Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Chai Xi, among others, unveil Chinese version of Unfinished Memoir of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Ganabhaban on Thursday.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday unveiled the Chinese edition of Bangabandhu’s ‘Asamapto Athmojiboni’ (Unfinished Memoirs), translated by former Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Chai Xi and his friends.
Chai Xi presented the copy of the book to prime minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gonobhaban in Dhaka on Thursday.
Chai Xi served in Bangladesh from 2003-2007 as Chinese ambassador in the Chinese embassy in Dhaka.
The prime minister extended her heartfelt thanks to the Chai Xi and his friends for translating Bangabandhu’s ‘Asamapto Athmojiboni’, an autobiography of Bangabandhu composed on his writings in prison during Pakistani colonial rule.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said the writings of Bangabandhu in jail are important historical document not only for Bangladesh but also for subcontinent history.
However, writings of Bangabandhu on his Chinese visit would be published in a separate book, the prime minister told Chai Xi, requesting him for translating the book into Chinese language.
The former Chinese ambassador informed the prime minister that all the proceeds accrued from sale of the Chinese edition of the book will be donated to the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust. Mentioning his service for 15 years in Bangladesh, Chai Xi said he has already fallen in love with Bangladesh adding, ‘Bangladesh is my second home.’
He also informed the prime minister that they would hold a publication ceremony in China on the book, adding that through translating the Unfinished Memoirs of Bangabandhu into Chinese language, the people of China would be able to know the great leader and the architect of independence of Bangladesh.
Source: New Age
