Bangladesh officials
10 Bangladesh officials joining training programe in Delhi
Ten officials from Bangladesh Land Port Authority (BLPA) have travelled to India to participate in a training programme organised by the Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) from October 21-25 in New Delhi.
The programme, under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), titled ‘Engineering Excellence: From Blueprint to Border’ will focus on master planning of smart, green and resilient land ports.
Prior to the departure of the officials to India, Deputy High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pawan Badhe interacted with them from Bangladesh Land Port Authority at the High Commission of India, Dhaka on October 20.
The inaugural session of the training programme was held on Monday.
Dr Rajendra Kumar, Secretary (Border Management) and Aditya Mishra, Chairman, LPAI were present.
Another 2.31 lakh eggs imported from India
In collaboration with the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, the programme brings together 27 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, SriLanka and India, according to the Indian High Commission.
Out of these 27 participants, 10 participants are from Bangladesh. This diverse group will dive deep into engineering solutions and cross-border infrastructure management, fostering regional cooperation and expertise sharing.
The ITEC programme is the leading capacity building platform of the Ministry Of External Affairs, government of India.
Instituted in 1964, ITEC is one of the oldest institutionalized arrangements for international capacity building having trained more than 200,000 officials from 160+ countries.
Since 2014, India has offered close to 100,000 world-class capacity building training and scholarships at premier institutions in India.
Apart from regular calendar-based training programmes, India also responds to country-specific requests for training in specific areas of governance by organising customised training programmes which are designed and delivered by the leading institutions in India.
Under the ITEC, over the last five years, India has provided training programmes to close to 3,000 young Bangladesh officials in various disciplines such as accounts, audit, good governance practices, management, IT, data analytics and renewable energy. in India's premier institutes.
3 hours ago