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Non-lethal weapons executive seminar concludes
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 25 (BSS)- A three-day long seminar titled "Non- lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES)," jointly organized by Bangladesh Navy and US Marine Corps Force, Pacific concluded at Radisson Garden Hotel in the city today.
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam attended the closing ceremony as chief guest and gave away certificatesamong the participants of the seminar, says an ISPR release.
In his speech, Chief of Naval Staff said, the collateral damage to human casualties resulting from military operation isnot generally acceptable now to the society.
The concept of using non- lethal weapons is increasingly getting popularity to both military forces and civil lawenforcing agencies, he said.
"The non-lethal weapons will be the best choice in combating conflict in near future", he added, Bangladesh and USA and 12 other Pacific regional countries are taking part in the seminar which included Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea,Philippines, Solomon Islands, East Temor, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
The seminar was conducted to improve the ability of the armed forces and other security enforcing agencies of all participating countries to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster reliefand peace keeping operation missions.
The seminar has discussed and educated utilization of non- lethal weapons and tactics to maintain peace and seek new ways to handle unrest in peacekeeping operations mission's scenarios andother situations involving civilians.
The aim of the seminar was to promote the use of non-lethal weapons to minimize the loss of lives and damage to infrastructure as well as seeking new ways to handle unrest in order to prevent or stop human rights violation during any peacekeeping operation.
Practical demonstrations were also shown about the use ofnon- lethal weapons.
Bangladesh organized this seminar for the second time.
Earlier, in 2002 Bangladesh organized such seminar for the firsttime.
Participants from Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force, BDR, Coast Guard, and Police , RAB, Ansar- VDP and fire Service andCivil Defence attended the seminar.
Among others, US Pacific Marine Force Commander Lt General Richard C Zilmer, US Charge D' Affairs to Bangladesh Ms GeetaPasi were present on the occasion.
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam attended the closing ceremony as chief guest and gave away certificatesamong the participants of the seminar, says an ISPR release.
In his speech, Chief of Naval Staff said, the collateral damage to human casualties resulting from military operation isnot generally acceptable now to the society.
The concept of using non- lethal weapons is increasingly getting popularity to both military forces and civil lawenforcing agencies, he said.
"The non-lethal weapons will be the best choice in combating conflict in near future", he added, Bangladesh and USA and 12 other Pacific regional countries are taking part in the seminar which included Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea,Philippines, Solomon Islands, East Temor, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
The seminar was conducted to improve the ability of the armed forces and other security enforcing agencies of all participating countries to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster reliefand peace keeping operation missions.
The seminar has discussed and educated utilization of non- lethal weapons and tactics to maintain peace and seek new ways to handle unrest in peacekeeping operations mission's scenarios andother situations involving civilians.
The aim of the seminar was to promote the use of non-lethal weapons to minimize the loss of lives and damage to infrastructure as well as seeking new ways to handle unrest in order to prevent or stop human rights violation during any peacekeeping operation.
Practical demonstrations were also shown about the use ofnon- lethal weapons.
Bangladesh organized this seminar for the second time.
Earlier, in 2002 Bangladesh organized such seminar for the firsttime.
Participants from Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force, BDR, Coast Guard, and Police , RAB, Ansar- VDP and fire Service andCivil Defence attended the seminar.
Among others, US Pacific Marine Force Commander Lt General Richard C Zilmer, US Charge D' Affairs to Bangladesh Ms GeetaPasi were present on the occasion.
