Bangabandhu sculpture to be installed in Ankara
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A sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be set up in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan yesterday said.
The ambassador informed this to newsmen after paying a courtesy call-on Information Minister Hasan Mahmud at his office.
Turan also said another sculpture of Kemal Ataturk, father of modern Turkey, will be set up in Dhaka.
State Minister for Information Murad Hasan, Information Secretary Khaja Mia and senior officials of the ministry were present at the meeting.
Hasan said there exists a historical relation between Bangladesh and Turkey. There are also many similarities as regards values and culture, he added.
The minister said, "You all know that Turkish president Erdogan has been invited to join the function of the Mujib Birth Centenary. He has also agreed to come if the situation becomes favourable amid Covid-19 situation."
Turan said the sculpture of Bangabandhu will be set up in Ankara and sculpture of Kemal Ataturk on Kamal Ataturk Avenue in Dhaka.
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