Talking to journalists after his meeting with state minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Wednesday, he said the issue is a “great concern” for Japan. Bangladesh State Minister Shahriar Alam said Japan was with Bangladesh from the beginning. A boy is pulled to safety as Rohingya refugees scuffle while queueing for aid at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 26, 2017. Reuters“Japan is a friendly country for us,” he said, adding that in the meeting he also reminded that Bangladesh did not contest the Security Council election for Japan. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has presented her five-point proposals to the UN General Assembly for the solution of this decades-old crisis.

Source: bd News24 September 27, 2017 08:48 UTC