Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reaffirmed Bangladesh's continued support for the State of Palestine and its people.
"We will continue to support the cause of the Palestinian people," he said when State of Palestine Ambassador Yousef Ramadan paid a courtesy call on the chief adviser of the interim government at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
During the meeting, Yunus said he hopes Palestine will get the desired independent statehood.
Issues of mutual interest, global support for the State of Palestine, genocide in Gaza and tensions in the Middle East were discussed in the meeting.
Ambassador Ramadan appreciated the chief adviser's recent speech at the United Nations, saying it was timely and shed a much-needed spotlight on the Palestinian issue.
"You've called spade a spade," he said.
The Palestinian envoy said some 60 Palestinian doctors who received medical education in Bangladesh are now serving the patients in Gaza.
He said 200 more Palestinian students are waiting to receive higher education in Bangladesh.
While addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Sept 27, Yunus urged global leaders to enforce an immediate and complete ceasefire to protect the Palestinian people from brutalities along with holding accountable all those responsible for crimes against humanity in Palestine.
He said the genocide in Gaza continues unabated despite global concerns and condemnation.
"The situation in Palestine does not just concern the Arabs or Muslims at large but rather the entire humanity. Palestinians are no expendable people. All those responsible for the crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people must be held accountable," he said.
He said the international community, including the UN, needs to act in earnest to implement the two-state solution that remains the only path to bring lasting peace in the Middle-East.
