With a view of promoting a knowledge-based society, the Bangladesh Knowledge Forum (BKF), a platform for experts, policymakers, and other practitioners in related fields, was recently launched at a virtual ceremony on January 3, 2022.BKF, a knowledge collaboration platform, will support the promotion and expansion of knowledge and knowledge-driven inputs, tools, and mechanisms for the overall economic and social development of the country through public and private engagements, said a press release.Speaking at the launching ceremony, Dr Parvez Imdad, a former civil servant and economic analyst, explained BKF's objectives that aim at contributing to results-oriented institutional outputs and overall efficiency for accelerating progress and prosperity of the country. Read: Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque now wins Abdul Latif Al Fozan Award “It is heartening to see that Bangladesh at a policy-level has strategized knowledge economy and knowledge society. We believe that there is a need for an advocacy group that complements the public strategy, especially at a time when the LDC graduation is being achieved,” he added.The first executive committee of the Bangladesh Knowledge Forum includes President Dr Mohammed Parvez Imdad, Senior Vice-President Niaz Rahim, Vice-Presidents Ali Ashfaq and Advocate Seema Chowdhury, Secretary General Dr Shamsad Mortuza, Treasurer Quazi Md Mahmud Faisal, Executive Directors Advocate Soliman Hossain; Economist Md Golam Mortaza and Engineer Md Saidur Rahman, Joint Secretary-General Rezvi Newaz, and Executive Member Nawshiba Arnob.The EC members unanimously approved the draft constitution of the BKF and expressed their commitment to the creation of a knowledge-based society.