Moroccan Ambassador to Bangladesh Majid Halim, also the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, hosted a reception at his residence Thursday. He arranged the reception marking the end of Mission and departure of the Ambassadors - Enrico Nunziata, Ambassador of the Italian Republic, Mustafa Osman Turan, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey and Ito Naoki, Ambassador of Japan, with the presence of members of the diplomatic corps. Read: Moroccan Minister calls for Bangladesh-Morocco joint ventures in potential sectors It was also arranged to welcome newly arrived envoys - Marie Masdupuy, Ambassador of the Republic of France, Pranay Verma, High Commissioner of the Republic of India and Abdulla Ali Khaseif Alhmoudi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates. Over 20 diplomats stationed in Dhaka were present at the ceremony of handing over of the silver crests. It is a tradition for the dean of the diplomatic corps to host such events. The event lasted for an hour from 3pm.