Since I joined the embassy, it has been my mission to organise such cultural events and I am elated that the events were well attended and that the local electronic and print media have covered this extensively. It has helped to project our rich culture and art as well as improve the national image. The programme on January 16 was exclusively for our workers and our intention was to educate them about the culture and traditions of the UAE along with entertainment. Our workers seemed to deeply appreciated the event.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Brig (Rtd) Md. Enamul Haque was present on the first day as chief guest and he underscored in his address that the present Government has been giving much emphasis to project Bangladeshi culture abroad and as part of that policy the Ministry of Culture has sent the delegation to the UAE. At the second day's programme Khorshed Alam Chowdhury, DG, BMET was the chief guest and he stressed on the importance of organising such cultural events for the Bangladeshi workers on regular basis.
Shaheen Samad, Kiran Chandra Roy, Aditi Mohsin, and Rumana Islam and a group of talented dancers staged a Bangladesh musical extravaganza. The event featured Nazrul, Rabindra, folk, patriotic and modern songs, and dances. The cultural programme was enriched through video presentations of Bangladesh's archaeological heritage and tourist attractions.
Bangladesh is known in the UAE for its thousands of workers in every sector but many are not aware of its opulent culture, arts, heritage, tourist hot spots and investment opportunities. Projecting our cultural heritage, arts, music and dance as well as fortifying cultural relations between Bangladesh and the UAE were the major motivation for organising this event.
The writer is the Bangladesh Ambassador to the UAE.
Source:thedailystar.net/
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