bdnews24.com celebrates Pahela Boishakh

Politicians, business leaders, diplomats, sportspersons and journalists on Sunday attended the Bengali New Year celebrations, organised by Bangladesh’s first internet newspaper bdnews24.com.

The participants were overwhelmed by the festivities and interacted with each other in a very homely atmosphere in the capital.

The guests were served with traditional Bengali lunch which added to the flavour of the festivities, lasting from noon to evening.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s advisor Syed Modasser Ali, Commerce Minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Abul Hasan Mahamood Ali attended the festivities.

Economist MA Taslim joined the gathering with Bangladesh’s foreign friend Julian Francis, who stood by the Bengalis during the Liberation War of 1971.

The former President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Mir Nasir Hossain, and that of the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Anwar-Ul Alam Parvez, were present at the venue among the business leaders.

The Editor of English daily Independent, Mahbubul Alam, News Today Editor Riazuddin Ahmed and the Chief Executive Officer of private channel Maasranga Television Syed Fahim Munaim also joined the fanfare.

Ambassador of South Korea in Dhaka Lee Yun-Young, Norwegian Ambassador Ragne Birte Lund and her husband Physicist Dr. Anup Rej, UNICEF’s Country Representative in Bangladesh Dr Pascal Villeneuve and Indian Deputy High Commissioner Sandeep Chakravorty attended the programme along with some former diplomats.

Prime Ministers former Principal Secretary and currently PKSF’s Managing Director MA Karim, PM’s former Secretary and World Bank’s former Alternative Executive Director Kazi Aminul Islam, Education Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, and former Health Secretary Mohammad Ali were also in attendance.

BRAC’s Senior Director Asif Saleh, ICT expert Abu Sayeed Khan, and ADN Telecom Chairman and Managing Director Asif Mahmood took part in the celebrations.

International Crimes Tribunal Prosecutor Tureen Afroz and former captain of the national football team Kaiser Hamid joined bdnews24.com in celebrating the Bengali New Year.

Editor-in-Chief of the online news portal Toufique Imrose Khalidi, accompanied by Social Affairs Editor Baby Maudud and poet Mohammad Nurul Huda, welcomed the guests.