The Chinese language bridge competition can bring the two peoples of Bangladesh and China closer together and contribute as a language bridge to boost bilateral cooperation, said Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen.
He also emphasised the need to build a Chinese-speaking Bangladeshi youth group so that they could act as China鈥檚 window to Bangladesh and Bangladesh鈥檚 window to China.
Ambassador Yao said this in his address as a chief guest at a lively event titled 鈥楾he 23rd Chinese Language Bridge 鈥� Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students鈥� of the Bangladesh qualifier round held at the BCS Administration Academy Auditorium in Dhaka on Friday, said a press release on Saturday.
Shanto-Mariam-Honghe Confucius Classroom organised the Chinese Language Bridge under the joint auspices of the Chinese embassy in Bangladesh and the Centre for Languages Exchange and Education of the Chinese Ministry of Education.
The Bangladesh preliminary of the event was co-organised by the Confucius Institutes at Dhaka University and North South and China Power Construction Corporation.
Shanto-Mariam University vice-chancellor professor Md Shah-E-Alam, rector of BCS Administration Academy Md Omar Faruque, cultural counsellor of the Chinese embassy Li Shaopeng, Power China representative Han Kun, Dhaka Bureau chiefs of China Media Group and Xinhua News, Bangladeshi and Chinese faculty representatives from Dhaka University, North South University and Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology were present, among others.
Bushra Mebasswera Mahmud won the title in fierce competition throughout the day. Shan Jaareen was second and Aminatun Tayyiba third. The champion of the Bangladesh phase will later travel to China for the international trophy and the second prize winner will be there as a spectator.聽 Apart from this, the next four will be sent to a free summer camp in China. The ambassador also promised to give special privileges to the other three contestants.
Chinese Bridge is a major international Chinese language testing competition for overseas Chinese language students, organised by the Centre for Languages Exchange and Education of the Chinese Ministry of Education. The competition has two stages 鈥� preliminary competitions in different countries and finals in China.