Prodeep 2015

1 COLLEGE BUILDING

2 3 4 PRODEEP 2015 A PICTORIAL YEAR BOOK NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE MIRPUR CANTONMENT, DHAKA, Contents Editorial Board 07 Commandant’s Message 09 Governing Body 10 Familly Album 11 Course Opening 44 Guest Speakers 48 Internal Visits 67 Miscellaneous Activities 78 Social and Cultural Activities 87 Overseas Study Tour 95 Graduation Dinner 109 Graduation Ceremony 112

6 Editorial Board

Lt Gen Hasan Chief Patron

Col Fazlu Lt Col Foyez Editor Associate Editor

Maj Habib Lt Cdr Israth CSO-3 Nazrul Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor

7 Commandant’s Message

8 I am extremely delighted to see the 15th issue of ‘PRODEEP’, which has quite vividly portrayed the glimpses of courses curricula and activities conducted in the National Defence College (NDC). I am sanguine that the Course Members, the faculty, staff and the alumni alike would love to scan down this pictorial book to stroll through the nostalgic and colourful memory lane. All concerned will find this magazine as a treasure trove of happy memories. NDC is the premier national institution in Bangladesh, a centre of excellence conducting training, research and education on defence, security, strategy and development studies. With the passage of time this prestigious institution has developed into an important training institution for the selected senior military and civil services officers from home and abroad on national and international security related matters as well as to impart training to mid-ranking military officers of Bangladesh on war studies. NDC also stands as successful institution over the years by enhancing knowledge, skill and networks related to multilateral security cooperation in Bangladesh among eminent law/policy makers, security practitioners, judges, executives, civil society representatives, media personalities, entrepreneurs and other distinguished personalities of the society. I am proud that NDC has huge alumni spread all over the globe and all of them hold high the ‘PRODEEP’, symbolizes “security through knowledge.” My heartiest congratulation to all the graduates for successfully completing the courses. They are going to undertake diverse, challenging and decision making assignments of both national and military significance, in their respective place of works. As commandant, I feel proud, when I come to know that our alumni are shouldering very high appointments both home and abroad. I would like to thank the faculty members and college staff for their tireless effort in ensuring the smooth running and successful completion of the course. Finally, I appreciate the sincere efforts of the Research and Academic Wing and acknowledge the solemn endeavour of the editorial board to bring out the current Issue of ‘PRODEEP’.

Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, BB, SBP, ndc, psc Commandant National Defence College

9 Governing Body

PRESIDENT MEMBERS Md. Sohrab Hossain Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy Secretary, Ministry of Education Hon’ble Prime Minister BB, SBP, ndc, psc Professor A A M S Arefin Siddique Government of the People’s Republic of Commandant, National Defence College Vice Chancellor, Dhaka University Bangladesh Lieutenant General Md Mahfuzur Rahman Professor Dr. Farzana Islam SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT rcds, ndc, afwc, psc, PhD Vice Chancellor, Jahangir Nagar University Principal Staff Officer, Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique Professor Dr. Harun-or-Rashid rcds, psc (retd) Kazi Habibul Awal Vice Chancellor, National University Adviser to the Hon’ble Prime Minister (Security Senior Secretary, Ministry of Defence Affairs) MEMBER SECRETARY Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury Senior Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration Brigadier General VICE PRESIDENT Md. Anisuzzaman Bhuiyan, ndc, psc General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq Mahbub Ahmed College Secretary, National Defence College PhD, ndc, psc Senior Secretary, Ministry of Finance Chief of Army Staff Captain A Z M Jalal Uddin, (C), psc, BN Major General Sheikh Mamun Khaled Colonel General Staff Admiral M Farid Habib SUP, psc, PhD Defence Services Command & Staff College (ND), NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Chief of Naval Staff Professionals Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar Major General Sajjadul Haque, afwc, psc BBP, ndc, acsc Commandant, Defence Services Command & Staff Chief of Air Staff College Md Shahidul Haque Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10 Family Album

Commandant Secretariat

Lt Gen Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy Commandant

Maj (Now Lt Col) Sarder Istiak Ahmed Maj (Now Lt Col) Musaddek Abu Sayek GSO-2 (Coord) (Outgoing) GSO-2 (Coord)

