Under the Strengthening Political Landscape (SPL) program in Bangladesh, funded by USAID and FCDO, was able to achieve several significant milestones. Here are some key accomplishments:Political Party ProgramPromoting Institutionalization and Political Consultation: Encouraging structured and consultative approaches within political parties.Maintaining Party Bank Accounts: Ensuring financial transparency and accountability.Conflict Mitigation Guidelines: Developing guidelines to… Show more Under the Strengthening Political Landscape (SPL) program in Bangladesh, funded by USAID and FCDO, was able to achieve several significant milestones. Here are some key accomplishments:Political Party ProgramPromoting Institutionalization and Political Consultation: Encouraging structured and consultative approaches within political parties.Maintaining Party Bank Accounts: Ensuring financial transparency and accountability.Conflict Mitigation Guidelines: Developing guidelines to manage and resolve conflicts within parties.Training Calendar and Centers: Establishing a structured training schedule and dedicated centers for party training.Women Political Empowerment ProgramLeadership Training: Enhancing the operational capacity of women’s wings through leadership training.Inclusion in Senior Positions: Ensuring women are included in main party committees and senior positions.Additional Responsibilities: Assigning more responsibilities to women leaders for party committee reforms.Election Participation: Supporting women candidates in local government and national elections.Youth and FellowshipAdvocacy for Peace and Justice: Working through multiparty advocacy forums to reduce local political gaps and promote peace.National Day Observations: Facilitating joint celebrations of national days by different political parties (AL, BNP, and JaPa).Leadership in Local Political Culture: SPL Senior Fellows and influential network members are actively leading and shaping local political culture, creating opportunities to expand democratic spaces.These efforts collectively aim to build political party capacity, strengthen relationships between parties and constituents, and reduce political violence in Bangladesh. Show less