Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organised a Seminar on “Evolving Strategic Scenario in the Bay of Bengal Region: Bangladesh Perspectives” on Sunday, 14 May 2023 at the National Defence College (NDC), auditorium, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. The Seminar was organised for the visiting Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) delegation led by Lieutenant General (Retd.) Sir George Pemberton Ross Norton, Commandant, RCDS. The Seminar was chaired by Dr Delwar Hossain, Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka and Member, Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC). Major General Sheikh Pasha Habib Uddin, OSP, SGP, BAMS, afwc, psc, Director General, BIISS, delivered the welcome address.
Three presentations were delivered in the Seminar. Mr Abu Salah Md Yousuf, Research Director, BIISS, made a presentation on “The Geopolitics of
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the Bay of Bengal Region and Priorities of Bangladesh.” Dr Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, presented a paper on “Geoeconomisc of the Bay of Bengal Region and Sustaining Bangladesh’s Development Amidst Looming Global Recession.” Ambassador M Humayun Kabir, President of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), presented on “Rohingya Crisis and Responsibility of the International Community.”