11 NDC Wing

Maj Gen Md Mashud Razzaq Maj Gen Hamidur Rahman Chowdhury R Adm Muhammad Anwarul Islam SDS (Army) (Outgoing) SDS (Army) SDS (Navy)

AVM Mahmud Hussain Addl Secy Nurjahan Begum Dir Gen Saquib Ali SDS (Air) SDS (Civil) SDS (Foreign Affairs)

12 HQ Wing

Brig Gen Md Anisuzzaman Bhuiyan Brig Gen Abu Taher Muhammad Ibrahim College Secy (Outgoing) College Secy Trg Branch

Lt Col Md Nishatul Islam Khan Maj SK Golam Mohiuddin Maj Mohammad Tanvir Hasan Chowdhury GSO-1 (Trg) GSO-2 (Allied) GSO-2 (SD)

13 Maj Syed Asaf Reza Maj A S M Khairul Hasan Maj Mohammad Shamsil Arefin GSO-2 (P&C) (Outgoing) GSO-2 (P&C) GSO-2 (Netwk)

Lt Cdr Maharun Naher Sqn Ldr M Rizwanul Arefin Sqn Ldr Nizam Uddin Ahmed GSO-2 (TS) GSO-2 (Protocol) (Outgoing) GSO-2 (Protocol)

14 Admin Branch

Col Abdullah Al Mamun Col A K M Saiful Islam Lt Col Md Anwar Hossain Bhuiyan Col Admin (Outgoing) Col Admin GSO-1 (Admin)

Maj Khan Mohammad Fazli Mukit Maj Md Saiful Islam Maj Wasiuddin Ahmed Fd Mess Secy MTO GSO-2 (Admin) (Outgoing)

15 Maj Nipa Das Maj Md Masud Amin Maj A B M Zahidul Karim GSO-2 (Admin) (Outgoing) GSO-2 (Admin) QM

Maj Md Alamgir Hossain Maj Md Monowarul Karim GSO-2 (Accts) (Outgoing) GSO-2 (Accts)

16 AFWC Wing

Brig Gen Mesbah Ul Alam Chowdhury Brig Gen Mohammad Mahbubul Haque Brig Gen Md Abdur Rouf CI (AFWC Wing) (Outgoing) CI (AFWC Wing) DS (Army) (Outgoing)

Brig Gen Abu Saleh Md Golam Ambia Brig Gen Shamim Kamal Brig Gen Hasan Md Shamsuddin DS (Army) (Outgoing) DS (Army (Outgoing) DS (Army)

17 Brig Gen A S M Ridwanur Rahman Col S M Abdur Rouf Col Muhammad Wasim-ul-Haq DS (Army) DS (Army) (Outgoing) DS (Army)

Cdre Syed Misbahuddin Ahmed Air Cdre Mohammad Mofidur Rahman Gp Capt S M Muied Hossain DS (Navy) DS (Air) (Outgoing) DS (Air)

18 Maj Qazi Habibullah Sqn Ldr Asma Alamgir Flt Lt Rafna Bintey Jamal GSO-2 (Coord), AFWC Wg GSO-2, AFWC Wg (Outgoing) GSO-3, AFWC Wg

Darkness can’t drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate can’t drive out hate; only love can do that. -Martin Luther King Jr.

19 R & A Wing

Brig Gen Md Mahbub-ul Alam Lt Col Khandoker Anisur Rahman Lt Col A N M Foyezur Rahman Dir (R&A) Senior Research Fellow-1 Senior Research Fellow-2

Sr Asst Secy Rajib Ahmed Lecturer Khadijatul Kobra Md Nazrul Islam Research Coord Research Fellow Civilian Staff Officer

20 Course Members ND Course 2015

Brig Gen Habibur Rahman Kamal Brig Gen Arif Maula Brig Gen K M Salzar Hossain Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Brig Gen Md Shamsur Rahman Brig Gen S M Ferdous Brig Gen Md Abu Taher Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

21 Brig Gen Muhammad Quamruzzaman Brig Gen Saidur Rahman Khan Brig Gen Kazi Showkat Alam Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Brig Gen Md Nurul Alam Brig Gen Sarkar Muhammad Shamsuddin Brig Gen Abu Taher Muhammad Ibrahim Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

