BIISS Organizes Roundtable on Air Space Security, Contemporary Defence Challenges

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS)  organized a Roundtable Discussion on "Ensuring Security and Meeting Defence Challenges in the Contemporary Geopolitical Environment: The Relevance for Air Space." on Sunday (25-02-2025) at the BIISS auditorium. Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, BBP, OSP, GUP, NSWC, PSC was the Chief Guest of this roundtable discussion. 

Honourable Chief Guest of the roundtable discussion Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force said Air power plays a significant role in ensuring our national security. He also said, Bangladesh Air Force is always striving to use air power appropriately to protect our airspace and sovereignty.

Lieutenant General (Retd) Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, SBP, OSP, RCDS, NDC, AFWC, PSC, PhD, Former Principal of Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division, chaired the roundtable discussion. Major General Iftekhar Anis, BSP, AWC, AFWC, PSC, PEng, Director General, BIISS, delivered the welcome address at the roundtable discussion.

Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Plans) Air Vice Marshal Md Sharif Uddin Sarker, OSP, GUP, BPP, NDC, PSC presented on "21st Century Security Challenges and the Role of Air Power: Bangladesh Perspective". Besides, Mr ASM Tarek Hassan Semul, Research Fellow, BIISS presented on "Security and Defence Challenges for Air Power in the Contemporary Geopolitical Environment'' and Professor Dr Rashed Uz Zaman, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka presented on "Meeting Defence Challenges for Air Power: Regional Context". 

Senior officials from different ministries, ambassadors and high commissioners, senior civil and military officials, Think Tanks, media, academia, teachers, students from different universities and businessmen participated in the webinar and gave their valuable opinions.