Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organized a Webinar on
'Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: An Epic of a Nation’s Emergence and Emancipation' on 28 August
2021. H E Dr A K Abdul Momen, MP, Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Government of the People’s Republic
of Bangladesh graced the Webinar as the Chief Guest. H E Dr Shamsul Alam, Hon’ble Minister of State,
Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was the Special Guest at the
event. Ambassador M Fazlul Karim, Chairman, BIISS Chaired the Webinar, while Major General Md
Emdad Ul Bari, ndc, psc, te, Director General, BIISS delivered the welcome address. Since the beginning
of 2020, BIISS undertook a number of initiatives and programmes on the birth centenary of the Father of
the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. As a part of this venture, BIISS organized a series of
seminars and webinars throughout the year. This book is the compilation of revised and edited versions
of the papers presented at those seminars and webinars. Hon'ble Foreign Minister, the Chief Guest of the
Webinar, launched a book published by BIISS on Bangabandhu titled ‘Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: An
Epic of a Nation’s Emergence and Emancipation’ in the Webinar. The Webinar was attended by senior officials
from the Government of Bangladesh, representatives from different foreign missions, former ambassadors,
business personalities, members of all academia, researchers, faculties of various universities, and media
representatives.