Iceland president visits Sundarbans
Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson visits the Sundarbans yesterday.Photo: PID
President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, who is on a three-day visit, toured the Sundarbans yesterday.
Grimsson, accompanied by Raja Debashish Roy, special assistant to the chief adviser, was flown to the Mongla naval base from Dhaka by a helicopter at about 11:00am.
Divisional Commissioner Md Yunusur Rahman, Area Commander of Navy MM Rajib, Deputy Commissioner of Bagerhat Shahidul Islam, and Superintendent of Police AKM Shahidur Rahman received Grimsson at the naval base.
He was taken to Harbaria at the Sundarbans by 'Banrani', a watercraft of the Sundarbans Forest Division.
Grimsson left Mongla for Dhaka at about 5:00pm.
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