President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated Bangladesh's position on the establishment of an independent, cohesive and sustainable Palestinian state on the basis of the 1967 borders. In separate messages on the occasion of International Palestine Solidarity Day, the President and the Prime Minister reiterated Bangladesh's full support for the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty.
"On International Solidarity Day with the Palestinian people, Bangladesh reiterates its full support for the Palestinian people's right to self-determination," the President said in a statement. We reiterate our policy position for the establishment of an independent and sustainable Palestinian state based on state policy. ”Abdul Hamid said,“ Bangladesh has always taken a stand against imperialism, colonialism and racism in line with the direction of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and our constitution. He added that the Father of the Nation, in his first speech at the UN General Assembly in 1974, at the Second OIC Conference in 1974 and at the Fourth Nomination Conference in 1973, fully supported the Palestinian people's struggle and right to self-determination. Bangladesh has been steadfast in this position since independence.
The President said, "Our painful struggle for independence and genocide in 1971 has inspired us to stand up against the injustices and injustices perpetrated against the Palestinians. The Palestinians have been wronged for many years. Bangladesh has been calling for a speedy resolution of this crisis. In light of this policy, Bangladesh has sheltered more than one million Rohingya refugees in Myanmar. Bangladesh is calling on the international community to repatriate the Rohingya to Myanmar and find a lasting solution to the crisis.
In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "We reiterate our policy position for the establishment of an independent and sustainable Palestinian state based on the bi-national policy of making East Jerusalem-Al Quds Al-Sharif the capital on the basis of the 1967 border." She has been steadfast in this position ever since. The painful feeling of our freedom struggle and genocide in 1971 has inspired us to stand up against the injustice and injustice done to the Palestinians. The Palestinians have been wronged for many years. Bangladesh has been calling for a speedy resolution of this crisis. He added, "In the light of this policy, Bangladesh has sheltered more than one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar." Bangladesh is calling on the international community to repatriate the Rohingya to Myanmar and find a lasting solution to the crisis.
Noting that Bangladesh strongly opposes the use of force by the occupying forces on the Palestinian people, including women, children and the elderly, Sheikh Hasina said the failure of the international community, including the United Nations, is responsible for the plight of the Palestinian people.
On this day, Bangladesh stands with the international community in support of Palestine and its territorial sovereignty as proposed by the UN Security Council.
"We call for an end to this continuing human rights violation by the occupying Israeli forces," she said. The international community must take urgent steps to protect the human rights of the Palestinians and to find a lasting and peaceful solution to the crisis in the light of the UN resolution, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Cartet Roadmap. "