Prof Yunus says in a statement
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday that Bangladesh, as a state, is committed to ensuring fair justice for the military officials who were killed during the 2009 BDR carnage in Pilkhana, Dhaka.
In a statement marking the first anniversary of National Martyred Army Day, the Chief Adviser honoured the martyrs as the nation’s brightest children, and said the interim government decided to observe February 25 as the national day every year from now on.
“The family members of the martyrs are still waiting for justice for the murder of their relatives even after so many years of losing their loved ones. After the brutal killing of the valiant army members in Pilkhana, we have been kept in confusion as a nation for many years,” he said in the statement.
Prof Yunus hoped that the country and its people will stand beside the martyrs’ families and all the oppressed people being sympathetic. “From now on, this day will remind us of the unexpected brutal death of a group of brave people who were on the way with a vow to fight for the country as a controller of our consciousness and feelings.”
No more lives should be lost in misrule, conspiracy and self-pride, he said.
“On this day, we pledge to build a self-reliant and civilised Bangladesh in memory of the martyred soldiers of the nation. On the occasion of Martyred Army Day, on behalf of the nation, I once again pay my humble respect to all the martyrs,” the CA added.
Meanwhile, Prof Yunus on Tuesday also urged the Maldivian government for regularising the undocumented Bangladeshi expatriates living in the country and recruiting more workforce from Bangladesh.
The Chief Adviser conveyed this to High Commissioner of the Maldives Shiuneen Rasheed when she met him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
Bangladeshi expatriates are working in the Maldives, mainly in the tourism and fishing industries. A good number of Bangladeshi physicians are also working in the Maldives.
The High Commissioner conveyed thanks to the Chief Adviser informing that Maldivian students are currently studying in different educational institutions in Bangladesh, especially in medical education.
The Chief Adviser said that Bangladesh is ready to welcome more students from the Maldives.
Dr Yunus greeted the High Commissioner, who is in her first ambassadorial role in Bangladesh.
Prof Yunus hoped that during her stay in Bangladesh, the relationship between the two countries would be strengthened further.
High Commissioner Shiuneen Rasheed mentioned that the trade relations between Bangladesh and the Maldives have been growing in recent months.
“Our import from Bangladesh has increased, including pharmaceuticals,” she said, and hoped that the development vision of Maldives would create more opportunities for cooperation between the two countries.
She said that some Bangladeshi companies had set up businesses in the Maldives and that the number of Bangladeshi tourists in the Maldives grew by 17.5 percent in the last year.
The High Commissioner thanked the Chief Adviser for his role in the campaign for mitigating the impact of climate change. “We are really encouraged by your commitment to climate action, and Maldives wants to continue collaboration with Bangladesh on the issue of climate change” she added.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday that Bangladesh, as a state, is committed to ensuring fair justice for the military officials who were killed during the 2009 BDR carnage in Pilkhana, Dhaka.
In a statement marking the first anniversary of National Martyred Army Day, the Chief Adviser honoured the martyrs as the nation’s brightest children, and said the interim government decided to observe February 25 as the national day every year from now on.
“The family members of the martyrs are still waiting for justice for the murder of their relatives even after so many years of losing their loved ones. After the brutal killing of the valiant army members in Pilkhana, we have been kept in confusion as a nation for many years,” he said in the statement.
Prof Yunus hoped that the country and its people will stand beside the martyrs’ families and all the oppressed people being sympathetic. “From now on, this day will remind us of the unexpected brutal death of a group of brave people who were on the way with a vow to fight for the country as a controller of our consciousness and feelings.”
No more lives should be lost in misrule, conspiracy and self-pride, he said.
“On this day, we pledge to build a self-reliant and civilised Bangladesh in memory of the martyred soldiers of the nation. On the occasion of Martyred Army Day, on behalf of the nation, I once again pay my humble respect to all the martyrs,” the CA added.
Meanwhile, Prof Yunus on Tuesday also urged the Maldivian government for regularising the undocumented Bangladeshi expatriates living in the country and recruiting more workforce from Bangladesh.
