06/08/2026
Today, we spoke for Dulali, and for every person failed by a system that should have protected them. Our executive member Musa Karim Ripon showed the power of empathy and unconditional care for a person whom he found on the streets and his support didnât end there but continued with the mobilization effort for a national Dialogue.
On June 7, 2026, IWF and HFA jointly hosted a landmark discussion at Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) â "Dulali's Death: A Discussion on Mental Health Services, Law, and Policy Reform."
We were honoured to be joined by â
đš Dr. S. M. Ziauddin Haider â Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (Health Affairs), Prime Minister's Office
đš Prof. Dr. Prabhat Chandra Biswas â Director General, Directorate General of Health Services
đš Dr. Noor Ahmed Giasuddin â Associate Professor & Head of Psychiatry, Dhaka Medical College Hospital
đš Prof. Dr. Mehjabeen Haq â Educational & Counselling Psychology, University of Dhaka
đš Dr. Ishkul Kabir â Programme Officer, NCD & Mental Health, WHO Bangladesh
đš M***a Karim Ripon â Mental Health Rights Activist & Executive Member of Heroes for All
đš Prof. Dr. Syed Abdul Hamid â Health Economics Institute, University of Dhaka
đš Prof. Kamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury â Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka
đš Advocate Khondkar Shahriar Shakir â Bangladesh Supreme Court
Together, today's voices represented policy, psychiatry, law, academia, and civil society â united around one demand: systemic reform for mental health in Bangladesh.
Dulali's story forced a national conversation. Today's forum is our commitment to turning that conversation into change.
Today, we spoke for Dulali, and for every person failed by a system that should have protected them. Our executive member, Musa Karim Ripon showed the power of empathy and unconditional care for a person whom he found on the streets and his support didnât end there but continued with the mobilization effort for a national Dialogue.