PM hosts tea party for foreign diplomats
BSS, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday hosted a tea party at Ganabhaban in honour of foreign diplomats and heads of different missions and representatives of international organisations. She hosted the tea party for them at the South Lawn of Ganabhaban, the official residence of the prime minister.
The prime minister arrived at the venue at 4:10 pm and exchanged pleasantries with the ambassadors, high commissioners and charge daffaires of 48 countries as well as the heads of the missions and representatives of international organisations in Bangladesh. She talked to the diplomats, heads of missions and representatives of the international bodies and enquired about their well being.
The diplomats earlier greeted the premier by presenting her with bouquets separately.
Ambassadors, high commissioners and charge daffaires of different countries including the USA, the UK, Canada, China, Russia, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, Germany, the UAE, Sweden, Italy, Vatican City, joined the tea party.
The heads of different foreign missions and international bodies like the United Nations, IMF, World Bank, the UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, WFP, ILO, IOM, UNICEF also attended the event.
Senior Awami League leaders Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed and Dr SA Malek, AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, PMs advisers HT Imam, Dr Moshiur Rahman, Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddiq and Salman F Rahman, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu, former minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, MP, were present, among others.
