Bangabandhu’s bust unveiled in Ankara

A bust of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was unveiled on Monday at Bangabandhu Boulevard named after the father of the nation at one of the most renowned roads of Turkish capital, Ankara.

“This is an absolute honour and privilege for me to be here today to witness a historic moment in the ever-expanding friendship between Bangladesh and Turkey,” said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen at the unveiling ceremony.

Vasip Şahin, Governor of Ankara, Mansur Yavaş, Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and Md. Atiqul Islam, Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation also spoke.

The event came when people of Bangladesh are celebrating two landmark occasions, the birth centenary of father of the nation and the golden jubilee of independence.