This proposal is a sample proposal prepared for the Bangladesh delegate to further collaborate in their community for conducting Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum

3. Bangladesh is a fer le alluvial plain on the delta of three main rivers, the Ganges, the Brahmaputra
and the Meghna. The country covers an area of 147,000 square kilometres (which is about two-thirds
the size of Victoria) and has a popula on of approximately 156.6 million, making it one of the world's
most densely populated countries. Around one-third of Bangladeshis live in urban areas, including
Dhaka, the capital and largest city. Bangladesh is also one of the world's poorest countries –
approximately 31.5 per cent of the popula on lives below the poverty line. The tropical monsoons,
with heavy summer rains, experienced in Bangladesh are usually accompanied by cyclones and floods
and o en with catastrophic consequences.
Bangladesh has a rich cultural heritage with literature, poetry and music all playing important roles in
Bangladeshi society. Folk art is also very common, with weaving and complex needlework finding its
roots in tradi onal Bengali culture. More than 85 per cent of Bangladeshis are Sunni Muslim and the
state religion is Islam. Hindus make up 8.5 per cent of the popula on, with other religious minori es
including Buddhists and Chris ans also present.
The Bangladesh economy has enjoyed 38 consecu ve years of real economic growth and grew by 6.8
per cent in 2016. Bangladesh aspires to become a middle-income country by 2021, and will need to
increase the growth rate to 7.5 - 8 per cent per annum and triple foreign direct investment to achieve
this goal.
Sustained economic growth and inwards investment have contributed to a gradual increase in the
rela ve weigh ng of manufacturing in GDP and a decline in agriculture's weigh ng. However,
agriculture remains a vital sector of the economy, contribu ng around 20 per cent of GDP and
employing around 48.5 per cent of the 54 million-strong labour force. Rice is the dominant crop. Other
crops include wheat, jute, sugar cane, pulses, spices, tea, and various fruits and vegetables.
The garment industry currently accounts for around 80 per cent of total exports and is under
compe ve pressures. Remi ances from workers employed overseas remain an important income
stream for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has a liberal foreign investment regime, offering opportuni es in the energy, power,
telecommunica on and infrastructure sectors. Foreign direct investment inflows have risen steadily
over the past five years, however weak infrastructure, skills shortages and the governance
environment are constraining growth. Bangladesh’s geographic posi on, including its seaports, poses
an opportunity for further economic growth through regional integra on, for example by linking
landlocked countries like Nepal, Bhutan and the north-eastern parts of India.

4. Vision of BDYIGF
The main vision of the youth IGF in Bangladesh is to raise the awareness of youth on internet
governance and further mo vate youths to collaborate and par cipate in the public police process.
Objec ve of BDYIGF2020:
1. Building core values
2. Working towards developing leaders to support in the IG process
3. Collabora ng with different stakeholders for unified vision of IG
4. Crea ng be er awareness and capacity building
5. be er youth Engagement and collabora on
6. Advocacy skills for youth for engagement in IG
7. Facilitate in the public police process
8. Bridging the gaps
Target Group: The BDYIGF is specifically targeted the youth of Bangladesh who use internet on daily
basis addressing their needs of awareness and capacity building. Its an open forum that works with
collabora on and coopera on from all stakeholders in bringing the knowledge and skills. We believe
youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow so inves ng in youth today is a returned tomorrow .
Session structure: The sessions are structured in a mix component of lectures, Ques ons, open forum
and answer and interac on session. We want the youth to learn and to share their thoughts and idea
of the changing world to bridge the gaps of a real me life vs online life.
Session
Open forum Ques on and answer Breakout session Lectures
30-60 minutes 30 minutes 90 minutes 30-60 minutes
Engagement:
Youth engagement is a win-win proposi on.
Young people benefit by gaining skills, knowledge, self-esteem, and connectedness.
Adults benefit by enhancing their own competencies, learning to be er understand and value youth,
and increasing their commitment and energy to their organiza ons.
Organiza ons benefit by improving their programs, gaining community recogni on, and a rac ng
funders.
Communi es benefit by improving quality of life, coordina ng youth services, and authen cally
embracing diversity by represen ng young people.

5. Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum 2020(BDYIGF)
S.no Session Time Remarks
1 Internet Governance Introduc on 60 minutes Introduc on of IG |
History of IG | current
collabora on and
challenges
2 Tea break 15 minutes
3 Community engagement 30 minutes
4 Fellowship and opportuni es available 30 minutes
5 Lunch 60 minutes
6 Breakout session fishbowl session 90 minutes
7 Tea break 15 minutes
8 ICANN /APNIC 30 minutes Card games with names
and numbers
9 Stakeholder breakout session | open
forum
60 minutes Bandladesh IGF
enactment | global
issues | video
messages|
10 Raffel Road 30 minutes
Total 7 hours

6. Cost sheet