Ambassador of Russian Federation to Bangladesh Alexander Ignatov and Architect Ashiq Imran, Russia's Honorary Consul, posing with others, at a function recently Russia's Honorary Consul Architect Ashiq Imran was awarded the prestigious medal by the Russian government, said a press release.
He was awarded the medal in recognition of his contribution to the development of bilateral relations between Russia and Bangladesh by setting up a memorial in the Laldighi area of Chattogram in honor of Yuri Redkin, a Soviet citizen killed in a mine-clearing operation at the port of Chattogram in 1973.
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Bangladesh Alexander Ignatov handed over the medal to Ashiq Imran at a function recently.
He appreciated Ashiq Imran for his initiative and said the memorial would further strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries. He also thanked AJM Nasir Uddin, former mayor of Chattogram City Corporation, for his overall cooperation in the implementation of the memorial.
Ashiq Imran said the friendly relations between Bangladesh and Russia were established on a strong historical basis and the establishment of the Redkin Memorial proves once again that Bangladesh never forgets its true friends.
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