He said when the Rohingya crisis erupted “(Hasina) opened widely her arms to welcome Rohingyas and you all of Bangladesh opened your generous hospitality…that is very important”. The other two women leaders she mentioned are German Chancellor Angela Merkel and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The special adviser spoke at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organised seminar on ‘1971 Genocide in Bangladesh’ in Dhaka on Sunday. Bangladesh nationally observes Mar 25 as Genocide Day commemorating those killed by the Pakistani occupation forces on that night in 1971. Dieng, however, said recognising genocide or looking into the legal issues are not his mandate as an UN special adviser on the prevention of genocide.

Source: bd News24 March 24, 2019 15:56 UTC