Bangladesh eyes on farming in ME, Africa thru OIC: Momen
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DHAKA, Jan 20, 2021 (BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh has started actively considering various farming options in Middle East (ME) and African countries utilizing different bilateral and multilateral channels, especially the platform of OIC.
“Bangladesh through the platform of Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) can take some projects in African region for cultivating crops,” he said.
The foreign minister was speaking at a function marking a lecture on “Contract Farming and Job Opportunity for Bangladesh Abroad” organized by Bangabandhu Research Centre for Foreign Policy and Diplomacy at Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
Dhaka âcautiously optimisticâ of Rohingya repatriation from 2nd quarter this year
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DHAKA, Jan 19, 2021 (BSS) â Dhaka became âcautiously optimisticâ to start much-demanded Rohingya repatriation from 2nd quarter of this year as Naypyidaw showed its flexibility to take back their nationals at todayâs tripartite meeting among Bangladesh, China and Myanmar over the crisis.
âIn diplomatic language, I can say â we are âcautiously optimisticâ (of starting repatriation by 2nd quarter of this year) ⦠we are sincerely engaged so that, at least, we can start the (repatriation) process,â foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen said here after the meeting.
The senior secretary, who led the Bangladesh delegation, was speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Ministry after the 90-minute virtual tripartite meeting this afternoon.