Sep02

A delegation of over 75 senior military and civil officials from Bangladesh and over a dozen foreign nations, undertaking the 2026 course at the National Defence College, in Dhaka, made a study visit to BEI on 02 September. The aim of the visit was primarily to interact with senior staff members of BEI to  learn about its work and engage in a discussion on national and foreign policy issues.

The meeting was presided over by Amb. Humayun Kabir,  President, BEI, Amb. Farooq Sobhan, Distinguished Fellow and Board Member, BEI, and Air Vice Marshal Md Shafiqul Islam, BUP, ndc, fawc, psc, GD(P). SDS (Air), National Defence College, and Additional Secretary Mohammad Shafeen, SDS (Civil), NDC. 

Mr. Faiz Sobhan, Senior Research Director, BEI, made the keynote presentation on 'Bangladesh's Multi-Vector Foreign Policy'. The presentation was followed by a rich question and answer session. 

Today's interaction between BEI and NDC is part of a long-established working relationship between the two institutions going  back over two and a half decades.