Dhaka, March 28 -- The Bangladesh Embassy in Nepal hosted a grand reception in Kathmandu on Friday evening to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Great Independence and National Day.

The reception held at a leading hotel in the capital was attended by ambassadors and heads of mission, ministers, political leaders, senior government officials, members of civil society, business leaders, media representatives and members of the Bangladesh community in Nepal.

In his speech, Bangladesh Ambassador Md Shafiqur Rahman paid profound tributes to the valiant freedom fighters who made their supreme sacrifices during the nine month-long Liberation War of Bangladesh.

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