A seminar titled ‘Ethnocentricity, Strategic Culture and Leadership Language’ was held at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) on Sunday.
The programme was held at the university's Bijoy Auditorium organized by the Department of International Relations (IR) under the guidance of Faculty of Security and Strategic Studies (FSSS) of BUP.
The objective of the seminar was to explore the origin, positive and negative dimensions of ‘ethnocentrism’ and ‘strategic culture’ and their impact on society. It underscored the ways in which leaders can shape the perspectives and dynamics of a community through the manipulation of ethnocentrism and strategic culture to serve political ambitions.
The keynote speaker of the seminar was Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Mahfuzur Rahman, who, in his speech, said that traits of a leader like language choice and vocabulary are instrumental in reducing gaps and maintaining harmonyin a multicultural global society. Students from the Department of IR, Kaniz Fatema and Farnaz Zaman also shared their insights as the panelists of the seminar.
Among others, Professor Dr. Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain, Acting Vice-Chancellor, Faculty Members, Students, and High Officials were also present at the seminar.
