Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said his ministry will honour the diplomats who had defected and declared their loyalty to Bangladesh during the War of Liberation in 1971.
“Their names will be written in golden letters at the foreign office,” Momen said at a function marking the Foreign Service Day at the Foreign Service Academy.
“We’ll honour them marking the 50 years of our great independence," he said while addressing the event virtually from Singapore.
He sought joint efforts to help achieve the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and build ‘Sonar Bangla’ and a prosperous and stable economy by 2041.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam spoke as special guest at the commemorative event while Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen delivered welcome remarks.
Former foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali MP, former diplomats Mohiuddin Ahmed, Waliur Rahman and Bangladesh envoys abroad joined the event virtually.
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Highlighting the progress that Bangladesh made under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the last one decade, Momen said people from across the country are joining hands under her prudent leadership and working to build Sonar Bangla.