Rising Bengal Dhaka Bureau: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen sought cooperation from all to enrich Bangladesh's foreign policy to meet the challenges of the coming days.

They expressed their valuable views on the possible coordination and coordination of foreign policy in the framework of Bangladesh's image in the world in the light of their experiences and analysis, and the sustainable and smooth development of the country They highly appreciated the ten-day long celebrations of Bangabandhu's birth centenary and the Golden Jubilee of Independence.

They appreciated the leadership of the Foreign Minister and the active role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in organizing these events They also thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its important role in Bangladesh's success and progress, especially in the pioneering steps taken to combat COVID-19.

Dr Momen said Bangladesh has undoubtedly been able to gain a leadership and trust position as it is moving fast on the highway of development under the Prime Minister The Minister called upon the distinguished gathering and intellectuals to take valuable inputs to consolidate this position of Bangladesh and identify future challenges and take effective steps to address them from now on.

The minister noted that in recent times, as a reflection of the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh, greetings and 33 video messages were received from heads of state or government of about 150 countries, including major powers of the world, on the occasion of the birth centenary and golden jubilee of independence of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Dr Momen said the ministry has been playing a very active role in dealing with issues like the Rohingya issue and the Covid-19 pandemic Special emphasis has been laid on enhancing the quality of services of the embassies, besides accelerating economic diplomacy To make Bangladesh embassies abroad people-oriented, the'Embassy'app has already been launched through which 34 services can be availed at home.

Bangladesh is currently serving as the president of the D-8 for two years and the Ishradhob Thangshob Ritsha (ETHR) for three years.

Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Habib Millat, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, International Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Shammi Ahmed Chowdhury, Awami League Advisory Council members Inam Ahmed Chowdhury, Shamsher Mubin Chowdhury and Touhid Hossain, eminent security analyst Major General (retd) Moniruzzaman, Brigadier General (retd) M Shakhawat Hossain, Air Commodore (retd) Ishfaq Elahi Chowdhury and Major (retd) Emdadul Islam, former diplomats Waliur Rahman and Mohiuddin Ahmed, eminent international relations experts and academics Prof Abdul Mannan, Prof Amena Mohsin, Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, Dr Delwar Hossain, Prof Shahab Enam Khan, Prof Lailufer Yasmin, Dr Pranab Kumar Pandey and journalist Altaf Pervez were present at the discussion.