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Premier Sheikh Hasina's visit to China

sheikh-hasina-s-visit-to-china_small Bangladeshi premier, Sheikh Hasina, along with several ministers, distinguished citizens of the country and a business delegation, returned home on Sunday 21st March 2010 after a five-day state visit to China. This was Hasina's first official visit to China since she started her regime last January

International Mother Language Day-21 February 2010 Celebrated

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The International Mother Language Day and Shaheed Dibash (martyrs day) was celebrated by the Bangladesh community in China on 21st February, 2010 with patriotic fervour.

The event took place at the Bangladesh embassy in Beijing where a flag-hoisting ceremony was held and messages from the President and Prime Minister were read.

Climate Change Effects on Bangladesh

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The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen started on December 7th 2009. As the climate change negotiations are still going on, the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2010 was published yesterday. According to these statistics, Bangladesh tops the list for the countries most in risk due to climate change effects.

An article “Climate change and future” by K M Rehan Salahuddin further discusses about climate
change, its effects and more. Rehan Salauddin is a Bangladeshi Student, currently pursuing his studies in China.

The 4th China Beijing International Cultural Creative Industry Expo at China International Exhibition Center

4th-china-beijing-international-cultural-and-creative-industry-expo-01 The 4th China Beijing international cultural and creative industrial annual expo inaugurated at China International Exhibition Center, Beijing on November 26. More than 300 foreign guests from 30 countries attended the opening ceremony and watched the theatrical show. Through this large-scale expo, various industries have the opportunity to display their latest technological developments in a view to promoting trading of cultural products as well as services.

This year, Bangladesh took part in the expo for the first time. Traditional cottage industry, Jamdani Shari, different musical instruments and art works of various artists were exhibited in the fair.

“In Bangladesh and China’s long history of friendship, there persists a bond of amity between the two countries’ socio-economic, cultural and business sector. This event will help to re-inforce the relationship of our two countries,” said Promod Mankin, the state minister for cultural affairs in Bangladesh, who inaugurated the Bangladeshi stall for the expo. The ambassador of Bangladesh in China Munshi Faiz Ahmad also delivered a speech at the event.

The expo was held for 5 consecutive days and ended on November 30.

Sixth Annual Peking University International Cultural Festival dazzles with diversity

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The closing ceremony for the 6th annual Peking University International Cultural Festival (PKU ICF) was successfully held on Sunday 25th October. The festival lasted

nearly 1 month from September 17 to October 25, with a series of various activities including the PKU International Students Singing Competition, the PKU International Students Speech Competition, amongst others. The main attraction on the last day of the festival was undoubtedly the booth exhibition of countries from all over the world and the highly entertaining stage performances delivered by the foreign students of PKU.

Bangladesh was proudly represented by Bangladeshi students in Beijing, all of whom helped towards making the festival a day to remember. The colorful booth was oozing with Bangladeshi culture, which together with the various posters, decorations and handicraft present attracted many people. Visitors could not help but admire the beauty of Bangladesh through the pictures, asking many questions about Bangladeshi food, culture, language, and especially about the meaning of the model made of the National Martyrs Memorial. The latter was one of the main attractions of the booth and visitors were most eager to take photographs with it, together with the Bangladeshis wearing the traditional country’s outfit. Bangladeshi students also delivered a very lively song performance on stage. All in all, the festival was once again a huge success and without any doubt, a very memorable one.

Eid Celebrations in China 2009

eidmubarak Only hearing the word “Eid” makes our heart swing. When we ourselves begin to lose our self in the nothingness of this busy world, when our soul implores a space for itself, then the advent of eid is just like rain after a chronic drought.

Holy Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated all across China on Monday (21-9-2009). On this occasion the Bangladesh Embassy in China held an eid party where all Bangladeshis in china were invited. Following the eid prayers all Bangladeshis, wearing traditional outfits, headed towards the embassy. The whole embassy was full of the joys of spring as Eid has the panacean power of freeing our heart and soul from the shackle of ennui.

Amidst this festive environment, all Bangladeshis were found embracing each other (forgetting everything, even swine flu!) and exchanging eid greetings with the joyfulness that was evident in their eyes. All of them had opted for a short reprieve to this party as for them an occasion like eid works like a catalyst to enliven them. Here comes an inevitable part of eid that is food. In fact food and eid are complement to each other. Starting from polau, chicken, beef, chotpoti and shemai, payesh at the end as dessert, there were many kinds of items in the party that we expect to eat at home on eid day.

Overall, this was a day that will have an enduring effect in our memory, not only for foods of assorted flavors but for the chance to get the very essence of holy eid, one that we all used to have in our home.

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