Thousands of enthusiastic foreigners and tourists visited Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC “Open House” program.

UsaNewsOnline.com : Thousands of enthusiastic foreigners and tourists visited Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC on Saturday (May 2) marking the day-long “Open House” program. Visitors from all over the USA and other countries joined the “Open House” program organized in collaboration with Cultural Tourism DC, a Washington-based non-profit organization. The program was aimed at showcasing cultural diversity through holding of such events in liaison with the foreign embassies in Washington DC. As many as 40 embassies participated in the program.

This was the eight consecutive year that this cultural program was organized in the Bangabandhu auditorium of the chancery building.

The US Department of State proclaimed the event as International Cultural Awareness month in honor of Cultural Tourism DC’s “Passport DC” in May. Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA and all officers of the embassy welcomed the guests.

The ‘Open House’ program included display of Bangladesh’ handcrafts, tourism destinations, historical places and cultural program performed. The Bangladesh Embassy availed the opportunity of exhibiting Bangladesh’s rich culture as well as Bangladesh’s contribution to peacekeeping under the United Nations. The visitors took keen interest in the display of three wheeler ‘Rickshaw’, a popular mode of transport in Bangladesh and enjoyed traditional Bangladeshi cuisine.

More than four thousand visitors visited the Embassy at the Open House program from 10 am to 4pm.