20 important questions for BCS (Foreign Affairs) Viva

20 important questions for BCS (Foreign Affairs) Viva......

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১। Why BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre is your first choice?

Ans.  It varies candidate to candidate. But we can add the followings…

a) I can't forget some incidents such as inclusion of 21st February as International Mother Language Day, sea demarcation with Myanmar and India, exchange of enclave, upholding positive image of our honorable PM in the world and the cconsecutive success of Bangladesh internationaly in the last 10 years which have been achieved through our diplomacy. If i have an opportunity, I want to share my part to continue the race.

b) By this cadre I may be able to carry a red passport (diplomatic passport) that for getting immunity as a diplomat.

c) Through Foreign Cadre service being a Bangladeshi i will be able to improve my skills, quality, ability and perfection by relating to world perspective. In this context, it is the sector of unparalleled dignity and self motivational for me. So, if i could secure this cadre it would be like dream comes true.

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২। Tell us hierarchy of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre.

Ans: In the Head quarters

Foreign Secretary

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Additional Foreign Secretary.

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Director General

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Director

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Senior Asstt. Secretary

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Asst. Secretary.

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In the Missions Abroad----

Ambassador/High Commissioner

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Deputy High Commissioner/Minster/Consul General

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Counselor

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First Secretary

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Second Secretary

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Third Secretary.

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৩। Tell the difference between a High Commissioner and an Ambassador.

Ans: High Commissioner and Ambassodor are both the Heads of the missions abroad. Their reponsibilities and facilities are equal. Only difference is that the highest diplomatic envoy to a Commonwealth Country from another Commonwealth Country is known as High Commissioner, whereas those between two non commonwealth countries or

between one Commonwealth and another non commonwealth country are

known as Ambassador.

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৪। Who is Charge d’ Affairs?

Ans: Whenever the head of a diplomatic mission is absent from his post, the conduct of the mission is entrusted to the most senior member of his staff, who is Charge d'Affairs. Sometimes in less important country, Charge d’ Affairs appointed instead of an ambassador permanently as head of the mission.

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৫। What are the determinants of foreign policy?

Ans: Foreign policy of a country are determined by it’s own national

interest, geo-political reality, economic position, political leadership, national  power capacities, history & socio-cultural

legacy, pattern of international system.

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৬। What the constitutional principles that guides our foreign policy?

Ans.  According to article No: 25-

The state shall base it’s international relations on the principles of respect for national sovereignty & equality, non interference in the internal relations of other countries, peaceful settlement of

international disputes and respect for international rules and principles enunciated in the international charter & on the basis of those principle shall-

# Strive for the renunciation of force and for general and complete disarmament.

# Uphold the right of every people freely to determine and build up its own social, political and economic system by ways and means of its own free choice.

# Support the oppressed people throughout the world who are waging a

just struggle for imperialism, colonialism and racialism.

 ৭।  What is Consulate?

Ans. According to the Vienna Convention on the Consular Protection, 1963 of

An office established by one state in an important city but not in capital city of another state for the purpose of----

✸  বিদেশে অবস্থানরত ও ভ্রমণরত নিজ দেশের নাগরিকদের অধিকার রক্ষা ও

অর্থনৈতিক স্বার্থ রক্ষার জন্য আইনগত ভূমিকা রাখা।

(supporting and protecting the legal rights and economic interests of its citizens traveling or residing there.)

✸  অবস্থানকারী দেশের সাথে অর্থনৈতিক, বৈজ্ঞানিক, সাংস্কৃতিক সম্পর্ক স্থাপন করা।

(Buildinging up economic, scientific, cultural relations with the host country)

✸  নিজ দেশের জন্য কিছু প্রশাসনিক দায়িত্ব পালন করা।

Performing other important administrative duties such as issuing visas (where this is required) to host country nationals wishing to travel

to the country the consulate represents.

✸  অবস্থানকারী দেশের রাজনৈতিক, অর্থনৈতিক ও অাইনগত অবস্থা সম্পর্কে তথ্য সংগ্রহ করা এবং তা নিজ দেশে প্রেরণ করা।

(Collecting political, economic, and legal information of the host country and sending those to own country)

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৮। What is Credentials?

When an Ambassador is newly posted in a country, he/she represents a letter/documents from the head of the sending State to the head of the receiving State designated as ambassador to perform the functions of

head of mission. That is called letter of Credential.

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৯। What is diplomatic courier?

The person who carries official correspondence between a diplomatic mission (Embassy) and a ministry of foreign affairs as well as between

other missions and consulates of the sending State.

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১০। কূটনৈতিক কোরের ডীন কি?

গ্রাহকদেশে বিদেশের যেসকল রাষ্ট্রদূত থাকেন তাদের মধ্যে সবচেয়ে দীর্ঘসময়

(সবচেয়ে পুরাতন) যিনি দায়িত্ব পালন করে থাকেন তাকে কূটনৈতিক কোরের ডীন

বলে।

(The Ambassador, who performs his responsibility for the longest period than all other ambassadors of sending state to a host State, he is called Dean of the Diplomatic corps)

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………………….has taken up responsibility as the new Dean of the Diplomatic

Corps in Bangladesh.

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Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Wanja Campos da Nóbrega is the

first time in Bangladesh that a woman is the Dean of Diplomatic Corps.

