Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, visiting Turkiye, emphasised on Friday that accountability for crimes against humanity perpetrated against the Rohingya community is a crucial factor in ensuring justice and the ultimate resolution of the crisis.
He also asserted that Bangladesh will continue to lend its unwavering support for the just cause of establishing an independent Palestinian state in accordance with multiple UN resolutions.
On the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025, Touhid had a meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim AA Khan KC and discussed the issues.
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam, the Bangladesh ambassador to Turkiye and other senior officials from both sides attended the meeting.
Touhid expressed the deepest sympathy over the suffering of the people of Palestine in the recent Israeli aggression.
The meeting discussed all aspects of engagements between Bangladesh and the ICC.
The ICC prosecutor lauded Bangladesh’s unwavering stance for the cause of the international justice system, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The foreign adviser expressed Bangladesh’s continued support to the Rome Statute and the ICC.
He said Bangladesh’s interest in exploring tangible cooperation with the ICC in training and skilling experts, academics and jurists.
Touhid appreciated the ICC for its stance vis-a-vis on the situation in the Rohingya crisis and Gaza.
Both sides agreed to further enhance the level of existing engagements in the coming days.
