Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organised a seminar
on “Bangladesh-India Relations: Confluence of Ideologies and Evolving
Perspectives” on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 at the BIISS Auditorium. H E Mr Md
Shahriar Alam, MP, Honourable State Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government
of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Dr Arvind
Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), India, graced the occasion
as the Special Guest. In the Seminar, Mr A S M Shamsul Arefin, Chairman, Bangladesh
Foundation for Regional Studies and Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Kumar Sawhney, PVSM,
AVSM, Centre Head and Senior Fellow, National Security, VIF, also delivered their
remarks. Ambassador Kazi Imtiaz Hossain, PAA, Chairman, BIISS, chaired the event
and delivered the concluding remarks while Major General Mohammad Maksudur
Rahman, OSP, BSP, psc, Director General, BIISS, delivered the welcome address. Two distinguished presenters, Dr Mahfuz Kabir, Research Director, BIISS and
Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head, Neighbourhood Studies and Senior Fellow, VIF
made their presentations in the seminar. A book titled “India-Bangladesh Bonhomie
at 50: 1971 and the Present” was also launched at the end.
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