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Sculpture of Bangabandhu will be set up in Ankara: Turkish envoy
DHAKA, Dec 2, 2020 (BSS)- Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan today said
that sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be set up in Ankara, the capital
of Turkey.
The ambassador informed this to newsmen after paying a courtesy call-on Information
Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud at his office at Secretariat in the city.
Turan also said another sculpture of Kemal Ataturk, father of modern Turkey, will be set
up at Dhaka.
State Minister for Information Dr Murad Hasan, Information Secretary Khaja Mia and senior
officials of the ministry were present at the meeting.
Dr Hasan said there exists a historical relation between Bangladesh and Turkey. There are
also many similarities as regards values and culture, he added.
The minister said, “You all know that Turkish president Erdogan has been invited to join
the function of the Mujib Birth Centenary. He has also agreed to come if the situation
becomes favourable amid COVID-19 situation.”
Besides, he said, discussions were held to air programmes at TRT, an English television
channel of Turkey, impart training to journalists of two countries marking the golden
jubilee of the Independence in the next year and exchange cultural activities.
Discussions were also held on setting up of sculptures of Bangabandhu at Istanbul in
Turkey and Kemal Ataturk at Chattogram in Bangladesh, said Hasan, also Awami League joint
general secretary.
Turan said discussions were also held about bilateral issues of the two friendly countries
and added “we hope that we will participate in the closing ceremony of the Mujib Year.”
He said Bangabandhu is a model of Bangladesh and Kemal Ataturk is a model Turkey. “We have
taken a decision to set up sculptures of the two leaders in the respective countries.
Sculpture of Bangabandhu will be set up at Ankara and sculpture of Kemal Ataturk at Kamel
Ataturk Avenue in Dhaka”, he added.
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