UNB, Dhaka :
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said the return of Rashed Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to face justice would create a tremendous amount of goodwill about the United States among the people of Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Ali had a bilateral meeting with Deputy Secretary of State John J Sullivan on Tuesday at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. and requested the US administration to return Rashed Chowdhury. In response, Deputy Secretary Sullivan stated that he is aware of the issue and the United States Department of
Justice is dealing with this, according to Bangladesh Embassy in Washington.
The Foreign Minister urged the US administration to remain engaged with Myanmar to ensure dignified, safe and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. Acknowledging the fact that it is a staggering burden on Bangladesh to host 1.1 million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar, Deputy Secretary Sullivan assured that the United States would continue to work with Myanmar government for their early repatriation. Minister Ali urged Deputy Secretary Sullivan to continue pressure on Myanmar.
In response, the Deputy Secretary said the United States would continue its pressure on Myanmar to create safe and secure conditions in Northern Rakhine for repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh to their homes in Myanmar. During the bilateral meeting, Sullivan profusely thanked Bangladesh for its role in addressing the Rohingya crisis. The Foreign Minister is currently visiting Washington, D.C. at the invitation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to lead the Bangladesh delegation at the first-ever meeting on Advance Religious Freedom.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said the return of Rashed Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to face justice would create a tremendous amount of goodwill about the United States among the people of Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Ali had a bilateral meeting with Deputy Secretary of State John J Sullivan on Tuesday at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. and requested the US administration to return Rashed Chowdhury. In response, Deputy Secretary Sullivan stated that he is aware of the issue and the United States Department of
Justice is dealing with this, according to Bangladesh Embassy in Washington.
The Foreign Minister urged the US administration to remain engaged with Myanmar to ensure dignified, safe and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. Acknowledging the fact that it is a staggering burden on Bangladesh to host 1.1 million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar, Deputy Secretary Sullivan assured that the United States would continue to work with Myanmar government for their early repatriation. Minister Ali urged Deputy Secretary Sullivan to continue pressure on Myanmar.
In response, the Deputy Secretary said the United States would continue its pressure on Myanmar to create safe and secure conditions in Northern Rakhine for repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh to their homes in Myanmar. During the bilateral meeting, Sullivan profusely thanked Bangladesh for its role in addressing the Rohingya crisis. The Foreign Minister is currently visiting Washington, D.C. at the invitation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to lead the Bangladesh delegation at the first-ever meeting on Advance Religious Freedom.
