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On 2 December 2008, Chowdury said: "Interfaith dialogue is absolutely essential, relevant, and necessary. ... If 2009 is to truly be the Year of
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At the first annual Peace
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Secretary-General of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and the Donor Community on Transit Transport Cooperation held in
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Peace Award and UNESCO Gandhi Gold Medal for
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with the country's highest honour, L'Ordre national, on 18 June 2007 in
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