<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Building on its longstanding tradition of holding bilateral discussion with think tank partners in India, a CPD team will be joining “India-Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue” to be held in Delhi on June 22-23.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The discussion is being jointly organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Ananta Aspen Centre, New Delhi.</div><div><br></div><div>This is a Track-Two (non-government) initiative, said the civil society think-tank.</div><div><br></div><div>This will be the second dialogue under the CPD-Ananta Aspen collaboration, the first one was held (virtually) on 18 May 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>CPD along with its partners in India over the years has organised 16 such dialogues. The dialogues were held alternatively in Dhaka and Delhi.</div><div><br></div><div>The Delhi CPD-Ananta Aspen upcoming dialogue will discuss a range of bilateral issues having strategic and contemporary relevance.</div><div><br></div><div>Participants will deliberate speech on water sharing, multimodal connectivity including road, rail, water, coastal shipping, energy and digital connectivity.</div><div><br></div><div>Bilateral cooperation will be explored in novel areas such as monetary cooperation and technology transfer, according to CPD.</div><div><br></div><div>The evolution of bilateral relations will also be assessed in the context of emerging geo-strategic circumstances.</div><div><br></div><div>It is anticipated that at a time when the two countries stand at important crossroads and are heading towards national elections, the dialogue will be an opportunity to discuss how Indo-Bangladesh bilateral relationship could be reframed and reimagined in a way that meets the aspirations of both the countries and their people.</div><div><br></div><div>The dialogue in New Delhi will bring together high-level policy makers, experts and partners from both countries.</div><div><br></div><div>From the Bangladesh side, the participants include: Dr. Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD); Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD); Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD); Brig. Gen. (Retd) Dr. Sakhawat Hussain, former Election Commissioner, Bangladesh Election Commission; Md Shahidul Haque, former Senior Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh; Dr. Amena Mohsin, Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka; and Dr. M Tamim, Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET); Shams Mahmud, President, Bangladesh-Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>