President Rajapaksa pays floral tribute at Bangladesh Memorial
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma
(Pix by: Sudath Silva)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a three day state visit to Bangladesh paid a floral tribute at the National Marty’s Memorial in Savar near the capital city Dhaka on 18 April.
After placing a floral tribute to the Memorial, Sri Lankan President also planted a mango sapling neat the Memorial to mark his official visit to the place. Mango tree is the National Tree of Bangladesh. President Rajapaksa also inspected the trees planted near the statue by former Sri Lankan Presidents J.R. Jayewardene and Chandrika Kumaratunga during their visits to Bangladesh.
President Rajapaksa is expected to have bilateral discussions with his Bangladesh counterpart President Zillur Rahman. Sri Lankan President met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office and singed five MoUs yesterday.
President Rajapaksa will visit Bangladesh Bangabandhu Museum and lay wreath at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Later he will visit the International Buddhist Museum and Buddhist Temple in Savar in Dhaka.
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I am happy to learn mango is the national tree of Bangladesh, a country that was partitioned following tyrannical social and economic rule by Pakistan.
I know of another suppressed state that produces the sweetest mangoes in the whole island. The Jaffna farmer does not allow more than 8 flowers per tree per season to ensure high quality fruit. There was economic loss to achieve desired product quality.
When this suppressed state shortly attains nationhood, it should draw a parralell with Bangladesh and consider nominating Mango as the national tree.
Dear Mr Demala Chelvan,
South India is also excellent for mango production. The Congress Party is busy demarcating land to accomodate all SL Tamils in Tamil Nadu and when that is completed, you will all be taken there and you can grow all the sweet mangoes you need.
Kanimoli will be the next CM of TN and you can all worship Durga to clear your community of the cruel streak which runs in your blood.