TDS Desk:

Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain has led a two-member delegation to the 50th Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from August 29-30 and highlighted the events leading to the second revolution through a mass uprising of people led by the valiant students in Bangladesh.

He reiterated the resolution of the government led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus for an impartial and internationally credible investigation into the massacre and subsequent due judicial processes.

He informed the meeting on Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Convention on Protection for all persons from enforced disappearance.

He reiterated Bangladesh’s continued engagements with the OIC and strong commitment to establish peace process for Palestine, denounce Islamophobia, hate-crimes against Muslims, and engage in further trade and investment by strengthening the transportation and communication infrastructure.

Bangladesh’s Envoy to Algeria and Senior Official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined the meeting.

This year, the CFM was held with the theme “Intra OIC transportation and communication infrastructure” where several political, economic, social, cultural, and security issues were discussed.

A resolution, namely ‘Situation of the Rohingya Muslim Community in Myanmar’ has been adopted unanimously to keep the momentum in exerting continuous pressure on Myanmar authorities.

Foreign Adviser Mr. Hossain also had call-on with his counterparts of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan at the sideline of the CFM.

Meanwhile, on August 29, an open-ended meeting of the OIC Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on Accountability for Human Rights Violations against the Rohingyas was also held on the margin of the CFM.

The Foreign Adviser highlighted the current situation in the Rakhine State and urged all to maintain international pressure on Myanmar for quick solution to the problem.