Kennedy Jr to deliver speech marking 50 years of Bangladesh-US ties

DHAKA, 30 October 2022, (TON): Edward M Kennedy Jr will deliver a speech commemorating 50 years of Bangladesh-US relations on Sunday at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University.

United States ambassador Peter D Haas and Dhaka University vice-chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman will be present during the ‘landmark’ speech.

Ted Kennedy Jr said “my family and I will honour the 50th anniversary of my father’s pivotal role in the Bangladeshi struggle for independence.”

Kennedy, Jr, son of late US senator Edward M Kennedy and nephew of late US President John F Kennedy, and his family will visit the Bengal Foundation in Dhanmondi.

His accompanying family members include his wife Katherine Kennedy, daughter Kiley Kennedy, son Teddy Kennedy, niece Grace Kennedy Allen, and nephew Max Allen.

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