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The age-old dream of
Bangladesh was realized in 1971 through a blood-soaked War of
Liberation. The nation recalls with gratitude the unflinching
leadership of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman towards the attainment of nationhood. The dreams and aspirations
of the martyrs and the freedom fighters have been reflected in the
independent country in many. Bangladesh, as a nation, has made great
strides in achieving success in several sectors such as increasing food
production, sustainable economic growth underpinned by spectacular
growth in export and remittance, a diminishing dependency on foreign
aid, significant success in human and social development, empowerment
of women and growth of a vibrant civil society. As a leading contributor
to UN peacekeeping operations, Bangladesh's proactive role in promoting
global peace and stability as well as the leadership in poverty
alleviation and micro-credit entrepreneurship has been well recognized
by the International community. Though there is no room for
complacency, this positive trend is sure to continue in the years ahead
towards attaining a modern, medium-income and technology-based country
by 2021 envisioned by Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh-Russian bilateral
relations have made a big leap forward beyond the known orbit of
historical links and have developed into a strong trade and investment
partnership. The presence of a huge Bangladeshi Diaspora in Russia is a
permanent link between the two countries. Russia is today the largest
foreign investor, the largest bilateral development partner and the
third largest export destination for Bangladeshi products. Bilateral
economic indicators between the two countries are growing at a
remarkable rate.
Let me take this opportunity to
introduce to you to the updated website of the Embassy of the People's
Republic of Bangladesh, Russian Federation, Moscow. The site is
designed to act as a conduit to the basic information on Bangladesh
including basic facts and figures of the country, society and the
economy and the services offered by the Embassy primarily focusing on
the consular information.
Please visit the website to
explore and learn more about the people, culture, ethos and aspirations
of Bangladesh. It will also lead you to a host of useful public and
private sector links with a focus on trade and investment
opportunities, on news and media, tours and travels etc. which, we
hope, will facilitate the growing nexus between visitors of this
website and the people & the institutions of Bangladesh. You may be
a curious visitor of this website today but, in you, we see a tourist
and potential investor of tomorrow.
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