Foreign media persons in Dhaka

The foreign ministry has brought 10 journalists from six countries to Dhaka as part of its “public diplomacy” to highlight Bangladesh’s success stories to the world. The journalists are from the USA, UK, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and Myanmar. Styled “Visit Bangladesh Programme”, the initiative began in 2010 and so far 91 foreign journalists and media personalities from 28 countries have visited Bangladesh. The foreign ministry says these journalists on return have helped “highlight Bangladesh’s success in recent years and showcased its prospects”. Foreign Ministry’s DG (International Organisations) Tarik Ahsan and Director (media) Nripendra Chandra Debnath briefed them on Sunday morning at the beginning of their week-long visit. They would enjoy the colourful Bengali new year celebration on Monday at Ramna Batamul that brings people across religion and strata in celebrations. Films about Bangladesh, its culture, and heritage were shown during the briefing, according to bdnews24.com.