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Oman appreciates relocating Rohingyas to Bhashan Char
DHAKA, Jan, 2, 2021 (BSS) – Head of Mission of Embassy of Sultanate
of Oman in Dhaka Ta’eeb Salim Abdullah Al Alawi has appreciated the
move of Bangladesh government of relocating some of the Rohingyas from
Cox’s Bazar to Bhashan Char as he found it conducive and safe for
living.
He came up with the appreciation while paying his farewell call on
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen recently at his official residence
here, said a press release today.
Referring to his several visits to Cox’s Bazar to supervise the
construction work of 1,6000 make-shift homes in Cox’s Bazar, Alawi
made an observation that the living standard of Bhashan Char will be
apparently better than many parts of rural areas of Bangladesh.
He appreciated the unprecedented role of the Bangladesh government
in hosting the persecuted 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar while
having so many constraints such as loss of biodiversity and
deterioration of law-order situation and so on.
He expressed appreciation on the progress of the process for draft
agreement on mutual visa exemption for Diplomatic and Official
passports which is ready to be signed and informed him that recently
the Omani side has entrusted the under-Secretary of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs to sign the agreement at a mutually convenient time.
Alawi expressed his deep appreciation for the support and
cooperation extended to him during his tenure in Bangladesh and
referred to the transformation of Bangladesh under the leadership of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the last ten years as he could compare
the present Bangladesh and what he saw as Head of Asia Department
years back.
The foreign minister congratulated the ambassador on his successful
completion of tour of duty in Bangladesh.
He expressed his gratitude to the government of Oman for ensuring
necessary care to approximately 700,000 Bangladeshi workers, the third
largest of our diaspora in the Middle East during the critical time
and appreciated the measures of the government of Oman in ensuring the
job security of the expatriate work-force during the pandemic.
Dr Momen deeply appreciated Oman’s support at the International Fore
on Rohingya issue, particularly its role at the recently 3rd Committee
Resolution at the UN on the Rohingya issue and also in the Gambia- led
case in ICJ.
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