Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today inaugurated "Bangabandhu Corner" and Bangabandhu Garden" at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at Shilchar of Indian northwestern state Assam.
The Bangabandhu corner was setup at the NIT's Bharatratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Learning and Resource Centre while the Bangabandhu Garden was placed on the premises of the institute's library, a foreign ministry press release said here.
After inaugurating the Bangabandhu corner and the garden along with NIT director Professor Rajat Gupta, Bangladesh foreign minister joined a discussion and a cultural programme at the institution as the chief guest.
Momen expressed his gratitude to the Indian government for setting up the Bangabandhu corner and the Bangabandhu Garden such a prominent and reputed institute like NIT that contains largest digital archive in South Asia.
Bangladesh foreign minister hoped that the students from India and other South Asian nations would be able to know more about Bangabandhu's life long struggle for emancipation of oppressed people as well as his principles and dreams through the Bangabandhu corner.
Besides, he said, students would be able to know about Bangladesh's struggle of freedom and how did India support Bangladesh during the War of Liberation in 1971. He said Bangladesh and India have been knotted with deep bonds of similar culture, tradition and language.
"If there is strong people to people contact, no obstacle can be existing between us (Bangladesh and India)," he said.
The foreign minister gifted some books, written and edited by himself on Bangabandhu, Bangladesh and Development under Sheikh Haisna' government to the Bangabandhu corner while he planted a sapling at the Bangabandhu Garden.
The foreign minister has been invited as the chief guest at "1st Silchar-Sylhet Festival-2022" being held on December 2-3 at Silchar in Assam.
On Friday, Momen expressed his deep satisfaction and thanked Indian authority for giving him and his delegation warm welcome while reached Sutarkandi border in Indian part crossing the Shewla Land Port at Sylhet border.
Momen is leading a Bangladesh delegation that comprised with Iqbalur Rahim, MP, Gazi Mohammad Shahnewaz, MP, Mohibur Rahman Manik, MP, former Foreign Secretary Shamsher Mubin Chowdhury, business leaders, political dignitaries and media representatives from Sylhet.
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