Organizers

Partners

National Steering Committee

The National Steering Committee, the highest level advisory body for the BUF, will be convened by the Hon’ble Minister for LGRDC and co-chaired by the Hon’ble State Minister for MoHPW. This body will provide the BUF’s governance structure as an institution and its mandate, as well as policy guidelines as necessary. The National Steering Committee will ensure coordination with GoB agencies, local urban authorities, and urban sector stakeholders on policy developments and urban sector development activities.

Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee was formalized by the Local Government Division on 18th August 2011 through LGD Office Order 6.063.014.01.00.012.2011-953. It is chaired by the Hon’ble Secretary of LGD and co-chaired by the Hon’ble Secretary of MoHPW. The Committee provides the governance and has a mandate for overseeing and guiding the preparation and organization of BUF events. The Committee ensures coordination with relevant GoB agencies, municipalities and urban sector stakeholders that will participate in the management of the future BUF events. The Organizing Committee will also guide the Secretariat, providing direction while the National Advisory Board is yet to be formalized. Its members are listed below:

The Secretariat is responsible to the Organizing Committee for ensuring an effective and timely implementation of the BUF, particularly initially its First Session, ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders and coordinating and guiding their contributions. The Secretariat is headed by Professor Nazrul Islam, an eminent urban sector expert, who is supported by a Core Group and a team of professional staff. The Secretariat is initially hosted at UNDP on an interim basis, with funding support at the request of LGD, while transition measures to the NILG for a long-term sustainable forum setting are developed. An external private event management company will be employed to support the Secretariat and manage the venue and logistics of the First Session of the BUF.

Core Group

A Core Group will be positioned to assist the Secretariat to operationalize and implement the First Session of the BUF. Comprised of the leads of the BUF sub-committees and/or the institutions committing substantial resources to the BUF and possibly urban sector members, the Core Group will contribute to coherence, coordination and operationalization of the First Session.

Subcommittees

Seven sub-committees manage the multiple thematic and functional arrangements of the BUF First Session. The sub-committees are chaired by members of the Organizing Committee and comprise representatives from stakeholder groups willing to participate actively in the event. The list of sub-committees is as follows:

• Reception & Logistics
• Programme
• Exhibition & Competitions
• Venue & Event Management
• Cultural
• Media Campaign
• Research & Publications

BUF Organization Structure