The Town of Pembroke Park announced a sister-city agreement with Dinajpur, Bangladesh, formalizing cooperation on cultural, educational, economic and humanitarian exchanges.

The vice mayor of Pembroke Park, speaking at the ceremony, called the signing “a historic” moment for the town and described the partnership as “built on friendship, cooperation, and a shared vision for the future.” The agreement, officials said, aims to foster people-to-people ties through cultural programs, student exchanges, trade and tourism initiatives.

Town officials said the process began months earlier and that Pembroke Park representatives traveled to Bangladesh to sign the agreement after it was approved by the town commission. A town representative noted the pact “paves the way to foster long term people to people relationships through cultural, economic, educational, and humanitarian exchanges.”

Representatives from the Bangladeshi delegation emphasized practical areas for cooperation. A delegation speaker said Dinajpur and Pembroke Park will collaborate in culture, education, art, tourism, trade and economic development and will “promote people-to-people contact,” calling the agreement a source of new opportunities.

Speakers cast the partnership as more than a ceremonial document. One Bangladeshi official thanked leaders in Dinajpur and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and described the pact as a foundation for long-term collaboration; another said the relationship should “flourish over the years to come and evolve into a tapestry of cultural exchange, educational, and economic cooperation.”

The transcript contains several variant spellings of the Bangladeshi city (for example, Daneshpur, Dinachpur, Tenaspur and Dinaj Por). Reporting and this article use the standard English spelling Dinajpur, Bangladesh, which corresponds to the city and district commonly referenced in Bangladesh and matches the likely intended partner named in the ceremony.

Officials did not provide a detailed implementation schedule, funding breakdown or a recorded vote tally from the commission in the remarks captured by the transcript. The town characterized the agreement as a framework to encourage exchanges; specifics on programs, funding or timelines were not specified.

The signing ceremony closed with Pembroke Park’s vice mayor urging partnership and optimism, saying in part, “Together, we will show the world how two communities different in geography but united in purpose can come together to build something beautiful and lasting.”