22 Brig Gen M Moinul Hassan Brig Gen Abu Md Shafayet Hossain Brig Gen Md Kamrul Ahsan Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Brig Gen Md Iqbal Akhter Mian Brig Gen Md Anwar Shafique Brig Gen Abu Naser Md Elias Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

23 Brig Gen Md Jalal Ghani Khan Brig Gen Shariar Ahmed Chowdhury Brig Gen Md Mohsin Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Brig Gen Munshi Mizanur Rahman Brig Gen Hafiz Ahsan Farid Brig Gen Quazi Shamsul Islam Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

24 Brig Gen Md Israt Hossain Brig Gen Md Mefta Ul Karim Brig Gen Md Mohiuddin Siddique Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Brig Gen Md Abu Naser Brig Gen Md Zakir Hossain Cdre Mohammed Jahangir Alam Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

25 Cdre Mohammad Nazmul Karim Kislu Cdre Syed Ariful Islam Cdre S M A K Azad Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Navy

Cdre S M Sabbir Air Cdre M Sayed Hossain Gp Capt M Yousuf Ali Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Air Force Bangladesh Air Force

26 Gp Capt Md Zahirul Islam Chowdhury Gp Capt Md Badrul Amin Addl Secy Md Rakib Hossain Bangladesh Air Force Bangladesh Air Force

Jt Secy Md. Omar Faruque Jt Secy Anis Ahmad Jt Secy (Now Addl Secy) Ranjit Kumar Sen Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service

27 Jt Secy (Now Addl Secy) Abu Taz Md. Zakir Hossain Jt Secy Shamima Yasmin Jt Secy Md Zafar Iqbal Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service

Jt Secy Md. Mostaque Hassan Jt Secy Fawzia Zafreen Jt Secy (Now Addl Secy) Shahid Hasan Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service

28 DIG Muhammad Mahbub Mohsin DIG Rowshan Ara Begum Dir Gen A K M Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan Bangladesh Civil Service (Police) Bangladesh Civil Service (Police) Bangladesh Civil Service (Foreign Affairs)

Gp Capt Yang Chunjie Col Ayman Abdel Aziz Mohammad Karim Kishar Brig Jyoti S Sandhu China Air Force Egypt Army Army

29 Air Cdre Surat Singh Col Ahmad bin Abd Rahman Col Aung Kyaw Myo India Air Force Malaysia Air Force Myanmar Army

Col ES Buba Col BU Yahaya Capt SM Ochidi Nigeria Army Nigeria Army Nigeria Navy

30 Capt SA Orimolade Capt Musa R Balarabe Capt OA Bankole Nigeria Navy Nigeria Navy Nigeria Navy

Capt IA Shettima Capt HD Zakaria Gp Capt Lanre Ibrahim Oluwatoyin Nigeria Navy Nigeria Navy Nigeria Air Force

31 Col Sulaiman Bin Khalid Bin Sulaiman Al Zakwani Brig Gen Wuoi Mayom Deng Brig W A V A Sudasingha Oman Army South Sudan Army Army

Brig D M D Chandana D Gunawardana Cdre Sumith A Weerasinghe Col Al Otaibi Nawaf Talaq Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Navy KSA Army

32 Col Al Motiri Bandar Rafai Col Mohsin Bin Faleh S. Al-Bogmi Col Julius Khombe Mbwelo KSA Army KSA Navy Tanzania Army

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. -John F Kenedy

Lt Col Dominic Spencer UK Army

33 Course Members AFWC 2015

Lt Col Md Mamunoor Rashid Chowdhury Lt Col Ahmed Zamiul Islam Lt Col Mohammed Pavel Akram Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Lt Col Benazir Ahmed Lt Col Md Hakimuzzaman Lt Col A S M Bahauddin Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

34 Lt Col Mohammad Shahriar Zaman Lt Col Monzurul Alam Lt Col Mohammad Shahiduzzaman Khan Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Lt Col A K M Majharul Haque Lt Col Mohammad Quamrul Islam Lt Col S M Zakaria Hussain Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

