Bhutanese King visits Bangabandhu Museum
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visited Bangabdnhu Memorial Museum and the Liberation War Museum in the city yesterday as he passed the second day of his five-day official visit to Bangladesh.
The 31-year-old King, who took office from his father King Jigme Singhe Wangchuk formally in 2008, arrived in Dhaka for the first time and paid rich tributes to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the freedom fighters of the country.
Bhutan is the first country that gave official recognition to Bangladesh as an independent country on December 3, 1971.
King Jigme Khesar started his day's programme with the visit of Bangabandhu Museum, placed wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu, stood in solemn silence for a minute and saw the picture of Bangabandhu as his eyes were full of deep respect to the great leader.
His father King Jigme Singhe Wangchuk met Bangabandhu in 1974 as Bangladesh invited him for state visit during that time. He had also two other visits in Dhaka in 1984 and 1985, the year Saarc held its first meeting in Dhaka.
The Bhutanese King, who was accompanied by Bangladesh Food Minister Abdur Razzaque, were shown all historic remnants and pictures of Bangabndhu, his family members, war heroes and historic events at ground floor before King Khesar was taken to staircase, where Bangabandhu was brutally killed in a pre-dawn military coup on August 15, 1975.
The King then was taken to the floor of the two-storied building and was shown Bangabandhu's simple style of living, which a Bhutanese delegate, compared with the very simple lifestyle of Bhutan's 4th King Jigme Singhe Wangchuk, father of incumbent King Khesar.
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