Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
The Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organized a Country Lecture Series (CLS) on “Bangladesh-Malaysia Relations: Moving towards Prosperity” on 15 September 2024 at the BIISS auditorium. The event featured a keynote presentation by Her Excellency Haznah Md. Hashim, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Bangladesh, highlighting opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties in trade, investment, labour migration, technology, human resource development, diplomacy, and cultural exchange. Ambassador M Riaz Hamidullah attended as special guest, while Ambassador A F M Gousal Azam Sarker chaired the session. The lecture, part of BIISS’s flagship CLS initiative, included an open discussion with senior officials, diplomats, businesspeople, academics, and researchers, providing insights into the future of Bangladesh-Malaysia relations.
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organised a Country Lecture Series (CLS) titled “Bangladesh-Malaysia Relations: Moving towards Prosperity” on Sunday, 15 September 2024 at the BIISS auditorium. Ambassador M Riaz Hamidullah, Additional Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh graced the event as special guest. Her Excellency Haznah Md. Hashim, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Bangladesh delivered the keynote presentation. Ambassador A F M Gousal Azam Sarker, Chairman, BIISS chaired the session and Major General Iftekhar Anis, BSP, awc, afwc, psc, PEng, Director General, BIISS, delivered the welcome address. Following that, an open discussion session was held to gather insights from the audience as to how Bangladesh-Malaysia relations can be strengthened in the coming days
As a Flagship event, BIISS introduced the Country Lecture Series in 2013. The objectives of this Lecture Series have been to enhance knowledge and understanding of Bangladesh regarding the partner countries. And to study the relationship between Bangladesh and a particular development partner country to explore further scope and potential of the bilateral relationships. This is the maiden session of the BIISS Country Lecture Series 2024 after a long gap due to Covid-19. During her deliberation, Her Excellency Haznah Md. Hashim, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Bangladesh focused on the need to broaden Bangladesh’s bilateral ties with Malaysia in the areas of trade and investment, labour migration, technological and industrial cooperation, human resource and skills development, diplomatic cooperation and cultural exchanges, etc. She also talked about the overall nature of Bangladesh-Malaysia relations and provided insightful guidelines for deepening these in the days ahead. Senior officials from different ministries, ambassadors, high commissioners, former diplomats, senior military officials, media, researchers, businesspeople, teachers, and students from various universities, representatives from different think tanks, international organisations, participated in the CLS and enriched it by presenting their valuable opinions, comments, suggestions, and observations during the open discussion session.
