Correspondents of national dailies from Barisal, Bhola and Patuakhali and reporters from local dailies participated in the session held at BDS auditorium, says a press release.

The session discussed international trading system, trade policy and WTO and their implications for Bangladesh. Zillul Hye Razi, trade adviser, Delegation of the European Commission to Bangladesh, and Tanim Ahmed, senior staff reporter of the New Age, attended the session as resource persons.

MRDI organised the session under a project titled "Open Flow of Info on Trade & Economy", supported by Delegation of the European Commission. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) is giving technical assistance to this project.

The aims of this project are to develop a critical mass of journalists well-versed in WTO and EC rules and issues, post-MFA market access scenario, EU trade- and investment-related legislation and preferential trade facilities like the GSP, trade barriers, FDI and TRIPS.

MRDI will organise similar advocacy sessions in Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Chittagong. Besides, residential foundation and advanced training will be organised for economic journalists of national dailies and TV channels.