Staff Correspondent
A 34-member delegation of senior Bangladeshi civil servants, including additional secretaries and joint secretaries, left Dhaka for Pakistan today to attend a two-week executive leadership training programme in Lahore.
The programme will be held at Pakistan’s National School of Public Policy (NSPP) as part of efforts to strengthen institutional cooperation between the two countries.
Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider saw off the delegation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan High Commission.
The delegation is the second batch to attend the programme, following 12 senior Bangladeshi civil servants who completed the training earlier this year.
Ahead of their departure, Haider hosted a dinner for the participants, highlighting the programme’s role in strengthening bilateral ties through professional collaboration and people-to-people exchanges.
He also emphasised the scope for expanding cooperation in public administration, education, science and technology, trade, culture, media, climate change and digital governance.
Referring to the Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor, announced during Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s Dhaka visit in August 2025, Haider said 170 Bangladeshi students had enrolled at Pakistani universities this year, with another 20 expected to join shortly.
The initiative reflects growing institutional engagement between Bangladesh and Pakistan, the high commission said.
