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Dipanjan highlighted the growing economic relations between India and Bangladesh and the growth of connectivity, saying Bangladesh-India relations
stand on a solid foundation and are growing further based on trust, culture and history.
The function witnessed the unveiling of a special publication titled “Immortal Bangabandhu”, by the high commissioner, joined by other officers
and two guest speakers.
In the Washington DC, at a discussion, Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Mohammad Ziauddin expressed his optimism that the USA would send back Bangabandhu’s fugitive killer Rashed Chowdhury soon, saying that efforts have been continued for repatriating the murderers who are hiding in foreign lands.
“We are convinced that the USA, as champion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, shall return the (Bangabandhu’s) killer to Bangladesh soon,” he said.
The government had traced out Bangabandhu’s two out of five convicted fugitive killers — Rashed Chowdhury and Noor Chowdhury — residing in the USA and Canada respectively, while the whereabouts of other three fugitive murderers — Khandaker Abdur Rashid, Shariful Haque Dalim and Moslehuddin Khan — are yet to be ascertained.
In London, British minister, members of parliament, Bangladeshi expatriates and diaspora paid their profound homage to Bangabandhu as Bangladesh high commission there organized a discussion marking the day.
UK Minister for London and minister for small business, consumers and labour Paul Scully, Chair of the UK Labour Party Angela Rayner and British MP and the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bangladesh and the UK’s Trade Envoy for Bangladesh Rushna Ara Ali joined a virtual commemorating discussion on Saturday marking the day.
From Bangladesh, land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury in person and political affairs adviser to the Prime Minister, HT Imam virtually joined the discussion, chaired by Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, Saida Muna Tasneem, said a press release received here today.
Eminent journalist Abdul Gaffar Choudhury, leading organisers of Bangladesh War of Independence in the UK Sultan Mahmud Shariff and British-Bangladeshi community leader Syed Sajidur Rahman Faruk also participated in the discussion.
British minister Scully recalled Bangabandhu’s close relations with Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath and said Bangabandhu’s relation transcended UK party politics and cuts across both labour and conservative parties.
Labour Party Chair Rayner, who represented Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer at the meeting, paid special tribute to Bangabandhu on behalf of her party and termed Bangabandhu a great leader of Asia.
BSS/ASG/TA/GA/1456 hrs