Shillong, Risaw 03: The Bangladesh school children arrived at ICP Dawki on 2nd Oct 2016 and visited Asia’s cleanest village Mawlynnong and root bridge on the auspicious occasion of birth day celebrations of “our father of Nation”. After enjoying the scenic beauty natural sites, the Bangladesh school children reached Shillong with lots of memories and enthusiasm to know more about “Abode of Clouds”, Meghalaya.
On the second day of their visit, the Bangladesh school children interacted with the students and the teachers of BSF Senior Secondary School. They made several queries about the education system and were seen happy in the company of each other. A well choreographed cultural programme by the both the school children began with lighting the Deep by the Chief Guest Lt Col Md Akhtar Iqbal, Afwc, Psc, Bangladesh Official along with Shri S K Singh, DIG/PSO, Meghalaya frontier, BSF. Both the students of Bangladesh and India exchanged the cultural programme, thus making the bond between both the countries much stronger. India and Bangladesh are rich in its cultural heritage. The Bangladesh children have representation from various BGB schools situated at different parts of Bangladesh.
Lt Col Md Akhtar Iqbal, Afwc, psc, expressed his sincere thanks to all the audience present in the programme and he also said that the most important reason behind this enormous bonding between both the countries is “how the India helped Bangladesh in 1971 War”. Such programmes will bring not only bring the students close to each other but also enhance the understanding between both the nations in future. The electronic and print media also witnessed the programme and interacted with the Bangladesh school children.
The Bangladesh school children later visited Umiam Lake, where they found themselves lost with the beauty of the lake surrounded by the hillocks. It was the first experience for most of the students visiting a hill station, as Bangladesh terrain is mostly plain. The visitors also had a glance of NEPA while having a round of the Academy.
