Australian, New Zealand envoys visit Gulshan mosque

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Bangla Tribune Report
Published : 21:28, Sep 15, 2019 | Updated : 21:33, Sep 15, 2019

Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Julia Niblett and New Zealand High Commissioner to Bangladesh Joanna Kempkers paid a joint visit to Gulshan Society Jame Mosque in Gulshan Sunday.
Founding Secretary-General of the Mosque Committee Jaharul Islam Chowdhury welcomed the envoys and provided them with a tour of its premises.
“It was a privilege to have been able to visit this beautiful mosque and we are overwhelmed by the warm welcome extended to us”, said the Australian high commissioner.
“As a multi-cultural country, Australia has benefited from its principles of diversity, inclusion and tolerance – these are values that we hold dear,” she said.
As a country committed to tolerance and diversity, New Zealand shares the same values.
“New Zealand is a nation of more than 200 ethnicities and 160 languages. Diversity and inclusion lie at the core of our values as a country,” High Commissioner Kempkers added.
Jahurul Islam Chowdhury, who has been associated with the Gulshan Society Jame Mosque since its inception, said: “It was a pleasure to receive HE Niblett and HE Kempkers at the mosque. We welcome their visit and look forward to receiving them again.”
Both High Commissioners were impressed with the unique architecture of the mosque, particularly for its maximisation of space in an inner-city location and the inspirational feeling the building evokes.

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