Handoout                                                                                                        Number :   833

 

Foreign Minister meets Indian External Affairs Minister

 

Dhaka, March 01 :

 

            Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen had a bilateral meeting with the Indian External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj at the Emirates Palace today in Abu Dhabi.  The two sides discussed various issues of bilateral and regional interest.  The two sides discussed the issue of sustainable Rohingya repatriation. The two sides also discussed about cooperation in trade, finance and regional economic integration. 

 

            Bangladesh foreign minister highlighted the need for working together in areas such as inland waterways connectivity, coastal shipping and connecting service sectors – such as financial and capital markets. Dr. Momen conveyed the need to devise innovative mechanisms and instruments to leverage the economic potentials of both countries in a win-win manner and connect regional centers of trade and finance for harnessing higher levels of development synergy.

 

            Foreign Minister Dr. Momen conveyed the resolve of the Hon. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government to fight terror and violent extremism in all their manifestations. He highlighted Bangladesh’s strong actions for combating financing for terror and also in dismantling terror outfits. 

 

            External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj expressed her deep satisfaction for the intense level of cooperation between the two countries in an atmosphere of amity and trust. She noted that both Bangladesh and India are victims of terrorism.  She deeply appreciated the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in fighting the scourge of terrorism and violent extemeism.

 

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Handoout                                                                                                        Number :  832

 

Foreign Minister meets Indonesian Foreign Minister

 

Dhaka, March 01 :

           

            Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen had a bilateral meeting with the Indonesian Foreign Minister RetnoMarsudi at the Emirates Palace today in Abu Dhabi. The two sides discussed various issues of bilateral interest.  The two sides discussed about the issue of sustainable Rohingya repatriation. The Indonesian Foreign Minister deeply appreciated the role of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for providing shelter to the 1.1 million Rohingyas. She promised that her country will engage with Myanmar through all possible approaches and assured a greater support from the ASEAN platform in support of the repatriation.

 

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Tohidul/Enayet/Parvez/Salim/2019/2150 Hrs

 

 

Handoout                                                                                                        Number :   831

 

Foreign Minister meets Maldivian Foreign Minister

 

Dhaka, March 01 :

 

            Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen and the Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid met at the Emirates Palace today in Abu Dhabi. In addition to discussing the Rohingya issue, the two sides discussed various other issues of bilateral interest.  Foreign Minister Dr. Momen requested the Maldivian Foreign Minister to exert all possible measures for engaging Myanmar to take back the Rohingyas to their rightful homeland in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.  

 

            Among other areas, the two sides discussed about women empowerment and gender mainstreaming. Foreign Minister Dr. Momen briefed the Maldivian Foreign Minister about the efforts and initiative undertaken by the government of Bangladesh and in particular, by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for engendering a gender sensitive perspective in all three areas of the state – the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. Dr. Momen gave highlights of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s initiatives to ensure gender balance even at the grassroots politics and in the representative/elected bodies.

 

            Later, the two sides discussed about engaging more proactively in the field of Blue Economy – in particular – for sustainable fishing and fisheries and also for tourism. Bangladesh Foreign Minister proposed to the Maldivian Foreign Minister to explore the possibility of exchanging experts in these two fields and synergise the developmental ambitions of the two countries and devise innovative measures to connect, innovate and leverage each other’s specific potentials and capabilities. The Maldivian Foreign Minister deeply appreciated the proposals made by the Bangladesh Foreign Minister and promised to look into the matter at the soonest.

 

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Handoout                                                                                                        Number :  830

 

Foreign Minister meets D8 Secretary General

 

Dhaka, March 01 :

 

            Secretary of the D8 Dato’ Jaafar Ku Shaari called on the Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen at the Emirates Palace today in Abu Dhabi. The D8 Secretary General briefed the Foreign Minister about the various initiative undertaken by the D8 – particularly in the field of cooperation in the newly established Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in the field of technology and innovation, universal health care services and establishing FIZs (D8 Free Industrial Zones).

 

            The D8 Secretary General also briefed the Foreign Minister about the upcoming D8 summit which Bangladesh is going to host during the end of 2019.

 

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Tohidul/Enayet/Parvez/Salim/2019/2150 Hrs

Handoout                                                                                                          Number :  829

Foreign Minister calls for repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland

Dhaka, March 01 :

            At the 46^th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) today in Abu Dhabi, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen called for collective action to ensure accountability and justice to the Rohingyas and their immediate repatriation to their homeland in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. He was referring to the OIC’s decision to pursue the legal path to justice through the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – as was decided in the Banjul meeting of the OIC Ministerial Committee early last month this year.

            Foreign Minister Dr. Momen also called for a stronger resolve from the OIC to fight terror and violent extremism in all their manifestations. Dr. Momen conveyed the consistent efforts of the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to fight terror with both hard and soft measures.

