Webinar on "Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Bangladesh

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organized a Webinar on “Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Bangladesh: Options for Building Resilience” on 11 November 2020 from 1100 to 1300 hours. His Excellency Dr. Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Adviser to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, was present at the webinar as the Chief Guest. Four eminent personalities presented their views in the working session. The event was chaired by Ambassador M. Fazlul Karim, Chairman, BIISS. Major General Md Emdad Ul Bari, ndc, psc, te, Director General of BIISS delivered the opening and closing remarks.

While chairing the session, Ambassador M. Fazlul Karim, Chairman of BIISS, highlighted various initiatives of the government to combat Covid-19 and how those initiatives help to boost and maintain the country’s economy even a midst of pandemic. He stressed on the importance of a global response to better prepare the countries in the face of such global pandemic and opined that there should be enhanced assistance and support from multilateral organisations and financial institutions as well as from bilateral sources to the developing countries like Bangladesh.