Dhaka, June 29 -- On the eve of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, Spain, Bangladeshi civil society organisations had issued a powerful call to action: cancel illegitimate loans, stop illicit financial flows, and uphold economic justice.
At a human chain event held Friday in front of the National Press Club under the banner "Not Debt Repayment, We Demand Justice: Cancel the Debt, Change the System," speakers from more than a dozen rights-based organizations demanded immediate cancellation of unfair debts, return of laundered money, and formation of an independent loan review commission.
The demonstration was organised by EquityBD, COAST Foundation, Waterkeeper Bangladesh, and other groups, as ...