35 Lt Col Khandaker Towhid Murad Lt Col M Khair Uddin Lt Col Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Lt Col Muhammad Mahbub Alam Sikder Lt Col Aung Chaw Sa Maung Lt Col Md Mamunur Rashid Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

36 Lt Col S M Zahid Hassan Lt Col Md Mamun Azad Salehin Lt Col Syed Jamil Ahsan Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Lt Col Abu Rubel Md Shahabuddin Lt Col Md Mahbubul Haque Lt Col Abdullah Tafhimul Islam Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

37 Lt Col Mozammel Hossain Lt Col Md Shazzad Hossain Lt Col Mohamad Baker Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

Lt Col Mohammad Zahid Hassan Khan Capt Mirza Mamun-ur Rashid Capt Mohammad Atiqur Rahman Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Navy

38 Cdr Mohammad Moazzem Hossain Cdr Syed Shaif-ul Islam Cdr Mohammad Shamsul Haque Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Navy

Gp Capt A T M Habibur Rahman Wg Cdr Anisul Islam Wg Cdr Md Mamun Are Rashid Bangladesh Air Force Bangladesh Air Force Bangladesh Air Force

Nothing magical is going to happen at the last moment unless consistent effort has gone in advance. -Shiv Khera

Wg Cdr Mohd Miraj Patwary Bangladesh Air Force

39 Officers’ Farewell

Lt Gen Mollah Fazle Akbar Maj Gen A K M Abdur Rahman Maj Gen Md Mashud Razzaq

AVM M Sanaul Huq Brig Gen Shamim Kamal DG Saquib Ali

40 Col (Now Brig Gen) Md Tajul Islam Thakur Col (Now Brig Gen) Md Faizur Rahman Col S M Zia-Ul-Azim

Gp Capt S M Muied Hussain Gp Capt Javed Tanvir Khan Maj Syed Ishtiak

41 Maj Nipa Das Maj Syed Asaf Reza Maj Mohammad Ali

Maj Wasiuddin Ahmed Sqn Ldr M Rizwanul Arefin Sqn Ldr M Farhad Hossain Khan

Sqn Ldr Saifa Zaman Bubli Sr Asst Secy Rajib Ahmed

42 Officers’ Promotion

Addl Secy Nurjahan Begum Addl Secy Md Rakib Hossain Brig Gen Hasan Md Shamsuddin

Capt Mohammad Atiqur Rahman Maj Mohammad Shamsil Arefin

43 Course Opening National Defence Course 2015 on 25 January 2015

44 Armed Forces War Course 2015 on 15 February 2015

45 Capstone Course 2015 on 26 April 2015

46 Views of Distinguished Personalities

“It was a great pleasure for me to have the opportunity “An honor to be visiting and speaking at NDC, to address participants attending NDC Course. It has Bangladesh and to be at Dhaka, the first time ever. This been a learning experience particularly, the interaction is an institution of excellence, contributing greatly to with the participants.” Bangladesh National strategic culture.”

Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP Lieutenant General Sayed Ata Hasnain Hon’ble Speaker Pvsm, Uysm, Avsm, Sm, Vsm & Bar (Retd) Bangladesh Parliament Indian Army 17 Feb 2015 04 November 2015

“It is my great pleasure and privilege to be in the midst of the NDC faculty and trainers. Nationally we are proud of our National Defence College. It is globally acknowledge as such. To be able to participate and talk to the high level and highly intelligent audience here is a rare privilege. I am also happy to see the NDC progressing and improving its quality under the leadership of the Commandant, Lt Gen Sarwardy, his deputy and other Colleagues. Congratulations to all of them. All my best wishes and blessings.”

