The 45th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM) will begin today with a special focus on the Rohingya issue and other challenges facing the Muslim countries. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to open the two-day event at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka in the morning. Some 600 delegates, including 27 foreign ministers and 12 state ministers, will join the event, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told journalists on Thursday. Canada will attend the event as a special guest country, with its delegation led by its Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. Officials at the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said the Rohingya crisis and the challenges facing the Muslim world will be discussed at length at the council.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 04, 2018 19:07 UTC