Eight valiant freedom fighters and two serving officers of Bangladesh Armed Forces arrived in India on Sunday to participate in Biijoy Dibas (Victory Day) celebrations at Kolkata, marking the 53rd anniversary of Bangladesh Liberation War.
Similarly, eight Indian War veterans and two serving officers of Indian Armed Forces reached Dhaka to participate in Bangladesh Victory Day celebrations.
To commemorate the Liberation War of 1971, Bangladesh and India invite each other war veterans and serving officers to participate annually in each other Victory Day celebrations.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in person will join a political program for the first time after six years.
She will address a rally organized by Jatiotabadi Muktijoddha Dal (JMD), marking the Victory Day as the chief guest at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre on December 21.
JMD President Syed Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat told BSS that BNP Chairperson Begum Zia would join the rally on December 21. "We are organizing the rally marking the Victory Day," he said.
Ulfat said he, along with BNP standing committee member Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, met party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia last night and invited her to join the rally.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today vowed that the relationship between Bangladesh and Timor-Leste will continue to grow and expend.
"Our relationship continues to grow. We have signed some agreements. Beyond the agreements, we also make sure our relationships in trade and investment continue and expend," he said.
The chief adviser made the comments while speaking at a joint press conference at Chief Adviser Office (CAO) here.
He said Timor-Leste president Jose Ramos-Horta has already invited all Bangladeshi investors to come in his country with investment and encouraged the relations that created between the two nations to make bigger.
Bangladesh will take decision after observing the situation in Rakhine state of Myanmar, said Chief Advisers high representative on the “Rohingya crisis and matters of priority” Dr Khalilur Rahman today.
“We do not want to do anything in a hurry; rather we have to wait until the situation in Rakhine State becomes stable. This is not just a humanitarian issue, but a matter of our national security. Steps will be taken after thorough observations,” he said.
He was addressing a discussion virtually on Rohingya Crisis and Regional Security: Relevant Considerations for Bangladesh, organized by Unity for Bangladesh at the Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury auditorium of social science faculty on Dhaka University campus.