Foreign Service Day observed

City Desk :

Speakers at a discussion remembered the contributions of the young Bengali diplomats who changed their elegance to the exile Bangladesh government in 1971 risking their jobs and careers to uphold democracy, justice, human rights and dignity.
The foreign ministry organized the discussion recently to mark the Foreign Service Day of Bangladesh at Foreign Service academy in the capital.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen spoke at the discussion as the chief guest while State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam spoke as special guest, reports BSS.
Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury Bir Bikram, Mahbub Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former Ambassador Md. Waliur Rahman, acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (Retd) Md Khurshed Alam, Foreign Office Spouses’ Association (FOSA) Chief Patron Selina Momen, its President Fahmida Jabeen and a young diplomat – Sayeda Sumaiya Tarannum also shared their thoughts at the discussion.
On this day in 1971, 42 years ago, Bangladeshi diplomats and staff stationed in Calcutta defying the oppressive and occupation regime of Pakistan took over the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner’s Office and hoisted the Bangladesh national flag atop and thus established the first Bangladesh Mission abroad.