Mr. H T Imam Adviser to The Hon’ble Prime Minister (Political Affairs) Prime Minister’s Office 02 November 2015

47 Guest Speakers Distinguished Personalities with their Visions

Mr. Tofail Ahmed, MP Mr. Rashed Khan Menon, MP Hon’ble Minister for Commerce Hon’ble Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism “Profile, Policies and Challenges of Trade and Commerce: Vision 2021 for Economic “Trade Union, Labour Rights and Labour Management – ILO in the Context of Bangladesh for Development” Industrial Development”

Maj Gen Tarique Ahmed Siddique, rcds, psc (Retd) Mr. Nasrul Hamid Bipu, MP Adviser to the Hon’ble Prime Minister (Security Affairs) Hon’ble State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources “Keynote Speech on National Security” “Energy Scenario-Global and Bangladesh Perspective”

48 Cabinet Secretary and Services Chiefs with Keynote Speech

Mohammad Shafiul Alam General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, PhD, ndc, psc Cabinet Secretary Chief of Army Staff

Vice Admiral M Farid Habib, (ND), NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc Air Marshal Abu Esrar, BBP, ndc, acsc Chief of Naval Staff Chief of Air Staff

49 The Ambassadors and High Commissioners

H. E. Mr. Ma Mingqiang H. E. Ms. Norlin Binti Othman H. E. Mr. Lee Yun-Young Ambassador of China Ambassador of Malaysia Ambassador of South Korea “Contemporary China: Its Foreign Policy, Security “Country Presentation on Malaysia” “Contemporary South Korea : It’s Foreign Policy, Strategy & Bangladesh- China Relations” Security Strategy & Bangladesh-South Korea Relations”

H. E. Mahmoud Ezzat H.E. Mr. Masato Watanabe H. E. Mr. Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo Ambassador of Egypt Ambassador of Japan Ambassador of Philippines “Contemporary Egypt: It’s Foreign Policy. Security “Contemporary Japan: It’s Foreign Policy, Security “Contemporary Philippines: It’s Foreign Policy, Security Strategy and Bangladesh-Egypt Relations” Strategy & Bangladesh-Japan Relations” Strategy & Bangladesh-Philippines Relations”

50 H.E. Mrs. Wanja Campos Da Nobrega H. E. Ms. Pema Choden H. E. Mr. Shaher M. H. Abuiyyadeh Ambassador of Brazil Ambassador of Bhutan Ambassador of Palestine “Contemporary Brazil: It’s Foreign Policy, Security “Contemporary Bhutan: It’s Foreign Policy, Security “Palestine & its Future” Strategy & Bangladesh- Brazil Relations” Strategy & Bangladesh-Bhutan Relations”

H. E. Mr. Pierre Mayaudon H. E. Mr. Gregory Anatole Wilcock H. E. Mr. Robert Winnington Gibson The Delegation of the European Union High Commissioner of Australia High Commissioner of UK “The Emerging Dimension of the EU in Defence and “Contemporary Australia: It’s Foreign Policy, Security “Contemporary UK: It’s Foreign Policy, Security Security” Strategy & Bangladesh- Australia relations” Strategy & Bangladesh-UK Relations”

51 Foreign Guest Speakers

General Sir Nicholas Houghton Admiral Rabinder Kumar Dhowan, PVSM, AVSM, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, UK YSM, ADC VSM & BRM (Retd) “Opportunity Lecture” Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy “Promoting National Strategic Culture & Developing “Opportunity Lecture” Strategic Leadership”

The best way to predict the future is to create it. -Abraham Lincoln

Colonel Martyn Forgrave and Dr. Bryan Watters Dr. Laura Richards Cleary & Lt Col Jamie Lan Hartley “Leadership Experiences and Leadership Paradigms” “Security and Defence in the 21 Century”

52 Government Officials

Lt Gen Sabbir Ahmed, OSP, SGP, ndc, psc Kazi Habibul Awal Fazle Kabir, ndc GOC, ARTDOC Senior Secretary, Ministry of Defence Secretary, Ministry of Finance “Strategic Partnership and Collective Security- “The Judiciary in Bangladesh” “The Civil Services of Bangladesh” Options for Bangladesh”

Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, ndc Dr. Atiur Rahman A K M Shahidul Hoque, BPM, PPM Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce Governor, Bangladesh Bank Inspector General of Police “WTO and International Trade Alliances – Impacts on “Bangladesh Banking Sector: Present State and “Law and Order Situation, Dynamics of National Bangladesh Economy and Way Forward” Challenges” Security”

53 Major General Md Mashud Razzaq, ndc, afwc, psc Rear Admiral AMMM Aurangzeb Chowdhury (G), Air Vice Marshal M Naim Hassan, OSP, afwc, psc “Land Warfare and Land Warfare Strategy” ndc, psc, BN “Air Power and Air Strategy” “Maritime Strategy and Sea Power”

