President’s Message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

President Md. Abdul Hamid has given the following message on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People:

            “On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestanian People, Bangladesh reiterates its unswerving supports for the inalienable rights of the people of Palestine. We reaffirm our principled position in favor of the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian State within pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem-Al Quds Al-Sharif its capital under a two-state solution.

In line with the guidance of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and our constitutional obligation, Bangladesh always supports oppressed people throughout the world waging a just struggle against imperialism, colonialism or racialism. The Father of the Nation in his maiden speech delivered in the United Nations General Assembly in  1974 as well as his statements in the 2nd Conference of OIC in 1974 and 4^th NAM Summit in 1973 expressed Bangladesh’s  unflinching support for the legitimate right and just struggle of the Palestinian People.  Bangladesh has remained consistent in this position from the very beginning of its statehood.

In fact, our own struggle for independence and the painful experience of the worst form of genocide in 1971 inspired us to stand against injustice and oppression that people of Palestine had been subjected to for many decades and advocate for an early resolution of this protracted crisis. Guided by a similar spirit, Bangladesh has given shelter to more than one million Rohingyas from Myanmar and has been urging the international community to work with Myanmar for repatriation of the Rohingyas and a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis.

Joi Bangla.

Khoda Hafez, May Bangladesh Live Forever.”