Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Bangladeshi students studying in Australia to take advantage of best knowledge that the country offers.
Addressing students of of Western Sydney University (WSU) its Parramatta South Campus in Sydney on Saturday, she said Australia has been always favourite destination for Bangladeshi students, reports BSS.
"As Bangladesh is going to the next stage of development through graduation from LDC; we need greater human capacity, where Australia can contribute by providing training of trainers type programme and vocational education," she said.
Vice-Chancellor and President of the university Professor Barney Glover, faculty members and a large number of students were present.
Hasina said the WSU's present collaboration is helping strengthening capacity of Bangladesh's judiciary management and providing training programme for Department of Oceanography of Dhaka University and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University.
Bangladesh is planning to develop inclusive and people centric blue economy enhancing capacity building with innovative financing, ensuring transfer of critical technology, and strengthening cross-sectoral partnerships and collaboration from Australia, said the PM.
Hasina said she was ‘deeply touched’ at the installation of a bust of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the SWU campus.
Recalling Australia's support to Bangladesh's liberation in 1971, she said, “Very fundamental bilateral relation between us originates from the fact that Australia was the first country from developed world to recognise our independence," she said.