The main objective of the event was to familiarise Bangabandhu among the new generation of Koreans.
Besides the students from Hanikhwan Museum and Hugh O’brian Youth Leadership, Bangladeshi students and their guardians and expatriate Bangladeshis also attended the event.
The Embassy took up a detailed programme on this colourful festive event, said a press release.
The programme included reading out the autobiography of Bangabandhu ‘The Unfinished Memoirs’, speech, art and quiz competition, all meant for the children.
The Embassy was decorated with colourful balloons and pictures of Bangabandhu.
The programme commenced with the singing of the national anthems of Bangladesh and Republic of Korea.
Then verses from Holy Scriptures and messages from the President, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and State Minister for Foreign Affairs were read out.
Then Bangladeshi and Korean children read out from The Unfinished Memoirs.
In their speeches, the Korean children expressed their love and respect for Bangabandhu.
On the other side, the children had active participation in the quiz competition.
The children were able to know about the life of Bangabandhu and the present-day Bangladesh participating in the quiz competition.
Similarly, the children expressed their love for Bangabandhu colouring the portrait of him.
Ambassador Abida Islam then distributed the prizes, books on the Liberation War, among the winners of the quiz competition, and cut the cake with the cheerful children.
She also distributed certificates to the goodwill ambassadors, appointed by the Embassy, who will promote Bangladesh in Korea.
The envoy said Bangabandhu materialised the dream of Bangalees for an independent country.
She also inspired the attending children to become enlightened by learning from the life of Bangabandhu.
The last segment of the event was a cultural performance by the children which had song, dance and recitation.
The programme finally ended with a dinner with traditional Bangladeshi food.