City Desk :
A day-long joint seminar in collaboration with National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) on ” Foreign Policy of Bangladesh: Roadmap to Realization of Vision 2041″ was held at National Defence College (NDC) at Mirpur Cantonment on Thursday .
.Farooq Sobhan, Formar Ambassador & President and CEO, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) was present as the Chief Guest. Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy,Commandant NDC inaugurated the seminar in the morning at NDC Auditorium. The seminar was conducted by Air Vice Marshal M Sanaul Huq, senior Directing Staff of NDC.
In his opening speech the Chief Guest stated various important aspects of foreign policy Bangladesh as well as its prospect and challenges. He called for keen cooperation among the regional countries and international community for greater interests of all. He appreciated NDC for taking the initiative of organizing a seminar on such an important contemporary issue.
Commandant NDC in his opening speech stated that, the Bangladesh has been following a foreign policy dictum” Friendship to all and malice towards none” as outlined by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In line with that Bangladesh has been playing a positive role in promoting international peace and stability while protecting its own legitimate rights. He mentioned that traditionally, the main objectives of foreign policy of Bangladesh have been self preservation, maintenance of territorial integrity, economic advancement and augmentation of national power. He also added that, as announced by the Prime Minister, the Government’s Vision 2021 to become a middle income country has been extended to Vision 2041, which is an ambition of where this nation needs to be in 2041. Prime Minister also said “In implementing the Vision-2041, Bangladesh will be a peaceful, prosperous, happy and developed nation comparable with the developed world”. Bangladesh is now ready to assume its rightful place in the Asian century, and lead the way by example for resource constrained, geographically vulnerable and climatically challenged least developed countries around the world towards sustainable development and long term prosperity.
Eminent intelligentsia and personalities from both military and civil society as well as 78 participants of National Defence Course 2016, which included 26 senior military officials from 12 friendly countries, attended the seminar.
A day-long joint seminar in collaboration with National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) on ” Foreign Policy of Bangladesh: Roadmap to Realization of Vision 2041″ was held at National Defence College (NDC) at Mirpur Cantonment on Thursday .
.Farooq Sobhan, Formar Ambassador & President and CEO, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) was present as the Chief Guest. Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy,Commandant NDC inaugurated the seminar in the morning at NDC Auditorium. The seminar was conducted by Air Vice Marshal M Sanaul Huq, senior Directing Staff of NDC.
In his opening speech the Chief Guest stated various important aspects of foreign policy Bangladesh as well as its prospect and challenges. He called for keen cooperation among the regional countries and international community for greater interests of all. He appreciated NDC for taking the initiative of organizing a seminar on such an important contemporary issue.
Commandant NDC in his opening speech stated that, the Bangladesh has been following a foreign policy dictum” Friendship to all and malice towards none” as outlined by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In line with that Bangladesh has been playing a positive role in promoting international peace and stability while protecting its own legitimate rights. He mentioned that traditionally, the main objectives of foreign policy of Bangladesh have been self preservation, maintenance of territorial integrity, economic advancement and augmentation of national power. He also added that, as announced by the Prime Minister, the Government’s Vision 2021 to become a middle income country has been extended to Vision 2041, which is an ambition of where this nation needs to be in 2041. Prime Minister also said “In implementing the Vision-2041, Bangladesh will be a peaceful, prosperous, happy and developed nation comparable with the developed world”. Bangladesh is now ready to assume its rightful place in the Asian century, and lead the way by example for resource constrained, geographically vulnerable and climatically challenged least developed countries around the world towards sustainable development and long term prosperity.
Eminent intelligentsia and personalities from both military and civil society as well as 78 participants of National Defence Course 2016, which included 26 senior military officials from 12 friendly countries, attended the seminar.
