The Executive Director of the United Nations Counter-terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) Mike Smith recently called on the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Dr. AK Abdul Momen to debrief on the “Regional workshop for police officers and prosecutors in South Asia on effectively countering terrorism”, held from 8-10 November 2009 in Dhaka.
Mr. Smith appreciated and thanked for the support provided by the Government of Bangladesh in organizing the workshop, which he termed, was “highly successful”. He further recalled with deep gratitude his meetings with senior government officials, particularly with the Ministers of Home Affairs, to discuss the prospect of establishing a regional centre for law enforcement cooperation in Bangladesh. In this regard, Mr. Smith indicated that a 3-member team, comprising one each from France, Denmark and Portugal, would visit Dhaka sometime in the middle of January 2010 to conduct a pre-feasibility assessment of the proposed centre for law enforcement cooperation. The CTED chief requested for an expedited decision from Bangladesh side in this regard. Bangladesh Permanent Representative assured Mr. Smith of full cooperation on the matter.
It may be recalled that the CTED Executive Director met with Foreign Minister on 28 September 2009 in the side line of 64th UN General Assembly Session. It may further be noted that the CTED conducted its first visit to Bangladesh from 3 to 10 June 2007 and submitted a comprehensive report with preliminary implementation assessment (PIA) including recommendations on the need for international cooperation and technical assistance for Bangladesh’s capacity building in effectively countering terrorism. The CTED also made a follow-up visit to Bangladesh, under the leadership of the Executive Director, from 19 to 21 April 2009.
Mr. Mohammad Khorshed A. Khastagir, First Secretary of this Mission and Mr. Christian Mahr, Legal Officer of CTED were also present in the meeting.
Mr. Smith appreciated and thanked for the support provided by the Government of Bangladesh in organizing the workshop, which he termed, was “highly successful”. He further recalled with deep gratitude his meetings with senior government officials, particularly with the Ministers of Home Affairs, to discuss the prospect of establishing a regional centre for law enforcement cooperation in Bangladesh. In this regard, Mr. Smith indicated that a 3-member team, comprising one each from France, Denmark and Portugal, would visit Dhaka sometime in the middle of January 2010 to conduct a pre-feasibility assessment of the proposed centre for law enforcement cooperation. The CTED chief requested for an expedited decision from Bangladesh side in this regard. Bangladesh Permanent Representative assured Mr. Smith of full cooperation on the matter.
It may be recalled that the CTED Executive Director met with Foreign Minister on 28 September 2009 in the side line of 64th UN General Assembly Session. It may further be noted that the CTED conducted its first visit to Bangladesh from 3 to 10 June 2007 and submitted a comprehensive report with preliminary implementation assessment (PIA) including recommendations on the need for international cooperation and technical assistance for Bangladesh’s capacity building in effectively countering terrorism. The CTED also made a follow-up visit to Bangladesh, under the leadership of the Executive Director, from 19 to 21 April 2009.
Mr. Mohammad Khorshed A. Khastagir, First Secretary of this Mission and Mr. Christian Mahr, Legal Officer of CTED were also present in the meeting.
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