40th Anniversary of The Netherlands-Bangladesh Diplomatic Relationship

News article | February 12, 2012

On 11 February, The Netherlands Embassy in Dhaka celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations between The Netherlands and Bangladesh, with the screening of a Dutch film “ The Storm”  and a Bangladeshi photography exhibition titled “Life along the coast line”. Finance Minister AMA Muhith graced the occasion as Guest of Honor. The celebration was attended by many distinguished guests from the Bangladeshi government, diplomatic corps, international organizations and development partners from the water sector. Please click here for the speech of Ambassador Hennekens, and click here for the press release. The celebration received considerable media attention; click on the following links to check out the different supplements and press releases:

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