HYDERABAD: Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Karachi addressed the journalists of Hyderabad Press Club recently at the Press Club in Hyderabad. Journalists of different print and electronic media in Sindh were present during the address, meeting and interaction.  Hameed-ur-Rehman, Secretary, Hyderabad Press Club and Jai Prakash Moorani, President, Hyderabad Union of Journalists and journalists of at least 20 media houses including print (daily and weekly) and electronic media were present.

 Deputy High Commissioner S. M. Mahbubul Alam mentioned that Bangladesh and Pakistan have huge potential for mutually beneficial bilateral relationships. He emphasized on the exploring the areas for wider cooperation between the two countries.  Deputy HC mentioned that Bangladesh has become a ‘Role Model’ of socio-economic development in the world. Bangladesh is currently among the five fastest growing economies in the world, ranking 35thin terms of GDP. The present per capita income of Bangladesh is USD2824. He also mentioned few other mega projects such as Padma Bridge (opened on 25 June 2022),the Metro Rail (opened on 28 December 2022), Karnaphuli River Tunnel-the first even under the river tunnel in South Asia, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Deep-Sea Port and Bangabandhu Satellite-1. He also mentioned that Bangladesh is a country of religious harmony. Regarding free press and freedom of expression, he said that the media has been growing very fast in Bangladesh and there are over 1,300 newspapers in Bangladesh.

 Bangladesh Foreign Policy was also focused before the journalists. Deputy High Commissioner mentioned that Bangladesh has been pursuing the foreign policy of “Friendship to all and malice towards none” since her Independence in 1971 as was postulated by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which continues to provide the philosophical underpinning of Bangladesh’s pro-peace foreign policy. The Government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided temporary shelter to over 1.1 million Rohingya of Myanmar nationality. This is an extraordinary example of humanitarian stand of the peace-loving people and the government of Bangladesh.  Deputy High Commission invited the Journalists to visit Bangladesh and play role in promoting mutually beneficial bilateral relationships between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, July, 05 2023

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