DCAB hosts iftar at Jatiya Press Club

Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Bangladesh (DCAB) hosted an iftar party at the Jatiya Press Club on Thursday.

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam, MP addressed the event as guests.

Foreign Secretary Ambassador Asad Alam Siam, Secretary Md Nazrul Islam, Jatiya Press Club General Secretary Ayub Bhuiyan, and BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma, Maldives High Commissioner Shiuneen Rasheed, British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke, Türkiye Ambassador Ramis Şen, Thailand Ambassador Thitiporn Chirasawadi, Indonesian Ambassador Listyowati, Swiss Ambassador Reto Renggli, and Kosovo's Ambassador Lulzim Pllana joined the Iftar.

Indian Deputy High Commissioner Pawan Badhe, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy Liu Yuyin, US Mission spokesperson Poornima Rai, and Counselor for Press and Public Diplomacy at the US Embassy Monica Shie were also present.

Diplomats and officials from the missions of Canada, Nepal, Norway, Sweden, Germany, the European Union and South Korea joined the event along with senior journalists.

DCAB President AKM Moinuddin delivered the welcome remarks while former DCAB President Masud Karim conducted the munajat. DCAB General Secretary Emrul Kayesh conducted the programme.