Φεστιβάλ Μπαγκλαντές-2021 στην Αθήνα
Η Πρεσβεία του Μπαγκλαντές διοργάνωσε ένα φαντασμαγορικό φεστιβάλ την Κυριακή 24 Οκτωβρίου 2021 στον προαύλειο χώρο της Πρεσβείας στην Αθήνα στο πλαίσιο των εορτασμών για τα εκατό χρόνια από τη γέννηση του Πατέρα του Έθνους Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman και των 50 χρόνων της Ανεξαρτησίας του Μπαγκλαντές.
Ο Πρέσβης του Μπαγκλαντές στην Ελλάδα κ. Ashud Ahmed καλωσόρισε τους προσκεκλημένους. Στη συνέχεια παρουσιάστηκε ένα πολιτιστικό πρόγραμμα από παιδιά και καλλιτέχνες του Μπαγκλαντές που ζουν στην Ελλάδα, οι οποίοι ενθουσίασαν τους προσκεκλημένους θεατές με μια σειρά από κλασικά τραγούδια και χορούς της χώρας τους.
Παράλληλα εκτέθηκε ένα παζάρι του Μπαγκλαντές με χειροτεχνήματα, φαγητά και βιβλία. Επίσης δόθηκαν αναμνηστικά δώρα στους καλεσμένους, οι οποίοι εκτίμησαν ιδιαίτερα το όλο πρόγραμμα.
Στη γιορτή παρευρέθηκαν διπλωμάτες, ακαδημαϊκοί και μέλη της κοινότητας του Μπαγκλαντές στην Αθήνα, καθώς και Έλληνες και ξένοι φίλοι του Μπαγκλαντές.
Η ομιλία του Πρέσβη του Μπαγκλαντές στην Ελλάδα κ. Ashud Ahmed
Excellencies the Ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps, my dear Bangladeshi compatriots, distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Good afternoon.
It’s my great pleasure to welcome you all to our Bangladesh Festival today. We have organized this Festival as part of our year-long celebrations of the birth centenary of our Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of our great Independence. The coincidence of the two glorious occasions has enhanced our jubilation manifold.
Our Father of the Nation, popularly known as Bangabandhu or the friend of Bengal, was a towering figure, whose indisputable charismatic leadership had played a central role in gaining our independence in 1971. His historic 7 March speech had inspired the whole nation to join our 9-month long great liberation war against the occupation forces. The 18-minute extempore speech of our poet of politics has later been recognized by UNESCO as part of the documentary heritage. Bangabandhu wanted to turn his newly independent country into a Golden Bengal where people of all walks of life would live happily and peacefully enjoying full human rights. The peace loving Bangabandhu had determined the bedrock of our foreign policy which is ‘friendship to all and malice to none’.
Dear Guests,
Bangladesh is marching ahead now under the dynamic leadership of our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the worthy daughter of Bangabandhu. Our economy is one of the fastest growing in the world. The country has made tremendous strides in its various economic and social sectors and become the role model of development. The prospective investors from all over the· world are now looking towards Bangladesh for making investments to get value for their money. Bangladesh is now moving slowly but surely towards its long-cherished Golden Bengal as dreamt by our Father of the Nation. So, we are duty bound to pay our rich tributes to Bangabandhu on his birth centenary.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you very much for joining us in our joyous celebration. The children of our diaspora and Embassy family will make some performances to showcase our rich cultural heritage. There is also our traditional cuisine and culture being displayed at a number of food stalls run by our community people. I sincerely hope you will enjoy your time with us.
Lastly, I would like to convey my sincere thanks to our expatriate Bangladesh community for their all-out support and participation in Bangladesh Festival. Thank you once again for joining us.
