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BSS, Dhaka

The two-week international training course on good governance in rural development ended at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Comilla yesterday.

A total of 15 officials from government, autonomous bodies, research and training institutions of Asian countries including Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Brunei Darussalam and host Bangladesh took part in the course, said a press release on Friday. Organised by the Governance and Institutional Development Division (GIDD) of Commonwealth Secretariat, the course was implemented by the BARD.

The Prime objective of the course was to share the basic concepts and issues of rural development, good governance and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS).

Besides, the course acquainted the participants with policies, programmes and strategies relating to pro-poor governance of the participating countries.

M. Khairul Kabir, director general of BARD presided over the concluding session while Dr Md. Shafiqul Islam, joint director and course coordinator and four participants also spoke on the occasion.

The BARD director general urged the participants to utilise the knowledge obtained from the training in eradicating poverty and ensure good governance in rural development of their respective countries.