President, BUPF; Ahmed Swapan Mahmud, Executive Director, VOICE and Nasimul Hasan, Representative from INCIDINE Bangladesh were present as guest speaker. A total of 50 journalists from print and electronic media were present at the press conference.