Asif Mahmud urges ICESCO to set Islamic Culture
City Desk :
During his official visit to Morocco, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain held a high-level meeting with Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dr Salim M. AlMalik at the organisation’s headquarters in Rabat on Tuesday.
ICESCO is an intergovernmental body of 53 Muslim-majority countries.
In the meeting, Adviser Asif Mahmud praised ICESCO’s ongoing initiatives under Dr AlMalik’s leadership in the fields of education, science, innovation, environment, health, and culture across the Muslim world, according to a message received here, reports BSS.
He highlighted that the Government of Bangladesh places the highest priority on youth in its development agenda.
The adviser shared details of several national projects aimed at enhancing youth skills and capacity, and sought ICESCO’s active collaboration in these efforts.
He specifically proposed for establishing an “Islamic Culture and Language Centre” in Bangladesh under ICESCO’s support to expand public knowledge and research opportunities on Islamic culture and languages.
Additionally, Asif Mahmud requested for ICESCO’s assistance in replicating its Smart Classroom projects, already operational in other member states, in the educational institutions in Bangladesh.
In response, Dr Salim M AlMalik highly praised the potential and capabilities of Bangladesh’s youth.
He acknowledged Bangladesh’s consistent financial contribution as a founding member state, which has significantly helped sustain ICESCO’s programmes.
He informed the Bangladesh adviser about ICESCO’s current initiatives in education, health, and other key sectors, and reaffirmed ICESCO’s eagerness to work with Bangladesh in any format.