Independence And National Day Of Bangladesh Celebrated In Denmark

UsaNewsOnline.Com Desk : The 47th Anniversary of Independence and National Day of Bangladesh was celebrated in Denmark with great enthusiasm and due fervour. The day started with hoisting the national flag at the Bangladesh Embassy premises to the accompaniment of simultaneous signing of the national anthem at 4am local time, in harmony with the similar event taking place in Bangladesh.

In the evening, Bangladesh Embassy in Copenhagen hosted a gala reception on 26 March at the prestigious and historic ‘Nordatlantens Brygge’ (North Atlantic House). More than 250 dignitaries attended the reception which included high government officials, around 40 Ambassadors and Chargés d’affaires, members of the diplomatic corps, academicians, personalities from business and media houses, representatives of think tanks and a cross-section of expatriate Bangladesh community. The attendance by State Secretary for Development Policy of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann and Head of Department of Asia, Latin America and Oceania Ambassador Erik Laursen bore special significance.

In his speech, Bangladesh Ambassador to Denmark Muhammad A. Muhith shared with the audience the good news of Bangladesh’s eligibility to graduate from LDC to a developing country and termed it as a milestone achievement for Bangladesh under the able leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He called upon the development partners to avail the tremendous opportunities and a higher level of benefits the graduation is set to offer and thus join Bangladesh’s journey towards progress and prosperity to fulfill the dream of ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He also spoke about Bangladesh’s intention to join the Danish-led P4G (Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030) initiative seeking a breakthrough in green economic growth in Bangladesh.

While emphasizing on Bangladesh’s commitment to the issue of legal and safe migration he informed that currently there are no Bangladesh nationals staying illegally in Denmark. Terming the incident of the forcibly displaced more than one million Myanmar nationals taking shelter in Bangladesh ‘a human catastrophe’, the Ambassador called upon for the support of the international community for a sustainable solution to the crisis and the safe and dignified return of these people to their homeland.

The special attraction of the event was a cultural soiree presented by Bangladeshi artistes from Paris, Sweden, and Denmark who enthralled the audience with a unique combination of indigenous instrumental performance with Tabla, Dotara and flute and a number of classical Bangladeshi dance presentations. Visiting guests took deep interest in the non-traditional Made in Bangladesh products like handicrafts, jute items, carpets, tea, bicycle as displayed at the ‘Bangladesh Corner’ inside the reception hall.

The event rounded off by buffet dinner with an array of deshi cuisine hosted by the Embassy which the guests enjoyed thoroughly.