UAE National Day observed in a befitting manner in Dhaka

Staff Reporter :
The UAE Embassy in Dhaka celebrated the 51st National Day on Thursday amid festivities and enthusiasm.
On the occasion, the Embassy arranged a grand programme in a city hotel. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad attended the reception as the Chief Guest.
Ministers, Ambassadors, Heads of diplomatic Missions, Members of Parliament, High government officials, business persons, media personalities, and elites from academic and social institutions also attended the ceremony.
A feeling of joy swept over the audience as Abdulla Ali AL Hmoudi, UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh along with the guests, took to the stage to inaugurate the celebration amid a thunderous applause.
The National Day celebrations brought a taste of home for the members of the UAE community in Bangladesh.
In his welcome speech, Abdulla Ali Al Hmoudi mentioned the UAE’s remarkable achievements of the UAE over the past 50 years. The UAE envoy also highlighted the glorious journey of UAE ties with Bangladesh since independence.
On this historic occasion, he said, UAE and Bangladesh enjoy deep-rooted historical relations since 1971 and both the governments strengthened the bilateral relations in various sectors.
The ties between the UAE and Bangladesh are based on the principles of cooperation and mutual respect and the partnership between the two countries and people that have reached a new height in recent years.
The mutual visits of the leaders and officials of the two countries, and the ever-increasing levels of trade, economic and cultural exchange, are a powerful indicator that stands witness to the strength of bilateral relations in various fields.
As a chief guest, Imran Ahmed said, Bangladesh and UAE enjoy the age old fraternity and time tested friendship. These historical ties had further been strengthened and deepened over time with religious, and cultural commonalities and economic cooperation.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal also spoke at the program.