China always with new Bangladesh: ambassador
NEWS DESK
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said that China is always with the new Bangladesh.
‘China is always with the people of Bangladesh, with the new Bangladesh,’ he at a drone show on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital Monday evening.
The drone show was organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy under the patronage of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, with technical support from the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka and in association with the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad and the Dhaka North City Corporation.
The 14-minute drone show paid tribute to the people who made supreme sacrifice in the recent student-led mass uprising, displaying 12 images by using 2,600 drones.
The show attracted a huge audience.
The show is the largest drone performance outside of China, the Chinese ambassador said, adding, ‘The performance is a follow up of the recent visit of the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh in China.’
He added that the agreement for the performance was signed three month ago with the cultural adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.
Farooki and local government adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan were also present at the event.
The images shown in the performance symbolised the joy of freedom, the fearless sacrifice of Abu Sayeed in the July Uprising, women’s emancipation, native culture, unity and China-Bangladesh friendship.
One of the drone illustrations also expressed solidarity with the Palestinian liberation movement on behalf of the Bangladeshi people.
The show was operated by 13 Chinese drone specialists while an image addressed the friendship between Bangladesh and China.
The event also included a musical concert performed by Basic Guitar Learning School from Bandarban, band F Minor and band Ashes with singers including Folk artist Islam Uddin Palakar, Atiya Anisha, Ahmed Hasan Sunny and Parsha Mahjabeen rendering solo and duet songs at the event.
