Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has greeted Bengalis on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation.
He conveyed the greetings in a recorded speech aired on TV channels during the Mujib Year celebrations in capital Dhaka on Tuesday.
Nepal was the first country to recognize Bangladesh as an independent nation.
Earlier, Lotay Tshering called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and greeted her on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu.
“Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this afternoon and extended heartfelt greetings to her and the people of Bangladesh marking the celebrations of ‘Mujib Borsho’ (Mujib Year),” Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS.
The Bhutanese premier informed his Bangladesh counterpart that the people of Bhutan celebrated Bangabandhu’s birth centenary and prayed for eternal peace of his departed soul by lighting up 1,000 ‘pradeep’ (lamps) of ‘ghee’.
Lotay Tshering wished Bangladesh and its people continued peace, progress and prosperity, the press secretary said.
In reply, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extended her sincere thanks to the Bhutanese premier and the people for celebrating the Mujib Year.
The prime minister also wished Bhutan and its people continued peace, progress and prosperity.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister (CM) of Indian State of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the Mujib Year.
The press secretary said the Tripura CM phoned the prime minister this afternoon and extended heartfelt greetings to her and the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation.
