As part of engaging country’s youths with the national council, Centre for Research and Information (CRI)- the research wing of Bangladesh Awami League- has organised a special youth engagement initiative called “Let’s Talk”. “With its signature focus on connecting youth with politics, policy-making and national development, CRI is organizing yet another Let’s Talk, this time at the 20th National Council of Bangladesh’s oldest and largest political party, Bangladesh Awami League,” the CRI said on its Facebook page. Young local level politicians, activists, delegates, councilors and guests at the council will get the opportunity to interact directly with central level leaders and decision makers of the party at this session of Let’s Talk to be held in between 3pm to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday by visiting the Awami League’s pavilion called albd.org at Suhrawardi Uddyan. In the last three years, CRI has organised several Let’s Talk programme that came up as an avenue for young people to engage with Members of Parliament, ministers and other prominent politicians where the youths were allowed to debate topical issues, relevant to them.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 22, 2016 03:00 UTC