Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today reaffirmed
Bangladesh's continued support for the State of Palestine and its people.
"We
will continue to support the cause of the Palestinian people," he said
when Ambassador of the State of Palestine, Yousef Ramadan paid a courtesy call
on the Chief Adviser of the interim government at the State Guest House Jamuna
here.
During
the meeting, Prof Yunus hoped Palestine would get the desired independent
statehood.
Issues
of mutual interest, global support for the State of Palestine, the genocide in
Gaza and the tension in the Middle East were discussed in the meeting.
Palestinian
Ambassador Yousef Ramadan appreciated the Chief Adviser's speech in the United
Nations, saying it was timely and it shed a much-needed spotlight on the
Palestinian issue.
"You've
called spade a spade," he said.
The
Palestine envoy said some 60 Palestinian doctors who had received medical
education in Bangladesh are now serving the patients in Gaza.
He
said two hundred more Palestinian students were waiting to receive higher
education in Bangladesh.
While
addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in
New York on Sept 27, 2024, Chief Adviser Prof Yunus urged the global leaders to
enforce an immediate and complete ceasefire to protect the Palestinian people
from brutalities along with holding accountable all those responsible for the
crimes against humanity in Palestine.
He
said the genocide in Gaza continues unabated despite global concerns and
condemnation.
"The
situation in Palestine just does not concern the Arabs or Muslims at large
rather the entire humanity. Palestinians are no expendable people. All those
responsible for the crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people must
be held accountable," he said.
The
chief adviser said Bangladesh calls for an immediate and complete ceasefire to
protect the Palestinian people from the brutalities, particularly against the
children and women.
He
suggested that the international community, including the UN, needs to act in
earnest to implement the two-state solution that remains the only path to bring
lasting peace in the Middle-East.