Bangladesh Celebrating 50 Years of Bangladesh

Daniel Seidl is a company founder, moderator, speaker, coach and author. He could be described as an inventor and innovator with 25 years’ experience in Asia. Having served as head of the Bangladesh German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Dhaka, he went on to co-found the German-Bangladesh Forum. He is an independent writer and former anchor for CNN Germany’s business news, and was awarded the distinction Brand Ambassador of Bangladesh by the Bangladesh Ministry of Commerce. Abir Abdullah is an independent photographer living in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His work has been published in newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Stern, Der Spiegel, New Internationalist, and many other international publications. He was featured in the book BLINK, show casing 100 photographers worldwide, and in the book New Stories published by World Press Photo. To mark the 50th State Anniversary, the renowned hit and Hollywood music producer Robert Bartha has composed and produced a hymn for Bangladesh. Robert brought together ten acclaimed artists from all over the world to form the unique band “Artists4Desh”, and with them he recorded his new song “Through The Tiger’s Eye”. The logo for the 50th anniversary was designed by the awarded designer Klaus Trommer and shows a gestural symbolization of the number fifty. Two hands are raised to cheer, a tribute to the importance of the hand for dance and culture. For more information visit: www.gbdforum.org