Bangladesh has provided 5 lakh dollars to Gambia to fight the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The funding was announced at a conference of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Niger. Mohammad Jabed Patwari, Bangladesh's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, attended the OIC foreign ministers' conference in Niam, Niger. He said the conference discussed raising funds for a legal battle against Myanmar. Bangladesh has provided 5 lakh dollars to Gambia through OIC. Gambia needs 5 lakh dollars to fight the case.
The OIC Secretariat states that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Nigeria have provided financial assistance to Gambia to fight the Rohingya genocide. The 47th OIC Foreign Ministers' Conference was held in Niamey, Niger, on 26-27 November. Although foreign minister AK Abdul Momen and foreign secretary Masood bin Momen were supposed to join, they could not go because of Covid-19 infection.