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১১। What is Protocol?

The term protocol is used for four senses:

✸  In the first sense protocol denotes a set of norms which governs the inter official and inter governmental dealings.

✸  In the second sense protocol means the first version of a written agreement.

✸  In the third sense, it means any kinds of treaty related to environment issue.

✸  In the fourth sense, it indicates any kind of supplementary

agreement of wither treaty.

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১২। What is  Extradition?

Extradition is the official arrangement between two countries to exchange criminals. It does not apply to political offences. Thailand is the country with which Bangladeah has extradition agreement. Recently, we have signed agreement with India.

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১৩। What is Attache?

A number of junior members of an ambassador's suite who have professional specialization, they are different types according to the work on which they are put. e.g. Labor attache, Cultural attache, Military attache, Commercial attache etc. They have a professional specialization.

(একজন রাষ্ট্রদূতের স্যুট এর জুনিয়র সদস্য যাদের পেশাগত দক্ষতা রয়েছে, যারা তাদের উপর অর্পিত কাজের ধরণ অনুযায়ী বিভিন্ন ধরনের হয়। উদাহরণস্বরূপ নৌ, সামরিক, বাণিজ্যিক ইত্যাদি)

১৪। প্রশ্নঃ ইন্ডিয়া কেন ট্রানজিট চায়?

উত্তরঃ Because the distance from north-east india to Kolkatta is about 1400 – 1600 kilometers. If India can get transit trrough Bangladesh, the distance would come down to 500-700 kilometers. It can save 12-80% of cost. It will help India to reduce the poverty to North-east India.

১৫। পার্ল হারবার কি?

Ans. Pearl harbor is a lagoon harbar on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It is the head quarted of United states pacific fleet. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the mpire of Japan on December 7, 1941 was the immediately cause of the United States entry into

World war II.

১৬। ফরেনে আসতে চাইলে আন্তর্জাতিক সম্পর্কে পড়লে না কেন?

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Ans. Though International Relation as a subject give some advantages in Foreign Affairs but this is not all in all. A person can develop the quality of Diplomat without studying in IR and for the

consequence, Foreign Affairs is considered as general cadre.i have germinated my qualities by studying in .... possess an abiding interest in and passion for the art and craft of diplomacy and international relations, demonstrate an analytical temperament, Ensure meticulous attention to detail and be a tough and effective

negotiator.

Sir, I couldn't get that opportunity to study IR but I think the knowledge I have got from my education I will integrate that knowledge to serve this dream job. thank you.

১৭। ফরেন ক্যাডার সম্পর্কে তোমার ধারনা কি? এখানে চাকরি করা কি ভালো না খারাপ?

Reply: Foreign Cadre is the highest competitive civil service sector not only in my country but also throughout the world. A foreign service official/ diplomat can improve his/her skills, quality, ability and perfection by relating to world perspective. From my context, it is the sector of unparalleled dignity and self motivation for me.

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১৮। তুমি কীভাবে জানলে যে এটা ভাল ? তুমি ফরেন ক্যাডারে চাকুরী করেছ ?

Ans. No, Sir. I haven't got any chance to do job in foreign service yet but my impression and affection towrad this profession have two folds.

Firstly, i have experienced and felt the significance of both successful and unsuccessful story of diplomacy through media since my boyhood. I recall some incidents (inclusion of 21st February as

International Mother Language Day, Sea demarcation with Myanmar and India, upholding positive image of our honorable PM etc) where  I heard of the labor and success of our diplomacy. All of these have inspired me to opt for it with due resprct for the others.

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Secondly, i had a previlege and opportunity to contact with .... (One of the senior foreign cadres), is serving ministry of foreign affairs as (Rank) of this cadre i have read and learned many information of this cadre from him. This inspires me.

১৯।  ডিপ্লোম্যাট হিসেবে নিয়োগ পেয়ে কি উদ্ধার করবা ? এখন যারা আছে তারা কি কাজ পারে না ?

Ans. I am not the supplement my respected current officials rather than complement them my heartiest efforts as far as possible. I recall

some incidents (inclusion of 21st February as International Mother Language Day, Sea demarcation with Myanmar and India, upholding positive image of our honorable PM  etc) where  I heard of the labor and success of our diplomacy. If i have an opportunity, I want to share my part to continue the race.

২০. How will you represent your country to the international people?

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a) Bangladesh, to the east of India on the Bay of Bengal & the most beautiful country of South Asia, achieved its independence from the oppression of Pakistan through a glorious liberation war of nine months in 1971 under the able leadership of the father of the nation

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujubur Rahman.

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b) The multi-religious and multi-ethnic Bangali nation of 160 millions people practice their respective religion freely and peacefully as a fundamental right garunted by the constitution of Bangladesh

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c) Bangladesh has earned the status of lower middle income country with occupying 44th position & 32nd position in terms of GDP and purchasing capacity respectively in the world.

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d) The country's biodiversity includes a vast array of plant and wildlife, including critically endangered Bengal tigers, the national animal, found in the largest mangrove forest in the globe, Sundarban.

e) The state shall base it's intenational relations on the principles of respect for national sovereignty and equality, non-interference in the international affairs of other countries, peaceful settlement of international disputes and respect for international law and the principles enunciated in the United Nations Charter.

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