Sylhet Bureau :
The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Sarah Cook, organised an Iftar Mahfil in honor of eminent personalities representing various professions in Sylhet.
On Wednesday (March 12) evening, the UK High Commission organised an Iftar Mahfil at the five-star Grand Sylhet Hotel and Resort in the airport area of Sylhet.
At the event, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Sarah Cook, paid tribute to the student-public movement and said, “We respect the courage and peaceful protest of the students. In this continuation, the current interim government will certainly contribute to the improvement of the law and order situation, good governance and the establishment of national unity.”
The event was attended by government officials, political leaders, lawyers, journalists and other dignitaries from various professions.
At the event, Sarah Cook commented that the contribution of the people of the Sylhet region to the UK economy is very valuable. She said that Bangladesh is a long-standing friend and ally of the UK. The relationship between the two countries is getting stronger day by day because of Sylhet.
Sarah Cook hopes for a prosperous democratic future for Bangladesh.
She said that the British government has provided 75 million taka in aid and provided assistance to 50,000 vulnerable people in the recent devastating floods in Sylhet. In addition, the British government has also provided funding to the Bangladesh government to address the risks of climate change. She also emphasized how the UK and Sylhet can further strengthen their close ties.
Former Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet Khan Md. Reza-un-Nabi, DIG of Sylhet Range of Police Mushfequr Rahman, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Sher Mahbub Murad, Police Commissioner Rezaul Karim, Superintendent of Police Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, BNP Central Co-Organizing Secretary and former MP Kalim Uddin Ahmed Milon, District BNP President Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury, Sylhet Metropolitan University Vice Chancellor Mohammad Zahirul Haque, Sylhet District Bar Association President Sarwar Ahmed Chowdhury Abdal and former president Emad Ullah Shahidul Islam, lawyer Syeda Shirin Akhter, Sylhet Metropolitan BNP Acting President Rezaul Hasan Qays Lodi, District BNP General Secretary Emran Ahmed Chowdhury, Metropolitan BNP General Secretary Imdad Hossain Chowdhury, Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport Director Hafiz Ahmed and others were present.
