The Bangladesh embassy in Doha yesterday observed Victory Day with due reverence and solemnity.
On this occasion, the embassy held a programme that included hoisting of the national flag and a discussion meeting.
The programme started with ambassador Ashud Ahmed hoisting the Bangladesh national flag on the mission’s premises in the presence of embassy officials and a good number of Bangladeshi expatriates. This was followed by recitation from the Holy Qur’an and the offering of ‘doa’ for the eternal peace of the departed souls - the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and martyrs of the Liberation War, the embassy said in a
statement.
‘Doa’ was also offered for the continued peace and progress of the country and welfare of the people.
A discussion meeting on the significance of the day was also arranged at the embassy in the morning. At the beginning, those present stood in silence for a minute as a mark of respect for the martyrs of the Liberation War.
Messages from the Bangladesh president, prime minister, foreign minister and minister of state for foreign affairs were read out.
In his speech, the ambassador recalled the extraordinary role played by the Father of the Nation and the freedom fighters in Bangladesh’s emergence as an independent country. “As we celebrate in the memory of Victory Day, we pay homage to all our freedom fighters,” he noted.
He also thanked Bangladeshi expatriates in Qatar for their hard work and contribution towards nation-building through economic development.
Ambassador Ashud Ahmed hoisting the national flag on the occasion of Bangladesh’s Victory Day yesterday.
