Desk Report
Publish: 30 Nov 2021, 09:48 pm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin with United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo || Photo: Collected
United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo said her organisation would provide continuous support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue as she paying a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence.
"We will continue to support Bangladesh
on the Rohingya issue," she said.
During the meeting, Sheikh Hasina said
Rohingyas were sheltered in Bangladesh on humanitarian ground, but they
(Rohingya) are now creating social problems.
The premier said," The Rohingyas should
return to their country."
PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed
the newsmen after the meeting.
Referring to a resolution adopted by the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Rohingya issue, the prime
minister said, “The ASEAN has sent a good message to Myanmar through adopting
the resolution.”
Sheikh Hasina said that the non-government
organisation (NGO)'s which are working in Bangladesh can do their parts for the
Rohingyas in their homeland.
During the meeting, they have also discussed
the COVID-19, climate change and women empowerment.
About women empowerment, the prime minister
said that women participation was ensured in every government jobs particularly
in the armed forces and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and in the
socio-political arena.
On climate issue, Sheikh Hasina, also President
of the ruling Awami League said that her party and its associate bodies have
been conducting a campaign of planting trees in large number alongside the
government to protect environment.
Mia Seppo expressed her satisfaction over
her stay in Bangladesh saying that she had a very good collaboration with the
government.
Ambassador at Large Md Ziauddin and PM's
Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus were present.
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