34 Senior Bangladesh Civil Service Officers Depart for Pakistan for Executive Leadership Training

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Staff Correspondent: A delegation of 34 senior officers of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), including Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries, departed for Pakistan today to participate in a two-week Executive Leadership Training Programme at the National School of Public Policy (NSPP) in Lahore.

Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider was present at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka to see off the delegation.

Earlier, the High Commissioner hosted a dinner in honour of the participants, highlighting the programme as an important initiative to strengthen bilateral relations through institutional engagement, professional collaboration and people-to-people exchanges.

Addressing the participants, Imran Haider emphasised the shared vision and commitment of the leadership of Pakistan and Bangladesh to fostering closer ties and expanding cooperation in public administration. He also highlighted the longstanding historical, cultural and familial bonds between the two countries, noting significant opportunities for enhanced collaboration in education, science and technology, trade, culture, media, climate change and digital governance.

Referring to the Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor, announced by Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, during his visit to Dhaka in August 2025, the High Commissioner noted that 170 Bangladeshi students had joined leading Pakistani universities in 2026, with another 20 expected to enrol shortly.

He also recalled that the first batch of 12 senior Bangladeshi civil servants had successfully completed the Executive Leadership Training Programme earlier this year. The current delegation represents the second batch participating in the initiative, underscoring the growing institutional cooperation and strengthening ties between Bangladesh and Pakistan.