Japan has conferred "the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays” upon the four former local staff members of the Embassy in Dhaka.
Ambassador Iwama Kiminori handed over the awards at a ceremony at his residence recently.
“The conferrals are in appreciation of their great contribution to supporting the activities of ambassador and Embassy staff for many years,” the embassy said.
Khurshid Alam, who worked as an office boy for more than 30 years, was awarded for his faithful assistance to the embassy staff and for playing a good role model for other young staff members.
Abdus Salam, who worked as a Clark of the administration section for 28 years, was awarded as he was responsible for the preparation of official documents such as note verbal and office procedures in MOFA.
Swapan Kumar Barua, who worked as a messenger, was awarded as he had been able to perform the important task of handing over diplomatic documents to dignitaries and diplomatic corps without trouble for more than 40 years.
Thomas Philip, who worked as a residence gardener for more than 30 years, was awarded for his contribution to carefully maintaining not only the vast gardens of the embassy but also the inside of the official residence.
Ambassador Iwama expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the four awardees for their “great contribution” to supporting the activities of the ambassador and Embassy staff for many years.
The government of Japan decided to confer the decorations on these four former local staff members on April 29, 2023.
