The high commission for the first time partnered with the UK National Commission for UNESCO and received active support from 11 other embassies, high commissions, UK institutions and the Commonwealth to commemorate the day. “This was the first of its kind, a joint collaboration truly upholding the spirit of Bangladesh-UK bilateral cultural cooperation as well as diversity and multiculturalism in London,” the high commission said in a statement. The speakers highlighted the history and the spirit of the Bangla language movement and observed that coordinated approach and efforts would strengthen further the cultural relations across nationalities. High Commissioner Saida Muna Tasneem in her speech said ‘‘Bangabandhu was the first Bangalee who made history by delivering the first Bangla speech at the United Nations and thus internationalising Bangla Language’’. Messages from President Md Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam were read out.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2019 17:37 UTC