What Next for Bangladesh? A Discussion on US Policy and Ways Forward. This virtual event is a private briefing on Bangladesh hosted by the Wilson Center.
This is a private Zoom Webinar event for the Bangladeshi American community. It is closed to the media and off the record.
After a mass movement in Bangladesh led to the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last month, the country’s new interim government faces a series of significant challenges. This virtual event will take stock of these challenges and how different stakeholders in the US, including Bangladeshi Americans, can support the people of Bangladesh.
Donald Lu, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, will brief on the evolving situation, embassy operations, and US policy in Bangladesh moving forward. After his comments, a panel of experts will discuss Bangladesh’s economic, governance, and humanitarian challenges and how the Bangladeshi diaspora can help address them.
Introduction
Thomas Suozzi
US Representative (D-NY)
Keynote Address
Donald Lu
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
US Department of State
Panelists
Dr. Iftikher Mahmood
Founder and President, Hope Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh
Shamarukh Mohiuddin
Founder, The Bangladesh Project; Director
The Cadmus Group
Dr. Hassan Zaman
Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, and former Senior Advisor for South Asia
The World Bank
Moderator
Michael Kugelman
Director, South Asia Institute
Registration