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Sheikh Hasina said people in Bangladesh no more believe in propaganda,
instead they put their faith in the socioeconomic development efforts and
achievement of the government of Awami League.
Referring to the foreign policy, enunciated by Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman the prime minister said that the foreign
policy of “friendship to all malice to none” put Bangladesh in a prestigious
position at the global stage.
She said her government solved many contentious issues including exchange
of enclaves with India through diplomatic dialogues, following this policy.
“Similarly, we hope the Rohingya issue will also be solved through
discussions,” she said.
Pointing to the geographical position of Bangladesh, she said the country
could be a bridge between the East and the West.
The envoys who attended the conference were Abu Zafar (Austria), Mohammed
Shahdat Hossain (Belgium), Muhammad Abdul Muhith (Denmark), Kazi Imtiaz
Hossain (France), Imtiaz Ahmed (Germany) , Jashim Uddin (Greece), Abdus
Sobhan Sikder (Italy), Sheikh Mohammed Belal ( Netherlands), Muhammad
Mahfuzur Rahman (Poland) , Ruhul Alam Siddique (Portugal), Dr. S.M. Saiful
Hoque (Russia), Hassan Mahmood Khandker (Spain), Nazmul Islam (Sweden),
Shameem Ahsan (Switzerland) and Saida Muna Tasneem (United Kingdom).
At the conference each of the envoys made separate presentation on the
activities, challenges and future plan of actions for their respective
country of assignment.
The prime minister arrived in London on Friday afternoon on an official
visit to the United Kingdom to attend the envoys’ conference and other
programmes.
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