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Regional cooneration a must for development

Staff Correspondent
Cultural Affairs Adviser Rasheda K Chowdhury yesterday said mutual understanding and cooperation among the South Asian countries
would have to be increased through creating a congenial political atmosphere in order to bolster the economic development of this region.
She said human trafficking is more dangerous than ter-
rorism in the region, adding, •Women and children are mostly victimised through human trafficking. These problems will have to be solved through mutual under standing and cooperation
among the governments of theses countries."
The adviser hoped that the new government, which will assume power through the upcoming national election, would take necessary steps to solve these problems.
Speaking as the chief guest, Rasheda said this at a workshop on 'Economic management in South Asia in the context of new global experiences' organised by the B a n g 1 a d e s h U n n a y a n Parishad (BUP) at Cirdap auditorium in the city.
She said, "At least five lakh people of the country who were involved in jatra industry became unemployed for the last four years. The present government has lifted the ban and the people have become employed again."
fhe government has conducted the hajj management by the private sectors through a regulatory system this year, the advjser added.
Former adviser of a caretaker government CM Shafi Sami said terrorism is a major problem in respect of the economic development in the South Asian countries.
Congenial political atmosphere will have to be created in the region to remove the mistrust among the countries and cooperation and confidence will have to be developed to remove the problems, headded.
Presenting a keynote paper, BUP Chairman Quazi
Kholiquzzaman Ahmad said a South Asian Development Bank (SADB) should be established to fund people's development and infrastructure projects in different countries
"A new economic system will have to be opened in the region so that the general public can participate In the economic functions. The governments should control the private sectors through launching regulatory systems in order to make economy of this region vibrant,” he added.
Presided over by former secretary Zahurul Karim, the meeting was also addressed by Prof Ashraf Uddin Chowdhury and Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh Farah Kabir.