Bangladesh has called upon the international community to create comprehensive pressure on Israel to stop its air strikes on Gaza.
Calling the attacks on the civilian population in Gaza unwanted and disgraceful, the cabinet discussed a condemn motion at a regular meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the secretariat yesterday.
Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told reporters after the meeting that the cabinet condemned the Israeli aggression against Gaza.
“Bangladesh is always with the Palestinians. The support of Bangladesh for Palestinians will always continue,” the condemn motion proposal read.
The death toll of Palestinian people killed in Israeli air strikes climbed to at least 176 yesterday, while 1,230 more have been wounded in the air strikes.
In the meeting, the cabinet also gave its approval in principal for the Bangladesh Railway Board (Repeal) Act 2014.
On Monday, Israel continued its air and naval bombardments of the Gaza while around half a dozen Israelis have been wounded since the start of the week-old offensive. Thousands of people have fled homes in northern Gaza after an Israeli warning.
Israel has massed thousands of troops on the border, amid speculation of a possible a ground invasion.