Resolve differences peacefully: US envoy

He was speaking at the 'College Teachers' Lecture Workshop on US Society and Culture' that began at the British Council auditorium in the city yesterday.

The two-day workshop was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Association for American Studies (BAAS) and The American Centre (AC).

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The US ambassador said the goal of the workshop is to help promote a deeper understanding of the US society and culture to improve the teaching about the United States.

"If Bangladeshis study American culture, they will understand the roots of our co-operation and the basis of our abiding friendship," he said, adding that the topic of the workshop points to the fact that Bangladesh and the US share much in common.

"You, as educators, have a vital role in teaching the students about the importance of resolving differences peacefully," the ambassador said.

Speaking as chief guest, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University Prof SMA Faiz said the university would provide an attractive piece of land on the campus for the construction of a centre for American Studies if the BAAS comes with a formal request in this respect.

BASS President Prof AKM Nurun Nabi, who presided over the inaugural session, said the workshop has been organised as social, economic, cultural and political lives of these two nations have become interdependent.

BAAS General Secretary Tahmina Ahmed and Director of AC Karl Fritz also spoke on the occasion.