Scholarship For Qualified Youths From Developing Countries

UsaNewsOnline.Com Desk, The Hague: Bangladesh proposed Trust Fund for interns from developing world in the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical weapons – OPCW. It may be recalled that Bangladesh has been urging all International Organizations in the Netherlands to devise pilot projects for providing sponsored internship for young graduates from the developing world.

At this time, internship to most of the International Organizations are open to young graduates who can afford to bear expenses of living in The Hague. In a way, the present system serves the purpose of developed countries that provides scholarships to their nationals for internship in organizations like OPCW, ICC, ICJ etc.

Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal, while making his inaugural statement at the 91st Executive Council of the OPCW, proposed to the 193-member OPCW to form a Trust Fund to provide scholarships to the qualified young graduates from developing world. It is a matter of satisfaction that Bangladesh’s proposal enjoys broader support and accordingly a Trust Fund for scholarship may be formed by the OPCW in the near future and thereby opening opportunities for qualified young graduates from Bangladesh to work as interns and Junior Professional Officers and thereby bringing much needed lessons and experiences to better prepare Bangladesh for not only facing any exigencies with regard to chemical weapon as well as to promote peaceful use of Chemistry.

It may be noted that Ambassador Belal is also working with other international organizations in the Netherlands for similar scholarships for young graduates from Bangladesh and other developing countries. As a result of Bangladesh’s persistent engagement, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has already formed a scholarship fund for young graduates. Ambassador Belal remains engaged for a stood alone arrangements for young law graduates from Bangladesh with other organization in The Hague.

It may be recalled that Bangladesh, once again, elected to the elite 41-member Executive Council of the OPCW for the period 2019-2021.