With an aim to familiarize the indigenous community members with the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFii) and other different UN mechanisms, a full day long national level preparatory meeting took place in the capital’s Shyamoli area on 7 May 2014. The program was organized by Barrister Raja Devasish Roy and Bangladesh Adivasi Forum, in cooperation with Maleya Foundation and Centre for Integrated Programme and Development (CIPD).