            Bangladesh Chaired the 45^th CFM – held in Dhaka in 2018 and for the last one year – led the various OIC processes. Foreign Minister Dr. Momen opened the conference today at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi and handed over the CFM Chair to the UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.  

            Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed the CFM as a Guest of Honour. Bangladesh remains a part of the OIC Troika and continues as an influential member of the important eight member OIC Executive Committee for the next two years – as the rapporteur. The theme chosen for this year’s Council is ‘50 years of Islamic cooperation: Road map for prosperity and development’ and it continues in a seamless thematic from the Bangladesh CFM’s theme of “Islamic Values for Sustainable Peace, Solidarity and Development”.

            Highlighting the intricate interlinkages amongst challenges of economy, ecology and security, the Foreign Minister noted that Bangladesh is striving hard to energise the OIC in a spirit of cooperation, particularly for peacebuilding and conflict mitigation, implementation of the OIC 2025 Programme of Action (POA), connectivity, regional economic integration, SDGs, STI and humanitarian priorities.

            All countries, including the new Chair – United Arab Emirates - lauded Bangladesh’s leadership role in the OIC. The OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef Otthaimen thanked Bangladesh and the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for its pioneering work in the field of sustainable development and countering terrorism and violent extremism.

            External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj – in her speech – categorically referred to Bangladesh as a primary pillar of India’s strategic partnership with not only the Muslim world but also for various other processes in economy and security for the prosperity and stability of the region.

            In the afternoon, the Foreign Minister had a bilateral meeting with the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the hotel.  The two sides discussed issues of bilateral interest – which included, amongst others, trade, finance and connectivity. The two sides discussed various regional issues and reaffirmed their resolve to address strategic issues together.

            The Foreign Minister also met his counterparts from the Maldives, Indonesia, the Gambia, Malaysia and several other key Ministers on the sidelines of the CFM and discussed issues related to cooperation in Blue Economy, production, finance and trade.  

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তথ্যবিবরণী                                                                                             নম্বর :  ৮২৮

 

সংস্কৃতির অধিক্ষেত্র অনেক বিস্তৃত

         -- সংস্কৃতি প্রতিমন্ত্রী

 

ঢাকা, ১৭ ফাল্গুন (১ মার্চ) :

 

সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক প্রতিমন্ত্রী কে এম খালিদ বলেছেন, সংস্কৃতির অধিক্ষেত্র অনেক বিস্তৃত। ইতিহাস-ঐতিহ্য, কৃষ্টি-সংস্কৃতি, গান-বাজনা, নৃত্য, শিল্পকলা, রুচি, মূল্যবোধ, দৈনন্দিন জীবনাচরণ সবই সংস্কৃতির অন্তর্ভুক্ত। মোদ্দাকথা, আমাদের নিত্যদিনের এমন কিছু নেই যা সংস্কৃতির আওতায় পড়ে না।

 

প্রতিমন্ত্রী আজ রাজধানীর স্থানীয় একটি হোটেলে সাউন্ডটেক আয়োজিত ভারতের শিল্পী হৈমন্তী শুক্লার সাথে বাংলাদেশের রবীন্দ্র সংগীত শিল্পী ড. অরূপরতন চৌধুরীর গাওয়া ‘দাঁড়িয়ে আছো তুমি আমার’ শীর্ষক রবীন্দ্র সংগীতের ভিডিও অ্যালবামের উদ্বোধন অনুষ্ঠানে প্রধান অতিথির বক্তৃতায় এসব কথা বলেন। সাবেক অর্থমন্ত্রী আবুল মাল আবদুল মুহিতের সভাপতিত্বে অনুষ্ঠানে বিশেষ অতিথি হিসেবে উপস্থিত ছিলেন বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগের সাংস্কৃতিক সম্পাদক সংসদ সদস্য অসীম কুমার উকিল।

 

অনুষ্ঠানের সভাপতি আবুল মাল আবদুল মুহিত বলেন, ‘ড. অরূপরতন চৌধুরী আমার বেশ পরিচিত। গান-বাজনায় তাঁর যেমন আকর্ষণ রয়েছে, আমারও রয়েছে। ফলে বিভিন্ন অনুষ্ঠান ও সভা-সমাবেশে তাঁর সাথে দেখা হয়।’

 

অ্যালবাম সম্পর্কে অনুভূতি ব্যক্ত করেন অ্যালবামটির কণ্ঠশিল্পী ড. অরূপরতন চৌধুরী ও হৈমন্তী শুক্লা। অনুষ্ঠানে বক্তব্য রাখেন রবীন্দ্র সংগীত শিল্পী রেজওয়ানা চৌধুরী বন্যা, অ্যালবামটির সংগীত পরিচালক দীপংকর ভাষ্কর এবং সাউন্ডটেকের মহাব্যবস্থাপক আতাউর রহমান। 

 

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