Bangladesh Embassy in China celebrated the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through a globally-participated webinar and day-long programmes.
The programme was held on Wednesday. The day was observed as National Children Day.
The combination of the Birth Centenary and the Golden Jubilee of the independence, the architect of the latter which is Bangabandhu himself, posited this year's event into a special significance, according to a statement.
Bangabandhu visited China in the year 1952 and 1957, which left a long-lasting impression on him, and it is reflected in his sole travel account “The New China in My Eyes.
This year the Embassy took an elaborate programme dividing into three segments. The first segment commenced with the hoisting of the flag by Ambassador Mahbub-Uz-Zaman. This followed prayer for the departed soul of Bangabandhu, his family members, for the martyrs of the war and for the progress and prosperity of Bangladesh. After that, the Ambassador, along with all officers and officials of the Embassy, paid respect to the memory of Bangabandhu by laying a floral wreath at his portrait situated in the newly constituted Bangabandhu Corner and Library of the Embassy.
Messages from the President and the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh on the occasion were read-out. After that, officers of the Embassy participated in the discussions on Bangabandhu. Ambassador Mahbub-Uz-Zaman in his speech paid glowing tribute to Bangabandhu for his relentless struggle against all forms of discrimination and exploitation.
At the second session, a webinar in commemoration of the Birth Centenary titled “Bangabandhu, A great Visionary: The Architect of Independence and Prosperous Bangladesh” was held. Four guest speakers H.E. Chai Xi, the former Ambassador of China to Bangladesh, Ms. Yu Guangyue Anandi, Chief Correspondent of the China Media Group in Bangladesh, Ms. Cao Yanhua Soborna, the Chief of the Bangla department of the China Media Group in Beijing and Professor Zeng Qiong Soma of the Beijing Foreign Studies University delivered their speeches.
All the guest speakers mainly spoke in Bangla but summarised their speeches in Chinese. Around 150 quality audience incorporating foreign diplomats, diplomats of the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka, representatives the Chinese Communist Party, Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh, Bangladesh diplomats, representatives of the China Media Group (CMG), teachers and students of Beijing Foreign Studies University and other universities in China who are teaching and learning Bangla language, Chinese businessmen and investors, the business community of Bangladesh, Bangladesh community members and others attended the webinar.
