PM to open chancery complex in Ankara today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to virtually inaugurate the newly-constructed Bangladesh Chancery Complex in Ankara today.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen would join his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu at the inaugural ceremony.
Dr Momen left for Turkey yesterday morning, a senior official said.
The foreign minister will hold bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart tomorrow, he said.
Rohingya crisis, D-8 summit, trade and investment issues are expected to come up for discussion at the meeting.
The foreign minister is scheduled to return home on Wednesday, said the official.
The construction of Bangladesh Chancery Complex in Ankara at a cost of Tk 45.76 crore was completed on September 3.
Main features of the Complex include Chancery Building, Embassy Residence, 229 seat hi-tech auditorium named "Victory 1971", automated mechanical and electrical systems, mosque, gymnasium, display centre for Bangladeshi items, library for the reference books on Bangladesh primarily on Bangabandhu, War of Independence and socio-economic development of Bangladesh.
As reflection of Bangladesh's history of independence, a bust of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Shaheed Minar were also installed at the Complex.
Moreover, 36 sqm mural works titled "Invincible Bangladesh" as well as terracotta works on the rural life of Bangladesh was also placed at the Complex.
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