Speaking as chief guest, Reaz Rahman, advisor to the Prime Minister, said, "Education is the mother of all infrastructure for conflict resolution, peace and tranquility in the world."

The roundtable on 'Conflict resolution and effective governance for peace: The role of the UN' was jointly organised by East West University in collaboration with the United Nations University of Peace based in Costa Rica, South America.

The speakers said although conflict resolution was the mandate of the United Nations (UN), it was never effectively enforced by the world body.

Without mentioning the name, they said one country for its narrow national interest and security has reduced the UN to an ineffective organ.

The speakers, however, pointed out that the recent wars and conflicts and violation of human rights and values have awakened renewed interest in the UN as an instrument of conflict resolution for a peaceful world.

They proposed reform of the security council and other organs of the UN.

The speakers lauded the role of Bangladesh as peacekeepers by lending the members of its armed forces.

"We would like to learn more from Bangladesh how it maintains discipline and how it can contribute more in global peace missions," said one of the speakers from University of Peace.

Prof M Ataur Rahman of Dhaka University, delivered the opening speech while Narinder Kakar from New York office of the University of Peace, and Abul Hasan, former secretary general of Saarc, spoke as special guests.

Vice-chancellor of East West University Prof Mohammad Farashuddin, Prof C R Abrar of Dhaka University and Sajjad Zahir of BIDS also spoke.