Md. Nojibur Rahman Mr. Masud Ahmed Dr. Shamsul Alam Chairman, NBR Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh Member, Planning Commission “Domestic Resource Mobilisation” “Financial Management and the Role of Supreme “Poverty Reduction Strategy of Bangladesh” Audit Institutes of Bangladesh”

54 Experts’ Valuable Contribution-ND Course 2015

Professor. Rehman Sobhan Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman Dr. A H Wahiduddin Mahmud “Democracy and Nature of Politics in Bangladesh” “The Nation State System” “Countering Corruption in Bangladesh”

Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury Professor Dr. Syed Anwar Husain Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed “Education System of Bangladesh” “History of Bangladesh” “Geo-economics of Bangladesh and its Impact on National Security”

55 Ambassador Muhammad Zamir Professor Dr. Ainun Nishat Professor Pran Gopal Datta “African Union (AU) – Gulf – South East Asia – Central “Climate Change and Sustainable Development” “Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh-Prospect Asia: A Future Look into the Security Dynamics of and Challenges” South Asia in General and Bangladesh in Particular”

Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmed Maj Gen Jiban Kanai Das,ndc,psc (Retd) Professor. Dr. A I Mahbubuddin Ahmed “Economy and Development: Road to Progress for Bangladesh” “Defence Budget and its Impact on National Economy” “Fundamental Concepts in Research”

56 Professor Mamun Rashid S. Ayesha Akther Jahan Dr. Firdousi Naher “Human Resource Development-Bangladesh Perspective” “Women Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh” “Development Economics”

Dr. Shaikh A. Hamid Dr Rizwan Khair Mr Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul “Factors Contributing to Growth: The Case of Ten Asian Countries” “Public Policy – Theory and Practice” “Information Regime and Freedom of Media in Bangladesh”

57 Opinions and Thoughts of Panelists

Ambassador Farooq Sobhan & Ambassador Brig Gen Qazi Abidus Samad, ndc, psc, (Retd) & Md Barrister Tania Amir & Mrs Khushi Kabir Humayun Kabir Mostafizur Rahman, DG, UN “Development and Empowerment of Women in “Geo-strategy of Bangladesh and its Impact on “Bangladesh Support to the United Nations” Bangladesh Society” National Security”

Professor Dr Imtiaz Ahmed & Ambassador Munshi Faiz Mr Robert Watkins & Former Ambassador Maj Gen Md Abdur Rashid, psc,G (Retd) & Syed “South Asia” Shamim Ahmed Fahim Munaim “The United Nations-Challenges & Reforms” “National Security Vis-a-Vis Media Dynamics – Balancing Factors”

58 Experts’ Valuable Contribution-AFWC 2015

Lt Gen Md Mainul Islam, awc, psc Lt Gen Anwar Hussain, ndc, psc Major General Helal Morshed Khan, BB, psc (Retd) Chief of General Staff, Bangladesh Army Quarter Master General, Bangladesh Army “War of Liberation-An Evaluation” “Concept of Land Operations and Strategy” “Logistic Support System of Bangladesh Army”

Maj Gen Md Zahidur Rahman, ndu, afwc, psc Lt Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, BP (Retd) Maj Gen A K M Abdur Rahman, ndc, psc “Current Military and Operational Strategy of Major “War of Liberation-Subaltern Perspective” DG, BIISS and Neighboring Powers” “Connectivity and Its Impact on Regional Economy and Regional and National Security”

59 H. E. Ms. Yasoja Gunasekera Professor Shameem Reza Mr. Aly Zaker High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Media-Its Role and Impact in National Security of Liberation War of Bangladesh Bangladesh

Dr. Can Akdogan, PhD and Brig Gen Muhammad UK Team UK Team Mujibur Rahman, BB, afwc, psc (Retd) Campaign Planning and Joint Estimation Campaign Planning and Joint Estimation Laws of Armed Conflict and Human Rights

