{"id":72050,"date":"2021-09-21T15:28:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T15:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=72050"},"modified":"2021-09-21T15:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T15:28:44","slug":"pm-plants-tree-at-un-gardens-dedicates-those-to-bangabandhu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=72050","title":{"rendered":"PM plants tree at UN gardens, dedicates those to Bangabandhu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka:<\/strong> Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday planted a honey locust tree and unveiled a bench at UN gardens and dedicated these to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his birth centenary.<\/p>\n

She planted the deciduous tree at the North Lawn of the United Nations Headquarters in the morning (local tome).<\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said the United Nations had recognized Bangladesh on September 17 after its independence. Immediately after getting the recognition, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman came to the UN and made his speech here on September 25 and which was delivered in Bengal.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, today a bench was dedicated to his name and a tree was planted in a very nice place here in the same month of September. The tree can survive for more than 100 years, which will continue spreading the message of peace,\u201d she said, adding the bench and tree stand together to epitomize the values of peace.<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima were, among others, present.<\/p>\n

Locust trees are a type of fast-growing flowering plant, belonging to the family of plants known as Fabaceae. \u00a0Almost all Locust trees can survive for more than a hundred years and their wood is deemed harder than the strongest deciduous trees.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister arrived in New York\u00a0on Sunday to attend the 76th session of the United Nation General Assembly.<\/p>\n

She will attend the opening session of the UNGA general debate on Tuesday (September 21) and will address the general debate on September 24.<\/p>\n

Besides, Sheikh Hasina will join a number of sideline events in the UNHQ and will have talks with some leaders from September 20 to 24 during her stay in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday planted a honey locust tree and unveiled a bench at UN gardens and dedicated these to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his birth centenary. She planted the deciduous tree at the North Lawn of the United Nations Headquarters in the morning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":72051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n