Bangladeshi FFs invited to India
The relationship between Bangladesh and India is an extraordinary one, for it was achieved at the cost of sacrifice, said Captain (retd) AB Tajul Islam, state minister for liberation war affairs, at an event in the capital yesterday.
He hoped that India would continue to foster its remarkable relationship with Bangladesh.
The High Commission of India organised the reception programme at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre to honour the Bangladeshi freedom fighters who have been invited by India to Kolkata to partake in celebrations marking Bangladesh's victory day at Fort Williams on December 16.
On the occasion, the High Commission also presented 20 scholarships to children of freedom fighters, including ten high school and ten undergraduate students.
Addressing the programme, Pankaj Saran, high commissioner of India to Bangladesh, thanked the government and the people of Bangladesh for acknowledging the international friends who helped Bangladesh during its Liberation War in 1971.
Tajul Islam appreciated India's initiatives of giving scholarships and inviting freedom fighters and thanked India for its continuing support and hospitality.
India will provide scholarships to a total of 1,595 direct descendants of freedom fighters of Bangladesh this year.
The freedom fighters left for Kolkata yesterday following the event.
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