60 Guest Speakers - Capstone Course 2015

M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan Lt Gen A T M Zahirul Alam, rcds, psc (retd) Lt Gen Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, ndc, psc Cabinet Secretary “Threats to National Security and National Security Principal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division “Higher Management and Decision Making” Strategy” “Military System of Bangladesh”

Lt Gen Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, BB, SBP, ndc, psc Md. Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud Commandant, NDC “Foreign Policy Vision for Bangladesh and Concept of “Bangladesh and its Constitution” “Civil-Military Relations: Bangladesh Perspectives” Security”

61 62 Visit to

63 Delegations at NDC

Indian Navy Chief Team of Bangladesh Civil Services (BCS) Team of Public Administration Training Centre (PATC) 23 February 2015 25 February 2015 26 February 2015

Brunei NDC Team DA, Egypt Chief of Army Staff, Nepal 03 March 2015 04 March 2015 10 March 2015

64 DA, France Ethiopian NDC DA, KSA 23 March 2015 06 April 2015 07 April 2015

DA, Nepal ICRC Delegation Sri Lankan Army Doctrine Command 07 April 2015 15 April 2015 12 May 2015

65 Sri Lankan Delegation Turkish Delegation KSA Delegation 06 July 2015 07 July 2015 02 August 2015

Indian Delegation Delegation of Brunei 25 August 2015 29 October 2015

66 Internal Visits - ND Course 2015

Army Headquarters Air Headquarters BAF Base Bangabandhu 11 February 2015 16 February 2015 16 February 2015

Naval Headquarters Ministry of Defence BGB Headquarters 16 February 2015 19 February 2015 23 March 2015

67 Police Headquarters National Parliament Bangladesh Protidin 23 March 2015 30 March 2015 02 April 2015

Channel i Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute 02 April 2015 23 April 2015 23 April 2015

68 Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce Shine Pukur Ceramic Industry Supreme Court and Industry (FBCCI) 11 May 2015 24 May 2015 30 April 2015

Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dhaka Export Processing Zone 28 May 2015 23 August 2015 08 October 2015

69 Internal Visits - AFWC 2015

46 Independent Infantry Brigade Bijoyketon 14 Independent Engineering Brigade 03 February 2015 03 February 2015 04 March 2015

Air Headquarters BAF Base Bangabandhu 6 Independent Air Defence Artillery Brigade 18 March 2015 18 March 2015 19 March 2015

70 National Parliament Armed Forces Division DGFI Headquarters 30 March 2015 08 April 2015 08 April 2015

Bangladesh Institute of International & Strategic HQ Ansar & VDP BGB Headquarters Studies (BIISS) 16 April 2015 02 June 2015 16 April 2015

71 Police Headquarters Planning Commission Supreme Court 27 August 2015 27 August 2015 27 August 2015

Central Ammunition Depot Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory 02 September 2015 01 October 2015

72 Internal Visits - Capstone Course 2015

Armed Forces Division BAF Base Zahurul Haque BAF Base Bangabandhu 30 April 2015 05 May 2015 05 May 2015

BNS Bangabandhu, Bangabandhu Cantonment Bangabandhu Cantonment 05 May 2015 03 May 2015 03 May 2015

73 Internal Study Tour - Khulna and Sylhet

74 Internal Study Tour - Chittagong

75 Internal Study Tour - Ghatial

76 Member’s Lecture

77 Miscellaneous Activities ND Course 2015 NDC, UNDP & Dept of IR, Dhaka University Joint Seminar on “Developing Framework for Political Parties: A Chapter in the Bangladesh Constitution” on 12 February 2015

NDC-BIISS-BEI Joint Seminar on “The Foreign Policy Imperatives with Special Emphasis on Bangladesh” on 24 August 2015

78 Research Works

IRP Discussion Meeting with Academic Adviser and Sponsor SDS IRP Topic Selection Meeting

