The Embassy of Switzerland organized a special event ‘Swiss Night’ on Friday (Nov 16) to celebrate the friendship between Switzerland and Bangladesh.

The event was attended by a wide range of audience including senior public officials, members of the civil society, business, cultural and international community, development partners as well as the Swiss citizens living in Bangladesh, reports BSS.

Welcoming the guests to the Swiss Night, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh Ren, Holenstein noted that Switzerland has been a strong and committed economic and development partner of Bangladesh since its independence. Dr Gowher Rizvi, the International Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister, attended the event as the chief guest, while Professor Anisuzzaman joined the event as the special guest.

Both Dr Rizvi and Professor Anisuzzaman highlighted the strong and long standing bilateral relations that exist between the two countries. One of the main attractions of the Swiss Night was the announcement and handing over of the ‘Swiss Embassy Award’.

With a view to recognizing the outstanding personal efforts of one of its partners, the Embassy accorded an Award to Dr. Pu Chaw Nu, the Superintendent of the 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital of Cox’s Bazar, who like many other Bangladeshis played an instrumental role in providing humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya refugees and the host community during the ongoing humanitarian crisis there.