The Chief Adviser conveyed this to High Commissioner of the Maldives Shiuneen Rasheed when she met him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
Bangladeshi expatriates are working in the Maldives, mainly in the tourism and fishing industries. A good number of Bangladeshi physicians are also working in the Maldives.
The High Commissioner conveyed thanks to the Chief Adviser informing that Maldivian students are currently studying in different educational institutions in Bangladesh, especially in medical education.
The Chief Adviser said that Bangladesh is ready to welcome more students from the Maldives.
Dr Yunus greeted the High Commissioner, who is in her first ambassadorial role in Bangladesh.
Prof Yunus hoped that during her stay in Bangladesh, the relationship between the two countries would be strengthened further.
High Commissioner Shiuneen Rasheed mentioned that the trade relations between Bangladesh and the Maldives have been growing in recent months.
“Our import from Bangladesh has increased, including pharmaceuticals,” she said, and hoped that the development vision of Maldives would create more opportunities for cooperation between the two countries.
She said that some Bangladeshi companies had set up businesses in the Maldives and that the number of Bangladeshi tourists in the Maldives grew by 17.5 percent in the last year.
The High Commissioner thanked the Chief Adviser for his role in the campaign for mitigating the impact of climate change. “We are really encouraged by your commitment to climate action, and Maldives wants to continue collaboration with Bangladesh on the issue of climate change” she added.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday that Bangladesh, as a state, is committed to ensuring fair justice for the military officials who were killed during the 2009 BDR carnage in Pilkhana, Dhaka.
In a statement marking the first anniversary of National Martyred Army Day, the Chief Adviser honoured the martyrs as the nation’s brightest children, and said the interim government decided to observe February 25 as the national day every year from now on.
“The family members of the martyrs are still waiting for justice for the murder of their relatives even after so many years of losing their loved ones. After the brutal killing of the valiant army members in Pilkhana, we have been kept in confusion as a nation for many years,” he said in the statement.
Prof Yunus hoped that the country and its people will stand beside the martyrs’ families and all the oppressed people being sympathetic. “From now on, this day will remind us of the unexpected brutal death of a group of brave people who were on the way with a vow to fight for the country as a controller of our consciousness and feelings.”
No more lives should be lost in misrule, conspiracy and self-pride, he said.
“On this day, we pledge to build a self-reliant and civilised Bangladesh in memory of the martyred soldiers of the nation. On the occasion of Martyred Army Day, on behalf of the nation, I once again pay my humble respect to all the martyrs,” the CA added.
Meanwhile, Prof Yunus on Tuesday also urged the Maldivian government for regularising the undocumented Bangladeshi expatriates living in the country and recruiting more workforce from Bangladesh.
The Chief Adviser conveyed this to High Commissioner of the Maldives Shiuneen Rasheed when she met him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
Bangladeshi expatriates are working in the Maldives, mainly in the tourism and fishing industries. A good number of Bangladeshi physicians are also working in the Maldives.
The High Commissioner conveyed thanks to the Chief Adviser informing that Maldivian students are currently studying in different educational institutions in Bangladesh, especially in medical education.
The Chief Adviser said that Bangladesh is ready to welcome more students from the Maldives.
Dr Yunus greeted the High Commissioner, who is in her first ambassadorial role in Bangladesh.
Prof Yunus hoped that during her stay in Bangladesh, the relationship between the two countries would be strengthened further.
High Commissioner Shiuneen Rasheed mentioned that the trade relations between Bangladesh and the Maldives have been growing in recent months.
“Our import from Bangladesh has increased, including pharmaceuticals,” she said, and hoped that the development vision of Maldives would create more opportunities for cooperation between the two countries.
She said that some Bangladeshi companies had set up businesses in the Maldives and that the number of Bangladeshi tourists in the Maldives grew by 17.5 percent in the last year.
The High Commissioner thanked the Chief Adviser for his role in the campaign for mitigating the impact of climate change. “We are really encouraged by your commitment to climate action, and Maldives wants to continue collaboration with Bangladesh on the issue of climate change” she added.
