Take effective measures to stop Ukraine-Russia war

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the United Nations to take special and effective measures to stop the Ukraine-Russia war, saying the sooner the war ends, the better it is for the people.

“We are suffering a lot as a result of the war. Inflation has increased, especially due to non-arrival of goods for sanctions. People are suffering a lot because of this (war), people are suffering all over the world. The war needs to stop as soon as possible,” she said.

The prime minister made the call during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) last afternoon (Saturday local time), as she arrived in Qatar to attend 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5: From Potential to Prosperity).

After the meeting, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen briefed the newsmen, while Senior Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen was present.

Sheikh Hasina said that the UN secretary-general can take special initiative to end the ongoing Ukraine-Russia as soon as possible.

She, however, opined that the countries profiting from the war should help other countries to lessen their sufferings.

While discussing the Rohingya issue, the PM urged the UN secretary-general for undertaking special steps so that the Myanmar nationals can return to their homeland.

Referring to her government’s steps of relocating 30,000 Rohingyas at Bhashan Char, she requested the UN secretary-general to cooperate in shifting more Rohingyas there.

Both the prime minister and the UN secretary-general agreed that the Rohingyas must go back to Myanmar soon whether there is any change taking place or not in political arena there.

During the meeting, Antonio Guterres highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her unprecedented successes in development, diplomacy and in tackling Covid pandemic.

“The achievements is very much encouraging,” he said.

The UN secretary-general said that they are proud of a leadership like Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who successfully tackled Covid-19 situation and advanced Bangladesh further, even facing the crisis due to Ukraine war.