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UNGA president meets PM, discusses Rohingya, climate change issues
Diplomatic Correspondent
25th May, 2021 12:07:41
The President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkır held a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday.
They discussed issues related to the Rohingya and climate change.
Earlier, Volkan Bozkır arrived in Dhaka early this morning on a two-day visit to hold meetings with top government leadership and discuss the Rohingya crisis and shared challenges.
He is scheduled to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar to see for himself the plight of the forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals, who took temporary shelter amid persecution, ethnic cleansing and genocide in Rakhine state.
Bhasan Char to become another example to world: UNGA President
UNB
25th May, 2021 05:13:23
President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Volkan Bozkir on Tuesday highly appreciated Bangladesh s efforts for Rohingyas in Bhasan Char, saying it will be another example to the world on how to deal with the refugee issues.
“I really applaud the work done there – the quality of buildings and also taking all the precautions. I think this will be another example to the world on how to deal with refugee issues,” he said.
Bozkir hoped that this would work well for the Rohingya people, giving them a better condition in Bhasan Char.
24th May, 2021 10:15:55
The President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Volkan Bozkır, arrives in Dhaka early this morning on a two-day visit to hold meetings with top government leadership and discuss the Rohingya crisis and shared challenges.
He is scheduled to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar to see for himself the plight of the forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals, who took temporary shelter amid persecution, ethnic cleansing and genocide in Rakhine state.
According to the programme schedule, the UNGA president will arrive in Dhaka at 5:00am and will call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10:30am.