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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged the officers of the Bangladesh missions abroad to brand Bangladesh positively and help the government achieve two goals on economic diplomacy and public diplomacy fronts.
“You’re going abroad as Bangladesh representatives. You’re the face of Bangladesh abroad. Seeing you, people abroad will decide whether Bangladesh is a ‘bottomless basket’ or a land of opportunities. People abroad will make a judgment seeing your behaviour, work and services,” he said.
The foreign minister made the remarks while addressing a certificate awarding ceremony for the officers-designated to Labour and Economic wings at Bangladesh Mission abroad.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam spoke as special guest at the function held at Foreign Service Academy on Tuesday evening. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Secretary, Maritime Affairs Unit (MAU) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed Alam were also present.
The foreign minister said he thought about two packages - economic diplomacy and public diplomacy -- when he was made a minister.
He said prime minister Sheikh Hasina gave them a few roadmaps - Vision 2021, 2030 and 2041 - as Bangladesh wants to be a developed and stable nation by 2041. “It’s a big target. It’s not an easy target. We all need to play a proactive role in achieving the target and building Sonar Bangla,” Dr Momen added.
