Prof. Eric CHUI, Head and Professor of Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) and Co-Director of the Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology (PReCIT), and Dr Herbary CHEUNG, Research Assistant Professor of APSS, visited Prime Minister’s Office and government agencies in Bangladesh on 10 May 2023 to exchange views and to discuss potential research collaborations and institutional development between APSS, PReCIT and Bangladesh under Belt and Road Initiative. They were warmly welcomed by Mr. Doyananda Debnath, Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority; Dr. Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal, Director General of the Department of Social Services, and Mr. Toufique Hasan, Director General of East Asia & Pacific Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the visit, Prof. CHUI also delivered a keynote speech at Jahangirnagar University's (JU) international seminar on criminology on 11 May 2023. The seminar was organised by the Department of Government and Politics, JU, with the aim of promoting research and discussion on various aspects of criminology.