Bangladesh to continue support for Palestine, its people: Prof Yunus

Today, Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser, reiterated Bangladesh’s unwavering support for the State of Palestine and its citizens.

When State of Palestine Ambassador Yousef Ramadan paid a courtesy call on the Chief Adviser of the interim government at the State Guest House Jamuna here, he declared, “We will continue to support the cause of the Palestinian people.”

Prof. Yunus expressed his optimism that Palestine would achieve the required level of independence at the conference.

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.

About sixty Palestinian doctors who completed their medical training in Bangladesh are currently attending to patients in Gaza, according to the Palestine ambassador.

He stated that there were two hundred more Palestinian students awaiting admission to Bangladeshi universities.

In his speech on September 27, 2024, at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus urged world leaders to impose an immediate and total ceasefire in order to shield the Palestinian people from atrocities and to hold those accountable for crimes against humanity committed in Palestine.

He claimed that despite widespread alarm and condemnation, the genocide in Gaza carries on unabatedly.

“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. 

Bangladesh, according to the chief adviser, demands a quick and total cessation of hostilities in order to shield the Palestinian people from the atrocities, which target women and children in particular.

He said that the two-state solution—which is still the best way to bring about long-lasting peace in the Middle East—needs to be implemented with seriousness by the international community, including the UN.