International Training on Comparative Governance Forum 2026

Press Release: International Training on Comparative Governance Forum 2026

Concluding Session on Thursday, 06 August 2026

The four-day Comparative Governance Forum 2026, jointly organised by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University, concluded today at the BIISS Auditorium. The session marked the successful completion of four days of academic exchanges, policy discussions, and field visits aimed at strengthening Bangladesh-China cooperation on governance, public policy, and institutional development. H E Md Ismail Zabihullah, Honourable Adviser to the Prime Minister for the Ministry of Public Administration, graced the concluding session as the Chief Guest. Professor ZHANG Ping, Vice Dean of the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University and H E Mr Yao Wen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People Republic of China to Bangladesh attended the event as the Special Guest. The session was chaired by Major General A S M Ridwanur Rahman, awc, afwc, psc, G, Director General of BIISS.

Speaking as the Special Guest, Professor ZHANG Ping, Vice Dean of the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, appreciated the warm hospitality extended by BIISS and expressed optimism that the Memorandum of Understanding signed during the inaugural session would facilitate sustained collaboration in future. The Chief Guest, H E Md Ismail Zabihullah, Honourable Adviser to the Prime Minister for the Ministry of Public Administration, commended BIISS and Fudan University for organising the forum and expressed hope that the insights generated through the programme would contribute to strengthening public policy research and Bangladesh-China cooperation. In his remarks, Major General A S M Ridwanur Rahman, awc, afwc, psc, G, Director General of BIISS observed that the forum had provided an important platform for meaningful academic dialogue and policy exchange between scholars and practitioners from Bangladesh and China.

During the session, certificates were awarded to the participants in recognition of their successful completion of the training programme. Over the four-day programme, participants attended panel discussions, expert lectures, and extensive interactive sessions covering themes such as governance modernisation, targeted poverty alleviation, digital governance and artificial intelligence, the Global Development Initiative, industrialisation, shared development beyond 2030, and Bangladesh-China relations. Participants also undertook field visits to the Padma Bridge and the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant, providing opportunities to examine Bangladesh’s infrastructure development and urban environmental management in practice.