A farewell dinner was recently held in Dhaka by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh in honour of three departing high commissioners, ambassadors, and heads of missions.
They are Sheela Pillai, the leader of the Singapore High Commission’s mission, Heru Hartanto Subolo, the ambassador of Indonesia, and Haznah Binte Md Hashim, the high commissioner of Malaysia.
Mahbubur Rahman, President of the ICCB, expressed gratitude to the departing envoys for their proactive efforts in advancing trade and bilateral ties with Bangladesh.
Rahman hoped the Bangladesh and ASEAN relationship will continue and further strengthen under the new leadership of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh.
The ICCB president also presented souvenirs to the departing envoys.
Haji Haris Bin Haji Othman, high commissioner of Brunei, Nguyen Manh Cuong, ambassador of Vietnam, Makawadee Sumitmor, ambassador of Thailand, and Gwyn Lewis, UN Resident Coordinator, attended the dinner.
Among others, AK Azad and Naser Ezaz Bijoy, vice-presidents of ICCB, Mir Nasir Hossain, Kutubuddin Ahmed, Tapan Chowdhury, Md Fazlul Hoque and Simeen Rahman, executive board members, Matiur Rahman, member, Ataur Rahman, secretary general, and Ajay B Saha, were also present.
