PM lays foundation stone of chancery in Thimphu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday unveiled the foundation stone of Chancery of Bangladesh Embassy at Hejo in the Bhutanese capital.
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay were present during the unveiling ceremony.
Later, the national flag of Bangladesh was hoisted and national anthem was played during the time.
Earlier, an agreement on land allotment for Bangladesh Embassy at Hejo was signed between the two countries.
Through the agreement, the Bhutanese government granted the Bangladesh government a 65,340 square-feet land for the construction of Bangladesh Embassy premises in Bhutan.
In 2014, the Bangladesh government granted Bhutan a 321.895 square-metre land at Baridhara diplomatic enclave in Dhaka for the construction of the Bhutanese Embassy premises in Bangladesh.
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