Staff correspondent :<\/p>\n
The Australian Assistant Minister for Defense<\/p>\n
Matt Thistlethwaite has said Australia is ready to work with Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
“Australia is ready to work with the present government of Bangladesh as the
\ncountry has formed a new government after holding credible national elections
\non January 7, this year,” he said.<\/p>\n
The assistant defense minister said this while addressing a function at a
\nhotel in Australian capital Canberra on Tuesday marking the Independence and
\nNational Day of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
The Bangladesh High Commission in Australia organised the function.<\/p>\n
Matt Thistlethwaite echoed that Australia and Bangladesh are maintaining very
\nclose relationships with each other. “The relations of both the countries
\nhave been strengthened following a visit of the then Australian Prime
\nMinister Edward Gough Whitlam, who served from 1972 to 1975, in January,
\n1975.<\/p>\n
He said Australia had recognized Bangladesh on January 31 in 1972 after its
\nindependence.<\/p>\n
“The bilateral participation of Bangladesh and Australia also will advance
\nexhaustively during this time,” Bangladeshi envoy in Australia M Allama
\nSiddiqui said while taking part in the discussion.<\/p>\n
He expressed gratitude to the Australian government and the people as well
\nfor playing a role in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
The reception programme was also attended by Australian Federal Member of
\nParliament Andrew Charlton, Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs Peter
\nJohn Cain, diplomats from different countries in the world, other Australian
\ngovernment high officials including Chief of protocol and expatriate
\nBangladeshis in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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