Hybrid Seminar on “Geopolitics of Indo-Pacific and Reconnecting the Bay of Bengal Littorals” on 28 February 2022

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh have jointly organized a Hybrid Seminar on “Geopolitics of Indo-Pacific and Reconnecting the Bay of Bengal Littorals” on 28 February 2022. Mr. Muhammad Faruk Khan, MP, Hon’ble Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh Parliament, graced the occasion as the chief guest. H.E.  Mr ITO Naoki, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, graced the occasion as the special guest. Major General Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, OSP, BSP, psc, Director General, BIISS, delivered the welcome address. Ambassador Kazi Imtiaz Hossain, paa, Chairman, BIISS presided over the inaugural session and delivered the concluding remarks. In the working session, Professor Imtiaz Ahmed, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, presented on “The Changing Nature of Geopolitics: Making Sense of Bangladesh’s Position”; Professor KIKUCHI Tsutomu, Professor of International Political Economy, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan, made a presentation on “Beyond US-China Relations: Japan’s Strategic Vision for the Indo-Pacific”, Professor Lailufar Yasmin, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka deliberated on “The Rise of the Indo-Pacific: Bangladesh-Japan Relations”, and Professor TAKAHARA Akio, Professor of Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, presented on “FOIP and Maritime Cooperation: Japan’s Initiative”. The working session was moderated by Professor Rashed Uz Zaman, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka.