Kunming:A five-day training programme for senior Bangladeshi government officials has started in Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan Province. The programme, which began at the Yunnan Academy of Governance, will conclude on October 16.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the training is organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Yunnan Provincial Government and conducted by the Party School of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. Fifteen officials from various government offices, including the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), are participating.
The inaugural ceremony was addressed by Ma Zuoxin, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office, and Muhammad Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, PMO Director General (Administration), who leads the Bangladesh delegation. Other speakers included Qi Yuanling, vice-president of the Party School, and Bangladesh's Consul General in Kunming, Shahanaj Akhter Ranu.
The programme covers China's modernisation, diplomatic relations, administrative management, economic development, industrialisation, modern agriculture, technology, environmental protection, and public services. Thematic discussions will focus on Yunnan Province's economic transformation experiences.
Additionally, the delegation is slated to visit Yunnan Baiyao Group, a modern agricultural industrial park, a vocational training centre, and several other development projects. These visits aim to provide participants with insights into local administrative management, rural development, and urbanisation.
The delegation includes officials such as Mahfuzur Rahman, speechwriter to the Prime Minister; Satia Muntaha, special metropolitan magistrate at Dhaka South City Corporation; and several directors and deputy secretaries from various government ministries and offices.