Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has highly lauded  the development journey of  Bangladesh despite challenges posed by Covid pandemic. Vucic shared his deep appreciation while he received Foreign Minister  Dr AK Abdul Momen at the Palace of Serbia, Belgrade on the sidelines of the NAM meeting in Belgrade on Wednesday. Bangladesh Foreign Minister attended the high level commemorative meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement held on October 11-12 in Belgrade which was attended by over 40 Ministers and around 70 countries. Read: FM leaves Dhaka to join meetings in Romania, Serbia During the meeting, Dr Momen mentioned cordial and traditionally close relationship between Dhaka and Belgrade which is rooted in history. He specially touched on the  personal friendship between Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and President of former Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito. Serbian President was enthused to learn that Bangladesh is currently celebrating the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of Independence of Bangladesh.