Information minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud, along with Indian High Commissioner
Vikram K. Doraiswami unveiled the official Logo and launched the Portal for the Bangladesh Youth Delegation 2022 which is now active for receiving applications from Sunday upto 30 June.
This International Youth Exchange Programme is part of a MoU signed between Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of Republic of India and Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on Cooperation in Youth Matters. In the last two years, no such exchange programme for youth was possible due to the Covid pandemic.
"It is therefore a special moment that the Youth Exchange Programme with Bangladesh is being resumed this year," the High Commission said.
100 young leaders from various walks of life will be selected from Bangladesh, for a hosted visit to India to travel economic, technological, industrial, cultural and historical places of interest.
An open and inclusive selection process will be conducted by the High Commission of India through interviews across all eight Divisions of Bangladesh, to ensure diversity and selection of the best talent from across various segments of the society.
Alumni of previous BYDs will be associated with the selection process.
As part of their applications, candidates would have to fill in their CVs and share a link to a special short Facebook video that they must make.
The Facebook video – not exceeding 120 seconds – is an opportunity for each candidate to introduce themselves and express why they should be selected for the programme, etc.
The launch event was attended by nearly a hundred Bangladesh Youth Delegation Alumni and other Youth Icons from Bangladesh.
Several Bangladesh Youth Delegation Alumni helped organise and perform at the event, making it a very special, uniquely Bangladesh Youth Delegation product.