DHAKA, 03 July 2022, (TON): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen formally inaugurated the new own three-storey chancery building of Bangladesh Embassy on a land plot of 2,000 square metres in Lisbon, Portugal.

He said after inauguration the new building "this building is not just a mere construction or enclosure, but bears our message to our friends in Portugal that we value our shared history, that we cherish our present-day human connectivity, and that we look to our shared future with much anticipation and optimism.”

A foreign ministry press release said “Dr Momen said that the chancery building symbolises the presence of a transforming Bangladesh and stands poised to enhance its global footprints by surging ahead with its value-based diplomacy in pursuit of its national development aspirations.”

After unveiling the inaugural plaque and cutting the ribbon, the Foreign Minister paid his homage to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a floral wreath at his mural portrait lying on the wall of the chancery building.