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LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF “PHILIPPINES’ER LOKOKAHINI”
14 September 2019, Dhaka – The Philippine Embassy in Bangladesh led the launching ceremony of “Philippines’er Lokokahini” held at Hotel Ascott Palace, Dhaka.
The Philippines’er Lokokahini (Philippines’ Folk Tale) is a Bengali-translated book of Philippine folk tales written and translated by Mr. Ivan Gomez, CEO of the Diplomatic Spouses, in coordination with Mr. Ehsaan Mahboob, Managing Director of Banglaprakash Publisher.
The event included singing of folk songs and reading of passages from the book involving members of the Philippine Embassy and the Filipino Community.
The program was attended by Heads of Missions and Members of Diplomatic Corps, and representatives of Filipino and Bangladesh organizations. END.
Special Guests from left: Mrs. Alma Maria Bandillo, spouse of Philippine Ambassador Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo; Mrs. Khurshida Ahmed Polly, Diplomatic Spouses Chairperson; Mrs. Hena Khan, Diplomatic Spouses Vice Chairperson; Mr. Raziul Hasan, Diplomatic Spouses Adviser; Mrs. Majeda Rafiqun Nessa, Diplomatic Spouses Adviser and former Bangladesh Ambassador to the Philippines; and, Mr. Ehsaan Mahboob, Banglaprakash Managing Director.
Mrs. Alma Maria Bandillo (4th from left),spouse of Philippine Ambassador Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo with Mr. Mohammed Awwal (2nd from right) Philippine Honorary Consul in Chittagong, Mr. Ivan Gomez (outermost from left) CEO of Diplomatic Spouses, Ms. Maksuda Sultana (outermost from right) COO of Diplomatic Spouses, and Philippine Embassy personnel and the performers during the Philippines’er Lokokahini launching ceremony.
PHILIPPINE OUTBOUND BUSINESS MATCHING MISSION VISITS MAJOR RETAILERS IN BANGLADESH
03 September 2019, Dhaka - The Philippine Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) met with executives of three major retailers in Bangladesh, namely, Agora, Shwapno and Chaldal.com. The delegation was briefed on the process and means for their products to be hosted on the retailers’ shelves and was able to visit the stores of Agora and Shwapno for market research. END.
Mr. Zia Ashraf (middle, holding a frame), Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Chaldal.com with the OBMM delegation headed by Ms. Agnes Perpetua R. Legaspi (left side of Mr. Ashraf) Assistant Director of the Department of Trade and Industry accompanied by Mr. Leo Marco C. Vidal (7th from left), Charge d’Affaires, a.i. of the Philippine Embassy and Ms. Lauren S. Arce (4th from left), Attache of the Philippine Embassy.
Above photo: The OBMM delegation in front of the Agora office with Mr. Aminul Bari (6th from right), Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary of Agora Superstore
Left photo: The OBMM delegation visited the Agora store
Mr. Sabir Hasan Nasir, Executive Director of Shwapno, briefed the OBMM delegation about Shwapno
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