Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organized a webinar on “The Rohingya Crisis: Response of the International Community and the Repatriation Process” on 21 April 2021. His Excellency Md Shahriar Alam, MP, Honourable State Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, was present at the webinar as the Chief Guest. Major General Md Emdad Ul Bari, ndc, psc, te, Director General, BIISS, chaired the session and delivered the welcome address and concluding remarks. Ambassador M Humayun Kabir, President, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI); Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain, ndc, psc, PhD, (Retd.), Senior Fellow, South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG), North South University; Professor Dr Imtiaz Ahmad, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka; Mr Md Delwar Hossain, Director General, Myanmar Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh and Mr Abu Salah Md. Yousuf, Senior Research Fellow, BIISS, presented their respective papers in the webinar.
Insightful discussion by the designated speakers was followed by a lively open discussion where senior officials from Bangladesh government, retired ambassadors, representatives from different foreign missions, businessmen, members of academia, researchers, teachers from various universities and media representatives took part and articulated their observations on the issue.
