Indian HC celebrates ITEC Day in Dhaka

City Desk :
The Indian high commission in Dhaka has celebrated Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day in collaboration with the ITEC Alumni Association of Bangladesh (IAAB) in the capital on Tuesday evening.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma hosted the event while agriculture minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque was present as the chief guest, a press release said here.

Addressing the event, High Commissioner Verma said, as one of India’s closest development partner, Bangladesh occupies an important place in the ITEC programme.

He noted that while Bangladesh is a recipient of 500 dedicated slots for ITEC every year under the Suborno Jayanti Scholarships, there are several tailor-made programmes for civil servants and private enterprises which are being organised as per the requirement of the government of Bangladesh.