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Lauding his illustrious daughter and present PM of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, the envoy said she has fulfilled the vision of her father and Bangladesh has been doing very well under Sheikh Hasina
While history always reverberates in present, the current envoy to India from Bhutan, Maj Gen Vetsop Namgyel, recalled a very interesting personal anecdote of his meeting with Bangladesh s father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The meeting happened when the envoy was aide de camp during the then King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck s Bangladesh visit in 1974.
He said, After establishing diplomatic relations, my king, the father of the present king, was invited for a state visit in winter of 1974 and I was the aide de camp and I had the opportunity of accompanying him.
Tryst with history! Bhutan envoy s recalls his meeting with Bangladesh s father of nation
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Tryst with history! Bhutanese envoy recalls his meeting with Bangladesh s Father of the Nation
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