Dhaka, March 23 -- A delegation of Bangladesh Ikebana Association (BIA) on Sunday met newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi at the Embassy of Japan in Dhaka.

BIA founder Prof Dr AKM Moazzem Hussain led the delegation.

Life patron and honorary CEO of BIA Masud Karim explained BIA's mission, vision and its activities in Bangladesh since 1974.

He said Japan is a friendly country of Bangladesh, and the two countries have long trusted diplomatic relations and the Bangladesh Ikebana Association celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relation between Japan and Bangladesh in 2022.

"Along with Ikebana, we will continue to work to deepen the cultural relations between these two countries in the future," he added.

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