Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organized a seminar on ‘Bangladesh and the United States Relations: Moving Towards Enhanced Cooperation and Partnership’ on 24 April 2022. H. E. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, MP, Honourable Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, was the Chief Guest of the seminar. The newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh, H. E. Mr. Peter Haas was the Special Guest.

The seminar was kicked off with the welcome speech of the Director-General of BIISS, Major General Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, OSP, BSP. psc. It was followed by three presentations delivered by distinguished experts. The first speaker, Professor Ruksana Kibria, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka presented a comprehensive review of the evolution of the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the US. The second speaker, Brig. Gen (Retd.) Dr. M. Sakhawat Hossain, Senior Fellow, South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance, North South University, provided a detailed overview of the two country’s partnerships on security matters. The last speaker, Ambassador Humayun Kabir, President, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), highlighted the contemporary dynamics of Bangladesh-US relations. Ambassador Tariq A. Karim, Director of the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies, IUB delivered the concluding remarks of the seminar. It was followed by an interactive session featuring questions and comments regarding the recent developments in bilateral relations. The Chairman of BIISS, Ambassador Kazi Imtiaz Hossain chaired the whole session. Mr. Nur Ahmed, Research Officer, represented BIMRAD in this distinguished program.