Oman has appreciated the decision of relocating some of the Rohingyas to Bhasan Char from Cox’s Bazar, the foreign ministry said.
Head of Mission of Embassy of Sultanate of Oman Ta’eebsalim ‘Abdullah Al ‘ Alawi appreciated the decision as he found the river island ‘conducive and safe for living’.
The chargé d'affaires (CDA) paid his farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen recently at his official residence in Dhaka, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
He referred to several visits to Cox’s Bazar several times to supervise the construction work of 16000 make-shift homes in Cox’s Bazar.
He further made an observation that the living standard of Bhashan Char will be apparently better than many parts of rural areas of Bangladesh.
He further 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.
The Foreign Minister congratulated the Head of Mission on his successful completion of tour of duty in Bangladesh.
He expressed the sincerest gratitude to the government of Oman for ensuring necessary care to about 700,000 Bangladeshi workers, the third largest of Bangladesh 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.
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Dr. Momen deeply appreciated Oman’s support at the International Fora 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.
The CDA 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.
Ta’eebsalim ‘Abdullah Al ‘ Alawi appreciated the unprecedented role of the government of Bangladesh 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.
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