UK mission to use money raised for King Charles’ birthday, coronation for women empowerment

The British High Commission in Dhaka will use a significant portion of the sponsorship, raised on the occasion of celebrating the official birthday of King Charles III and the coronation of the king and Queen Camilla, for supporting empowerment of women in leadership and youth promotion of climate advocacy.

“With thanks to our partners, we are also making a donation today to support women’s empowerment and climate justice through youth engagement in Bangladesh. His Majesty is a strong supporter of youth, community, sustainability, and diversity and with this contribution, we pay tribute to him,” said UK High Commissioner Sarah Cooke in a statement.

She said the UK and Bangladesh enjoy a strong partnership, based on long shared history, deep people-to-people ties and as members of the Commonwealth.

The British High Commission in Dhaka celebrated the occasion. In honour of the king, the themes of the event were “youth, community, diversity, and sustainability”.

Tazul Islam, minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, graced the reception as the guest of honour.

It drew a wide range of dignitaries from Bangladesh government, parliament, diplomatic corps and representatives from the fields of business, trade, social development, academia, arts, culture, media and sports.

The British High Commission Dhaka’s King’s Birthday Party 2023 was supported by: HSBC (Platinum Partner); Le Meridien Dhaka (Hospitality Partner); Unilever and Standard Chartered Bank (Diamond Partners); Airbus, Duncan Brothers, Haileybury Bhaluka and Next Sourcing (Gold Partners); G4S, MG Bangladesh, PCS and Tysers (Silver Partners).