South Asian Network for Public Administration (SANPA) was established on the 8th day of the month of November in 2020 as a network of knowledge community to foster research, knowledge production, capacity building, knowledge dissemination, and strengthening regional and international partnerships in areas of Public Administration in South Asia and beyond.
SANPA President Professor Akhlaque Haque attended the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) meeting and the 23rd session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) held at Conference Room 1 at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 to 19 April 2024. The meetings examined various issues in governance and public administration that are central to ongoing efforts to implement the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. SANPA President interacted with the leadership of different UNPAN Members and the UNPAN team. SANPA is committed to the activities of UNPAN and CEPA.
North-South University’s (NSU) Department of Political Science and Sociology in association with SANPA hosted this important webinar on 27 May 2025. niversity of Bath’s Emeritus Professor Geof Wood presented the keynote in the webinar. NSU Professors Mahbubur Rahman, M Jashim Uddin, SANPA unding President Professor Habib Zafarullah, University of Macmaster Professor Ahmed Shafiqul Huque, Dhaka University Professor Shariful Islam, Western Norway University of Applied Science and Professor Zaglul Haider spoke as panelists, while Professor Rizwan Khair moderated. The keynote speaker and the panelists highlighted different aspects of Bangladesh politics that contributed to the backsliding of democracy and its values. The speakers also nderscored that Bangladesh needs to strengthen its democratic institutions to deepen democracy and ensure stability in the country.
The second meeting of the EC was held on 18 August 2024. SANPA President Professor Akhlaque Haque presided over the meeting. The meeting discussed the preparations for the upcoming DIU-SANPA-IOM International Conference scheduled on 25-27 October 2024 in Dhaka. The meeting urged all members of the EC to contribute to the successful implementation of the conference. The meeting appreciated the support and cooperation of the conference partners, Dhaka International University and the International Office for Migration, Bangladesh Office.