Pakistan launches ‘Knowledge Corridor’ with Bangladesh, announces 500 scholarships

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Pakistan launches 'Knowledge Corridor' with Bangladesh, announces 500 scholarships

DHAKA, AUG 24: Coinciding with the visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar to Bangladesh, Pakistan has launched the “Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor.”

According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, under the initiative, 500 scholarships will be awarded to Bangladeshi students over the next five years for pursuing higher studies in Pakistan. A quarter of these scholarships will be reserved for medical studies.

Pakistan will also arrange training programs for 100 Bangladeshi civil servants during the same period. In addition, the number of scholarships offered to Bangladeshi students under the Pakistan Technical Assistance Program has been increased from 5 to 25.