SANGSAD BHABAN, Oct 23, 2018 (BSS) – The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) today unanimously adopted a thanksgiving motion for achieving two prestigious international awards by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The House adopted the motion for further brightening Bangladesh’s image abroad through achieving the two awards by the prime minister during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly held in New York last month.
Inter Press Service (IPS), a global news agency, conferred the ‘Humanitarian Award ‘ on the premier, while the Global Hope Coalition, a network of three not-for-profit foundations based in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong, honoured her with the ‘2018 Special Distinction Award for Outstanding Leadership’ for her humanitarian and responsible policy in hosting the Rohingyas.
The JS motion came after a detailed general discussion on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s foresight, bold leadership, philosophy and thoughts, which was appreciated home and abroad.
Whip Shahiduzzaman Sarkar moved the proposal on Rohingyas issue as Prime Minister gave shelter to over 11 lakh Rohingyas forced by Myanmar troops from their Rakhine state under the Rule 147 (1) of the Rules of Procedure of the House with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
The Myanmar government’s continuous persecution and atrocities on the religious and ethnic Rohingya minority in their Rakhaine state and their push in into Bangladesh.
In his proposal, Sarkar said United Arab Emirates based Daily Khaleej Times declared Sheikh Hasina as ‘Star of the East’ and Mother of Humanity by Channel Four in London for her positive activities for Rohingyas.
Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the topmost leader in the world, Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith said “it is my fortune to work with such a visionary leader.”
Taking part in the discussion, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said “Sheikh Hasina is not only the leader of Bangladesh, but she is now also a famous leader all over the world.”
Ruling out Dr Kamal Hossain statement on the alliance with the BNP and Jamaat, he said although Dr Kamal has made an alliance with the anti-liberation forces but he has reportedly denied it.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has achieved 27 different prestigious awards and achievement of the those international awards proved that Shiekh Hasina’s leadership is accepted all over the world, said Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu.
On 11 lakh displaced Rohingyas, Begum Matia Chowdhury said “the Rohingyas problem is not new in Bangladesh, but none of the previous leaders had taken any initiative on how to overcome this problem.” Sheikh Hasina is the only leader who had taken the problem to the international forum in order to resolve this, she added.
Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon said where the whole world including the Western world and the United States are deadly against for providing shelter to the refugee people, but Bangladesh under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina has set an example by providing shelter to the forcibly displaced Rohingyas.
Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said many distinguished personalities including former UN Secretary Generals Kofi Anan and Boutros Boutros-Ghali achieved such of these awards.
Among others, Chief Whip ASM Feroz, railways minister M Mazibul Hoque, State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed, State Minister for Information Tarana Halim,State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, State Minister for foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam,State Minister for Information, communication and Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, treasury bench members Mahbubul Alam Hanif,Advocate Abdul Matin Khosru, Dr Dipu Moni, Advocate
Jahangir Kabir Nanak,AFM Bahauddin (Nasim), Khalid Mahmood Chowdhury, Pankaj
Devnath, Abdul Matin, SM Abul Kalam Azad,Tajul Islam, Umme Razia Kajol, Mir Mostak Ahmed Robi, Joya Sengupta, Monirul Islam,Begum Sabina Akter Tuhin,Fazilatunnesa Bappi,Sanjida Khatun, AB Tajul Islam, Faruque Khan, Professor Ali Ashraf, Kazi Rozi, Abdul Mannan, Ashiqullah Rafique,
Jatiya Samastantrik Dal member Moin Uddin Khan Badal, Shirin Akhter, Jatiya Party members Fakhrul Imam, Dr Rustom Ali Farazi, Shamim Haider Patwari, Pir Fazlur Rahman,Selimuddin, ,