we're going to begin tonight with this item sent by irib, iran. a summit of iran in afghanistan to mark the persian new year over the weekend. the presidents of persian speaking countries signed the deals to improve interregional road and rail connectivity and to cooperate in managing oil, gas and water resources. the leaders also agreed to seek financial help from various international funds including the islamic development bank and the asian development bank to execute the agreement. tajikistan hosted the third edition of norway's festivities following the previous ones hosted by tehran. >>> bangladeshi celebrated the country's 42nd independence and national day on monday with leaders vowing to promote democracy and prosperity. in dhaka, the prime minister placed flower wreaths at the national martyrs memorial in homage to those who lost their lives in the struggle for independence from pakistan. in march of 1971, sheikh maran launched a war of liberation, it was then east pakistan. the war culminated in the defeat of the pakistani army in decem

we begin by this from irib iran. the ipartite summit to mark the persian new year concluded on the weekend. the presidents of persian-speaking countries signed deals to improve interregional road and rail connectivity and to cooperate in managing oil, gas and water resources. the leaders also agreed to seek financial help from various international funds, including the islamic development bank and the asian development bank to execute the agreements. tajikistan hosted the third edition of noruz festivities following the previous ones hosted by tehran. >>> bangladeshis celebrated the country's 42nd independence and national day on monday with leaders vowing to promote democracy and prosperity. in dhaka, the president and prime minister placed floral wreaths at the national martyrs memorial in homage to those who lost their lives in the struggle for independence from pakistan. in march of 1971, a sheikh launched the war of liberation in what was then east pakistan. the war culminated in the defeat of the pakistani army

we begin with this item by irib in iran. an iranian aircraft carrying 40 tons of humanitarian aid for syrians landed in damascus on thursday. the aid sent by iran's red crescent society includes food, tents the aid includes food, tents, blankets and an balance ambulance. about 7,500 people have lost their lives since an uprising erupted last year against bashar al assad. >>> a thai university has opened the country's first facility to promote the korean language, culture and arts. the korean culture center opened wednesday at the university in thailand's northeast. it features academic materials, cultural exhibitions and displays related to korean life. the opening comes at a time when trade and cultural ties between south korea and thailand are flourishing. at the opening, university officials led the provincial governor and korean delegation on a tour of the facilities. hong kong's ocean park on wednesday unveiled a new section that re-creates the territories as it appeared decades ago. the section features rick shaws, str