First US-funded Shaheed Minar opens in US

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UNB, Dhaka :
The first US-funded Shaheed Minar (Martyrs’ Monument) in the USA has formally been inaugurated in Paterson, New Jersey recently.
Consul General of Bangladesh in New York M Shameem Ahsan formally cut the ribbon at the function held on Sunday, said a
 Foreign Ministry media release on Monday.
Deputy Mayor of Paterson Pedro Rodriguez, Council Vice-President Ruby Cotton, local councilmen, representatives from Passic County Office, elected US Officials/representatives and a good number of members of the Bangladesh community were, among others, present.
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