34 Senior Bangladeshi Government Officials Leave for Two-Week Leadership Training Programme in Pakistan

Training to be held at the National School of Public Policy (NSPP), Lahore; Pakistan High Commissioner Imran Haider sees off the delegation at the airport

8 November 2026, Dhaka

A delegation of 34 senior officials of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), including Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries, left Dhaka for Pakistan on Sunday to participate in a two-week Executive Leadership Training Programme aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation and bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The delegation departed for Lahore, Pakistan, to attend the training programme at the National School of Public Policy (NSPP). Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider was present at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka to see off the participants.

Earlier, the High Commissioner hosted a dinner in honour of the officials participating in the training programme. Addressing the participants, he described the initiative as an important step towards strengthening bilateral relations through institutional engagement, professional collaboration and people-to-people exchanges.

He highlighted the commitment of the leadership of both countries to building closer ties and expanding cooperation in public administration. Referring to the longstanding historical, cultural and familial bonds between Bangladesh and Pakistan, he also emphasised the significant potential for expanding cooperation in education, science and technology, trade, culture, media, climate change and digital governance.

Referring to the Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor, announced by Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, during his visit to Dhaka in August 2025, the High Commissioner said that 170 Bangladeshi students had joined leading Pakistani universities in 2026, with another 20 expected to join shortly.

He further recalled that the first batch of 12 senior Bangladeshi civil servants had successfully completed the Executive Leadership Training Programme earlier this year. The current delegation of 34 officials represents the second batch participating in the initiative.

According to the Pakistan High Commission, such training and educational exchange programmes are expected to play a positive role in strengthening institutional cooperation, developing professional skills and further consolidating mutual relations between the two countries.