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 didnβt 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) β "Dulali's Death: A Discussion on Mental Health Services, Law, and Policy Reform."
We were honoured to be joined by β
πΉ Dr. S. M. Ziauddin Haider β Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (Health Affairs), Prime Minister's Office
πΉ Prof. Dr. Prabhat Chandra Biswas β Director General, Directorate General of Health Services
πΉ Dr. Noor Ahmed Giasuddin β Associate Professor & Head of Psychiatry, Dhaka Medical College Hospital
πΉ Prof. Dr. Mehjabeen Haq β Educational & Counselling Psychology, University of Dhaka
πΉ Dr. Ishkul Kabir β Programme Officer, NCD & Mental Health, WHO Bangladesh
πΉ M***a Karim Ripon β Mental Health Rights Activist & Executive Member of Heroes for All
πΉ Prof. Dr. Syed Abdul Hamid β Health Economics Institute, University of Dhaka
πΉ Prof. Kamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury β Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka
πΉ Advocate Khondkar Shahriar Shakir β Bangladesh Supreme Court
Together, today's voices represented policy, psychiatry, law, academia, and civil society β 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 didnβt end there but continued with the mobilization effort for a national Dialogue.
