The Minister of Public Administration, Government of Bangladesh, Begum Ismat Ara Sadique, called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today and discussed a number of issues relating to Indo-Bangladesh relations besides hailing the Narendra Modi Government’s initiative to finalize "Land Boundary Agreement" with Bangladesh which would enable exchange of enclaves by the two countries.
Dr Jitendra Singh referred to traditional ties between India and Bangladesh and said, it was a matter of great satisfaction that in recent times, the bilateral relations had grown further at all levels and today, India is also making a huge contribution by way of offering training to Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) officers. He said, as a part of this initiative, over 500 BCS officers and 40 Bangladesh police officers have already received training in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration at Mussoorie and other places, and the target is to train 1500 BCS officers over a period of three years.
The process of training of Bangladesh officers in the Indian academies, Dr Jitendra Singh said, not only helps in sharing healthy inputs on good governance but also helps the Bangladesh administrators and civil servants to develop a healthy mindset towards India and its people. In addition, 40 police officers from Bangladesh have also received training so far and 35 Bangladesh scientists have successfully finished a course in civil nuclear sector in India. On the request of Government of Bangladesh, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India has also offered courses to Bangladesh officials in other departments and institutions like customs, railway, election commission and fire services.
Begum Sadique thanked India for its generous and unlimited help in all these spheres and said, during her current India tour, she also had the opportunity to visit Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration at Mussoorie where she was glad to see Civil Service Officers as well as Forest Service Officers from Bangladesh receiving training and seeking to improve their skills in governance.