FILIPINIANA SECTION AT BANGLADESH CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY SOON TO OPEN

PHOTO:  Philippine Embassy Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., Ms. LV De Guzman called on Mr. Ashish Kumar Sarker, Director General of the Department of Public Libraries to discuss plans and initial preparations for the establishment of the first Filipiniana collection at the Central Public Library in Dhaka, the largest public library in Bangladesh.

20 January 2019, Dhaka- The Philippine Embassy in Bangladesh, represented by Chargé d' Affaires, a.i., Ms. LV De Guzman and attaché Ms. Cathrinne Joy Dimaranan-Gamo, had a meeting with Director General Ashish Kumar Sarker of the Department of Public Libraries-Ministry of Cultural Affairs on 20 January 2019 at the Department of Public Libraries headquarters to discuss the Embassy’s proposal to soon establish a Filipiniana section at the Central Public Library in Dhaka, the largest public library in Bangladesh.

Department of Public Library officials welcomed the Embassy’s proposal to donate books authored by Filipino writers, digital content from Philippine production companies, as well as maps and other visual promotional materials to encourage Bangladeshis to learn more about the history, culture, heritage, and geography of the Philippines. Director General Sarker expressed appreciation for the Embassy’s proposals and said that he was looking forward to the opening of the Filipiniana section at the Library.

The Central Public Library of Bangladesh in Liaquat Avenue in Dhaka has been open to the public since 1978 and welcomes an estimated 3,000 Bangladeshis daily who borrow and read books within its halls. END.