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NOVEMBER 2015
Asian Institute of Technology
NOVEMBER 2015
From left: H.E. Saida Muna Tasneem, Prof. Kazuo Yamamoto, and H.E. Ismat Ara Sadique.
BANGLADESH MINISTER INAUGURATES 100TH ADVANCED COURSE ON ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT he 100th Advanced Course on Administration and Development (ACAD) delivered at AIT was inaugurated by the Minister of State of Public Administration, Bangladesh, H.E. Ismat Ara Sadique on 26 October 2015. Inaugurating the program, the minister stated that AIT is known as one of the best institutes, and such courses provide an opportunity to government officials and civil servants to learn and adapt to new developments. The minister was introduced by H.E. Saida Muna Tasneem, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand, who remarked that Bangladesh is the top country in
sending its civil servants to AIT for international training courses. Describing AIT Extension as the fourth pillar of AIT, the ambassador added that she has proposed a chair professorship from Bangladesh for AIT. This proposal has been approved by the Bangladesh prime minister, the ambassador added — an achievement which earned praise from the visiting minister. AIT’s Vice President for Resource Development, Prof. Kazuo Yamamoto, and Executive Director of AIT Extension, Dr. Jonathan Shaw thanked the Minister for gracing the occasion at AIT.
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