Shamim Ahmad, Washington, D.C. : The Bengali New Year-1426 and the “Around the World Embassy Tour-2019” were jointly celebrated at Bangladesh embassy in Washington D. C. on Saturday upholding Bengali’s rich culture and heritage to foreigners living in Washington area through organizing various events.

The Embassy Tour program is an annual festival marking the
International Cultural Awareness month observed in May in collaboration with
Cultural tourism D C, a Washington based nonprofit organization.

More than 70 embassies, representing five continents, opened their
doors to the Washingtonians, and visitors to entertain their respective
country’s food, art, fashion, dance, music and a touch of international
diplomacy.

Thousands of visitors of all ages-women, men and children—joined
the celebrations. The Bangladesh embassy organized cultural show and other
activities presenting Bangladesh’s rich culture and heritage at the tastefully
decorated Bangabandhu auditorium.

Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Mohammad Ziauddin and other
officers of the embassy welcomed the visitors. The Ambassador in his remarks
highlighted socio-economic development, women empowerment and advancement of
information technology taking place in Bangladesh under the dynamic leadership
of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The Embassy Tour program included display of Bangladesh’s
handicrafts, tourism destinations and historical places. The embassy also
availed the opportunity of showing Bangladesh’s history of independence,
contribution to the UN Peacekeeping missions and current developments in
potential sectors.

In observance of the Bengali New Year, artists from the Bangladesh
community presented folk songs and dances. The visitors evinced keen interest
in Bangladesh’s traditional cuisine, henna demonstration and a three wheeler
Rickshaw.

According to a statistics, around 4,000 Washingtonians visited the
embassy on the occasion.