<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has said Bangladesh, as one of India’s closest development partner, occupies an important place in the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He described the unveiling of the Suborno Jayanti Scholarship this year as an example, where Bangladesh is recipient of 500 dedicated slots for ITEC every year, in addition to several tailor-made programmes for civil servants organised as per the requirement of Government of Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The High Commissioner said the ITEC alumni in Bangladesh showcased the strong bonds of friendship between India and Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The High Commission of India, Dhaka hosted a reception-cum-get together on Thursday evening to celebrate the 58th ITEC Day at the the Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq attended the occasion as the chief guest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">ITEC, a flagship programme of the government of India, was instituted in 1964 as part of India’s Development Assistance Programme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It has been offering the benefit of India’s development experience and appropriate technologies to more than 160 countries across the globe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every year, more than 10,000 training slots are offered to ITEC partner countries for training courses in various areas like Accounts, Audit, Good Governance Practices, Management, SME, Rural Development, Public Health, Parliamentary Affairs, Judiciary, Election Management, IT, Data Analytics, Remote Sensing, Renewable Energy etc. in premier Indian Institutes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh is the foremost and valued partner under the ITEC cooperation, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The enthusiasm could not be dampened even by COVID pandemic in 2020-21, when a number of courses were organized virtually under e-ITEC.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">More than 4,500 young Bangladeshi professionals have undergone such specialized short and medium term courses in India under the ITEC programme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These training programmes provide opportunities to share best Indian practices with the brightest minds in Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Read more: "Bangladesh-India are connected through the heart"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">ITEC alumni in Bangladesh showcased strong bonds of friendship between Bangladesh, India: Pranay Verma&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a result, India has been an equal beneficiary, learning especially from the developmental experiences of Bangladesh which is making phenomenal strides both in Economic and Social development, said the High Commission.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Around 250 ITEC alumni from all walks of life, besides guests, attended the ITEC Day event.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Few among the distinguished alumni also shared their experiences of their training in India.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A small cultural event – jugalbandi of bhartanatyam and kathak dances – culminated the programme. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>