Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC celebrates 42nd Independence and National Day

USANEWS ONLINE :Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC 26 March celebrated the 42^nd Independence and National Day in a befitting manner. The day’s programs began with the hoisting of the National Flag while National Anthem was played. Ambassador  Akramul Qader hoisted the national flag in presence of the officers, officials and staff members of the Embassy. Messages from the Acting President Abdul Hamid, Advocate and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were read out on the occasion. A special Munajat was offered seeking eternal peace of the departed souls who had made supreme sacrifices to achieve the country’s Independence in 1971. Peace, prosperity and progress for the country and its people were also sought at the Munajat.

On the occasion a reception was held at the Bangabandhu Auditorium of the Embassy. The reception started with the playing of the national anthems of Bangladesh and the USA. Speaking on the occasion Ambassador Akramul Qader paid rich tribute to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Martyrs of 1971 and also paid respect to the women who were violated brutally and tortured by an atrocious army and their local collaborators during the nine months war of Independence.  He also recalled the contributions of the extraordinary people of the USA who stood for the cause of Bangladesh’s Independence. Ambassador Qader underscored the importance of the support of the friends and development partners including the USA to reach the goal to graduate Bangladesh into a middle income country. He further reiterated Bangladesh’s commitment to work with the US Government to advance the bilateral relations in depth and dimensions and also hoped that the two democracy loving and friendly peoples expect that relations would grow in multiple areas in future. Dr. Alyssa Ayres, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and central Asia affairs represented the US Government. In her remarks saying in Bengali, `shubha jatiya Swadinata Dibas’. Dr. Ayres hoped that the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and US would be strengthened in the coming days.