{"id":33935,"date":"2017-06-10T05:59:01","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T05:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33935"},"modified":"2017-06-10T05:59:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T05:59:54","slug":"japanese-family-returns-bangabandhus-gift-for-preservatio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33935","title":{"rendered":"Japanese family returns Bangabandhu\u2019s gift for preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bangabandhus-gift\"Bangabandhu presented a stuffed tiger head to former Diet member Takashi Hayakawa during his 1973 Japan visit<\/h2>\n
The family of a former Japanese parliamentarian has handed over a stuffed tiger head that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave as a present to Takashi Hayakawa.<\/div>\n
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Hayakawa\u2019s son Osamu Hayakawa handed over the gift to Bangladesh embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, reports BSS.<\/p>\n

Takashi Hayakawa was a member of the Diet and headed the Japan Bangladesh Friendship Association. He played a leading role in securing Japan\u2019s support and recognition for newly independent Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

He also visited Bangladesh to assess the need for Japanese assistance.<\/p>\n

Bangabandhu presented Hayakawa the gift, a tiger head, during his visit to the island nation on October 18, 1973, as a mark of friendship between the two countries.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Bengal Tiger, Bangladesh\u2019s national animal, was used as a symbol of the spirit of the country.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Rabab Fatima thanked the Hayakawa family for handing the tiger head over to the embassy.<\/p>\n

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam joined Thursday\u2019s ceremony as the chief guest.<\/p>\n

Former Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh and President of Japan-Bangladesh Society Matsushiro Horiguchi, representatives from the Japanese government and distinguished members of the society, among others, attended the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Shahriar said the tiger head would continue to bear the testimony to the foundation of strong ties laid by Bangabandhu and late Hayakawa.<\/p>\n

He hoped the bilateral ties between the two nations would grow stronger in future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bangabandhu presented a stuffed tiger head to former Diet member Takashi Hayakawa during his 1973 Japan visit The family of a former Japanese parliamentarian has handed over a stuffed tiger head that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave as a present to Takashi Hayakawa. Hayakawa\u2019s son Osamu Hayakawa handed over the gift to Bangladesh embassy in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":33936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n