GRP Presentation GRP Presentation GRP Presentation

79 Exercise Art of Negotiation Exercise Roadmap OST Presentation

OST Presentation Country Presentation-Nigeria Country Presentation-Egypt

80 JOPC ST IRP War Game GRP ISS SF Book Review MOS LW Seminar OST Local Visit SR OCS M Phil SLP MSDS JOSF JW NCS

81 Academic Council Meeting of NDC on 23 June 2015

82 NDC Library

83 Staff Ride AFWC 2015 - Bogra and Rangpur

84 Staff Ride AFWC 2015 - Chittagong and Sylhet

85 Miscellaneous Activities-Armed Forces War Course 2015

IRP Topic Selection Meeting Presentation on Liberation War

Seminar on 05 April 2015 Seminar on 24 May 2015 Seminar on Defence Economic Management on 24 August 2015

86 Social and Cultural Activities Social Evening on 01 June 2015

Iftar Party on 29 June 2015

87 Celebration of Bangla New Year Celebration of Bangla New Year Ice Breaking Dinner on 12 February 2015 (Borsho Boron 1422) (Borsho Boron 1422)

Commandant’s Garden Party on 28 November 2015 Commandant’s Garden Party on 28 November 2015 Annual Picnic on 06 March 2015

88 Eid Celebration (Eid-ul-Fitr & Eid-ul-Azha)

89 River Cruise on 19 November 2015

Capstone Course Reunion on 09 May 2015

90 Allied and Bangladesh Night

Allied Officers’ Night on 26 October 2015 Bangladesh Night on 12 November 2015 Dinner at Commandant’s Residence on 02 April 2015

Ladies Club Activities

91 Celebration of National Events and NDC Raising Day

Celebration of 16th Birthday of NDC on 96th Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation Independence Day on 26 March 2015 10 January 2015 Bangabandhu on 17 March 2015 National Mourning Day on 15 August 2015

92 Armed Forces Day on 21 November 2015

Victory Day on 16 December 2015

93 Games and Sports

Cricket Competition on 06 March 2015

Golf Tournament on 21 March 2015

94 Overseas Study Tour-ND Course 2015 Oman

95 Sri Lanka

96 United Kingdom (UK)

97 France

98 India

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100 China

101 Myanmar

102 Philippines

103 Malaysia

104 South Korea

105 Vietnam

106 Overseas Study Tour - Armed Forces War Course 2015 Turkey

107 Sri Lanka

108 Graduation Dinner Graduation Dinner of ND Course 2015 and AFWC 2015 held on 10 December 2015

Chief Guest with other Guests Chief Guest Address Commandant’s Address

Vote of Thanks by Senior Most Allied Course Audience Chief Guest receiving memento from the Member (ND Course) Commandant

109 Commandant’s Closing Address - ND Course 2015

Best IRP Award for Allied Members- Brig J S Sandhu 2nd Best IRP Award for Allied Members- Gp Capt LI Oluwatoyin 3rd Best IRP Award for Allied Members- Air Cdre Surat Singh Indian Army Nigeria Air Force Indian Air Force

Best IRP Award to Brig Gen Quazi Shamsul Islam 2nd Best IRP Award to Brig Gen Md Abu Naser 3rd Best IRP Award to Cdre M N K Kislu Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Navy

110 Commandant’s Closing Address - AFWC 2015

Commandant’s Address Best IRP Award to Lt Col Khandaker Towhid Murad 2nd Best IRP Award to Capt Mohammad Atiqur Bangladesh Army Rahman Bangladesh Navy

Human being is equal to his dream. -Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed

3rd Best IRP Award to Lt Col Abdullah Tafhimul Islam Road Walk Award to Lt Col Monzurul Alam Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Army

111 Graduation Ceremony of ND Course 2015 and AFWC 2015 held on 19 December 2015

Chief Guest Knifing the Graduation Cake Chief Guest receiving memento from Commandant Chief Guest interacting with the graduated members

Services Chiefs, Commandant and their spouses with Part of Audience Chief Guest signing the visitor’s book Chief Guest

112 Certificates Awarding Ceremony - ND Course and AFWC 2015

113 Course Closing National Defence Course 2015 on 19 December 2015

114 Armed Forces War Course 2015 on 19 December 2015

115 Capstone Course 2015 on 07 May 2015

116 Closing Ceremony of Capstone Course 2015

Chief Guest’s Address Part of Audience Commandant’s Address

Reminissence by Respected Fellow Respected Fellows Receiving Certificate from the Respected Fellows Receiving Certificate from the Chief Guest Chief Guest

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