The latest edition of Cosmos Foundation-hosted Ambassadors’ Lecture Series titled "Bangladesh-South Korea Relations: Prognosis for the Future" will be premiered on Thursday.

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun will deliver the keynote speech at the dialogue that will be premiered on the Facebook pages of Cosmos Foundation and UNB and its YouTube channel.

Enayetullah Khan, Chairman of the Cosmos Foundation, will deliver the inaugural remarks.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, a Singapore-based renowned scholar-diplomat and former Foreign Affairs Advisor of Bangladesh Caretaker Government, will chair and conduct the session.

Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya of the Centre for Policy Dialogue, Chairman and CEO of Youngone Corporation and KEPZ Corporation (BD) Ltd Kihak Sung, former BGMEA President and Mohammadi Group Chairperson Dr Rubana Huq, former Bangladesh Ambassador to South Korea Iftikharul Karim; and Research Fellow and Head at Bangladesh Centre for Terrorism Research (BCTR) Shafqat Munir will comprise the panel of discussants.

Ambassador Lee will share his plans on further strengthening the relations between the two countries as the Golden Jubilee of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2023 is seen as an opportunity for the two countries to diversify the areas of cooperation.

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Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Korea and Bangladesh in 1973, the two countries have been enhancing cooperation in various fields, such as politics, economy, culture, development cooperation and human exchange.

Additionally, more than 150 Korean companies are there in Bangladesh, making the Republic of Korea the largest investor in Bangladesh's garment sector.

Their investments in recent years have been diversified into infrastructure, energy and consumer goods.