Maldives President pays tributes to Bangabandhu
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Wednesday paid glowing homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The visiting Maldivian President showed his respect to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his portrait on the premises of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi road number 32 at 10.25 am.
He also visited the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum and signed its visiting book.
“It is my great honour to visit this Museum paying tribute to the life and accomplishments of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose lifelong struggle paved the way for Bangladesh to reach her destiny as an independent nation,” Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wrote in the visiting book.
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Bangabandhu is an icon of democracy and self-determination, and his legacy would endure for many generations to come, said Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih while paying homage to the Father of the Nation at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi-32 on Wednesday. It is my great honour to visit this museum paying tribute to the life and accomplishments of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose lifelong struggle paved the way for Bangladesh to reach her destiny as an independent nation, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wrote on the visiting book of the museum.
Bangabandhu was a champion of human rights: Ban-ki Moon
Former UN secretary-general Ban-ki Moon. File photo Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Former UN secretary-general Ban-ki Moon has said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a champion of human rights not only within Bangladesh but across the globe.
Bangabandhu was far ahead of his time and had far reaching vision, and he spoke for all those who were repressed, Moon, also a former South Korean diplomat, said at the Bangabandhu Lecture Series organised by the foreign ministry on Monday, joining virtually.
Recalling that the situation was severe in the war-ravaged Bangladesh, Ban-ki Moon said he still remembers how the Bangladeshi officials were frugal in utilising the resources then, and slowly the country was rebuilt.
Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 16 Mar 2021 01:33 AM BdST
Updated: 16 Mar 2021 01:35 AM BdST
Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations, has remembered the far-reaching vision of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to help rebuild the war-ravaged Bangladesh in the early 1970s and his life-long struggle for the emancipation of people. );
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“Bangabandhu Rahman’s influence and legacy extend far beyond the border of Bangladesh, helping to inspire other global anti-colonial and independence movements,” he said at a discussion on Monday.
Joining virtually, the veteran South Korean diplomat presented the keynote speech at the fourth edition of the Bangabandhu lecture series “Bangabandhu: the Soul of Bangladesh”, organised by the foreign ministry.
Saudi Arabia Won t Send Rohingya Back To Bangladesh
Some 55,000 Rohingya allegedly reside in Saudi Arabia, many with lost or expired Bangladeshi passports. Rohingya refugees who have been residing in Saudi Arabia for decades will not be sent back to Bangladesh, a top Bangladeshi diplomat said on Wednesday following a recent visit to the kingdom. Saudi Arabia didn t say they would send Rohingya back to Bangladesh. And, there was no such issue between the two countries, said Bangladeshi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, referring to his recent meeting with his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir.
In replying to a question of what Bangladesh will do in response to the Saudi call to provide Bangladeshi passports to some Rohingya living in Saudi Arabia, the minister said that Bangladeshi will provide or renew passports of those who have legal documents.