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16th general meeting of BNACWC held
DHAKA, Dec 22, 2020 (BSS) – The 16th General Meeting of Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (BNACWC) was held through online platform at Armed Forces Division (AFD), Dhaka Cantonment.
Newly appointed Chairman, BNACWC and Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman chaired the meeting.
Members of BNACWC from various ministries, organizations and Armed Forces joined the online event, said a press release.
The BNACWC members reviewed the present activities of BNACWC and discussed the future roadmap to implement Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in Bangladesh.
Armed Forces, Fire Service and Civil Defence and Bangladesh Police apprised the house about their capacity building activities. Representatives from customs apprised the house about the upgradation of their chemical laboratories for identification of scheduled chemicals at the ports (land, sea and air).
They discussed the requirement of having a national policy along with a coordinating body to ensure better chemical safety and security management in Bangladesh.
The chairman also emphasized the requirement of international cooperation for capacity building regarding chemical safety and security management.
The BNACWC chairman expressed his opinion to continue the capacity building programmes through online platforms during Covid-19 situation.
The meeting ended with a positive understanding for working together to ensure chemical safety in Bangladesh.
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