1) To promote understanding and cooperation among different
professionals, think tanks, research organizations, social entities, and
interest groups engaged in developmental, welfare, and research-oriented
activities in Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with a special
focus on the Middle-east, South Asia, South-east Asia, and Central
Asia.
2) To undertake research and studies in the areas of foreign
policy, and diplomacy including economic, investment, cultural, and domestic
policy and development in the areas of science and technology, IT sectors,
tourism, and other relevant areas to promote further collaboration between
Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.
3) To promote and develop research or other studies in areas
of National security in any comprehensive manner involving dimensions of
regional security, international cooperation on security strategic issues as
well as regional and international peace-keeping activities in conflict areas;
all these contributing to reinforcing peace regionally and globally.
4) To work with other civil society organizations to develop
understanding and cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh as well
as other Middle East countries.
5) To work with the various international donor agencies,
research organizations, strategic study circles as well as government and
non-government organizations on different topical issues in the Middle East and South Asia as well as in the USA and
European countries.
6) To advocate policy reforms to effectively combat the
threats of terrorism and radicalization.
7) To promote greater participation of Civil society in the
process of security sector reforms, civil and military, including food, water,
and climate security, and in the making of defense and security policies.
8) To tie together experts, think tanks, and scholars for
effective regional counter-terror strategy, and work as a link portal with
other terrorism research centers with a special focus on the Middle East, South
Asia, South East Asia, and the USA.
9) To organize occasional local and international
dialogues, seminars, academic conferences, symposiums, and roundtable
discussions on topical issues in Asia, the Middle East, the USA, and other
European countries, and to provide fellowships, prizes, and other financial
assistance to scholars and students to encourage research in relevant
fields of study.
10) To undertake research and studies in the areas of foreign policy,
diplomacy including economic diplomacy, domestic policy, particularly
democratic evaluation, human rights, economy, trade, culture, human and natural
resources, Development in the areas of science and technology, tourism and
other relevant areas with a view to promoting further collaboration between
Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as other Asian and
Middle-East Countries.
11) To grant, pay or give scholarships, stipends, prizes, rewards,
allowances and other financial assistance or help in cash or in kind to
students and scholars with a view to help them in pursuing their studies in
education institution or professional institutions including training and
research centers in Bangladesh and in Saudi Arabia or in any one or more of the
Asian Countries, on subjects which are in conformity to the objectives of the
foundation.
12) To raise funds, receive donations from both home and abroad,
endowments.
13) To organize dialogues/intellectual interactions between Bangladesh
and Saudi Arabia on a regular basis involving high level policy makers,
intelligentsia, representative of the key stakeholders of the concerned
countries who will be invited to such events. The discussions will cover key
bilateral, regional and international issues with a view to realizing the
objectives of the foundation;
14) To promote
civic responsibility amongst the young professionals of the Bangladesh and
Saudi Arabia through internship, research involvement dialogue participation
& civic activism.
15) To pursue
an extensive program for disseminating its research & dialogue outputs
through regular publications, electronic and print media & website
postings.
16) To promote civic responsibility amongst the
young professionals of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, and other Middle East and
Central Asian countries through internship, exchange programs, research
involvement, dialogue participation, and civic activism.
17) To perform systematic comparative public
opinion surveys in a member of the Middle East and Asian countries with a
special focus on Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.
18) To disseminate information through the
publications of books, journals, reports, magazines periodicals, online
articles, and research papers.
19) To publish books, pamphlets, periodicals,
policy, and working papers, briefing notes, handouts, etc, and distribute them
freely and to organize workshops, seminars, symposiums, etc to give
intellectual content and meet the objectives of the foundations.
20) To raise funds, receive donations from the
appropriate organizations and donor agencies both at home and abroad.
21) To organize dialogues and intellectual
interactions between Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh and Asian and non-Asian
countries regularly involving high-level policymakers, intelligentsia, and
representatives of the key stakeholders of the concerned countries who will be
invited to such events. The discussion will cover key bilateral, regional, and
international issues to realize the objectives of the foundation.
22) To organize multi-stakeholder consultations,
by researching issues of critical national, regional, and international
interest, especially for Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.
23) To help boost the relationship between Saudi
Arabia and Bangladesh concerning trade, investment, education, tourism,
religion, culture, IT, transport and communication, energy, agriculture,
health, digital connectivity, port handling, and people-to-people cooperation.
24) To take the initiative for dialogues,
research programs, and other cooperation programs in collaboration with King
Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, EKHAA Charitable Foundation for
Orphan Care, AL Waleed bin Talal Foundation, Al-Baraka Charitable Society for
Social Services, The Centennial Fund, etc.
25) To explore joint programs and collaboration
with the Organization of the Islamic Countries (OIC), the Islamic Development
Bank (IDB), The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (the Arab Fund),
the Saudi Fund for Development, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank
(ADB), UNESCO, UNDP, Save the Children, UNCTAD, WTO, ILO, FAO, IRRI, and other
relevant national and international agencies to achieve the objectives of
the foundation.
26) To organize a series of distinguished press dialogues along with
the elite intellectuals and opinion makers between KSA and Bangladesh as well
as Arab Countries and South Asia.
27) To produce short and long documentary films, diverse cultural
films, visual reports, and videographic for the most important events, and
regional and international issues especially matters important for Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Bangladesh.
28) To organize exchange programs for investors, traders,
educationists, researchers, and cultural and religious personalities.
29) To develop various training facilities for skilled and unskilled
workers.
30) To establish Arabic
and technical education institutions in Bangladesh expatriates and other
prospective talented persons and workers.
31) To increase interaction and collaboration between Saudi Arabia and
Bangladesh through expanding Bangladeshi visitors to Saudi Arabia.
32) To launch a visionary program on " Know Saudi Arabia"
and " Know Bangladesh" among investors, educationists, researchers,
young professionals, scientists, IT experts, religious leaders, and cultural
and women activists.
33) To
establish a bilateral commerce platform for various ventures and
manufactures for KSA and Bangladesh.
34) To mobilize
collaborative projects across different industries in Saud Arabia and
Bangladesh.
35) To provide intellectual
thoughts and cooperation for developing multi-sector exhibitions at the
industrial cities and export processing zones in Saudi Arabia and
Bangladesh.
36) To provide investment
consultancy services to prospective investors in Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.
37) To explore and develop long-term approaches towards comprehensive
and multi-dimensional development cooperation for Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.
38) To participate and
cooperate on Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 agenda.
39) To restore and
preserve the original features of historical mosques in Bangladesh with the
help of brotherly Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia.
40) To highlight Saudi Arabia's rich culture and heritage globally.
B) SOURCE
OF FUND:
The source of Income of the
Foundation shall be as follows:
(i).
Donation and subscriptions from
the members.
(ii).
Donation or grants of the well-wisher
person or organization.
(iii).
Membership, admission fee,
consultation fee and annual fee.
(iv).
This Foundation may take or
receive foreign and/or donations under provision of Foreign Donations
(Voluntary activities) Regulations, 1978.