DHAKA, Nov 16, 2018 (BSS) – The Embassy of Switzerland organized a special
event “Swiss Night” yesterday to celebrate the friendship between Switzerland
and Bangladesh.
The event was attended by a wide range of audience senior public officials,
members of the civil society, business, cultural and international community,
development partners as well as the Swiss citizens living in Bangladesh.
Welcoming the guests to the Swiss Night, the Ambassador of Switzerland to
Bangladesh Ren, Holenstein noted that Switzerland has been a strong and
committed economic and development partner of Bangladesh since its
independence. Dr. Gowher Rizvi, the International Affairs Adviser to the
Prime Minister, attended the event as the chief guest, while Professor
Anisuzzaman joined the event as the special guest.
Both Dr. Rizvi and Professor Anisuzzaman highlighted the strong and long
standing bilateral relations that exist between the two countries.
One of the main attractions of the Swiss Night was the announcement and
handing over of the “Swiss Embassy Award”.
With a view to recognizing the outstanding personal efforts of one of its
partners, the Embassy accorded an Award to Dr. Pu Chaw Nu, the Superintendent
of the 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital of Cox’s Bazar, who like many other
Bangladeshis played an instrumental role in providing humanitarian assistance
to the Rohingya refugees and the host community during the ongoing
humanitarian crisis there.