KM Khalid represents Bangladesh at int’l culture summit in Edinburgh

State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid is representing Bangladesh at the sixth Edinburgh International Culture Summit.

The summit is being held on the occasion of Edinburgh’s 75th anniversary as a Festival City at the Scottish Parliament from August 26-28.

The British Council, Edinburgh International Festival, Scottish Parliament, and the Scottish and UK governments are partners of the summit, said a press release.

The summit aims to offer a unique and global opportunity to inspire a positive change and lasting impact through cultural policy and investment.

The event’s overarching theme reflects one of the major concerns of current times- Culture and a Sustainable Future.

The state minister attended the summit representing Bangladesh, with a delegation including Kazi Nurul Islam, deputy secretary (Cultural Exchange Section), Ministry of Cultural Affairs; and Nahin Idris, head of Arts, the British Council.

Khalid shared Bangladesh’s cultural position and examples of practice with the gathering of other ministers from across the globe, alongside cultural, academic, and industry leaders.

He said, “We have been working towards achieving a culturally sustainable Bangladesh and have been working with different development partners like the British Council and UNESCO. We truly believe that these international collaborations are the heart of our work for a culturally balanced sustainable Bangladesh. A “whole-of-society” approach has been adopted to accelerate the SDGs implementation. In our journey, we believe in the motto that no one will be left behind as we aspire to build an equal, progressive, peaceful, and prosperous country.”

Over three days at the Scottish Parliament, the summit will address Culture and Freedom, Culture and Education and Culture and Sustainability across a plethora of cultural, social, environmental, and political challenges experienced across the world.

Each theme is the focus of a plenary session in the Debating Chamber of the Scottish Parliament, supported both by private policy discussions and workshops.

Culture Ministers from across the globe are in the process of announcing their attendance at the first physical Culture Summit to take place in Edinburgh since 2018.