Centre for Governance Studies, Dhaka

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Apon Zahir

9 pieces by Apon Zahir on the CGS website.

Republished

It is Time for A Citizens’ Petition Law

Apon Zahir Published 21 July 2025

A year ago, blood was shed on the streets of our country. Thousands of people, especially the youth, joined a mass movement with anger in their…

Republished

Who Actually Won The Vaccine Diplomacy in Bangladesh?

Apon Zahir Published 18 September 2022

The year was 2021, and the term “Vaccine Diplomacy” suddenly became commonplace in the headlines; in the backdrop, the COVID-19 pandemic was well on its way…

Brief

Overview of Bangladesh’s NDC at COP26

Apon Zahir Published 4 November 2021

The government of Bangladesh signed the Paris Climate Accords on 22nd April 2016. The clauses of the agreement were put into force by 4th November of…

First published

The Conundrum of Statistics in Bangladesh

Apon Zahir Published 25 October 2021

As a country becomes more developed and its institutions adopt the conveniences of modern technologies, it can be a natural assumption that the resultant inflow of…

Brief

Bangladesh’s Roadmap to Climate Action

Apon Zahir Published 21 October 2021

This year, Bangladesh will go with their largest delegation yet to the Conference of Parties (COP26) held in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Bangladesh is currently one of…

Brief

A Brief Overview of Climate Change

Apon Zahir Published 11 October 2021

Whenever we hear or read about Climate change and the dangers it presents, it is a common tendency among city dwellers to think of it as…