{"id":80311,"date":"2022-08-06T15:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T15:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=80311"},"modified":"2022-08-06T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T15:47:13","slug":"momen-calls-on-cambodian-senior-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=80311","title":{"rendered":"Momen calls on Cambodian Senior Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka:<\/strong> Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen paid a courtesy call on Senior Minister and In-charge of Special Mission (Islamic Affairs) of Cambodia, Oknha Datuk Dr. Othsman Hassan, in Phnom Penh yesterday, during his three-day visit to Cambodia to attend the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).<\/p>\n

During the meeting, Momen apprised the Minister about the Bangladesh\u2019s long established tradition of liberal, moderate and tolerant religious way of life that conditioned an environment of non-communal peaceful coexistence by the followers of different faiths. He also stated that religious harmony is the motto of our Prime Minister.<\/p>\n

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He further added that our Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a devoted Muslim and he established many Muslim institutions.<\/p>\n

Momen underscored that Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country where 90% of her people are Muslims. Secularism is a state principle firmly enshrined in the constitution of the country.<\/p>\n

He highlighted that Bangladesh maintains a policy of \u2018zero tolerance\u2019 towards all forms of terrorism. He stressed that the people from Buddhist Religion are happy in our country.<\/p>\n

In response, Hassan informed that 93% of Cambodian people are Buddhists, 5% are Muslims and 2% are the believers of other religions.<\/p>\n

He further added that they have Muslim members of the Parliament.<\/p>\n

The Cambodian Senior Minister sought the support of Bangladesh in becoming a member of OIC.<\/p>\n

He also sought support from Bangladesh for agricultural machineries for their mills.<\/p>\n

The two Ministers also discussed on the issues of Rohingya repatriation, trade &\u00a0 investment, agriculture, aquaculture & fisheries, youth & cultural exchange programs etc.<\/p>\n

Momen requested for Cambodia\u2019s support in expediting Bangladesh\u2019s bid for ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner (SDP).<\/p>\n

He also invited the Cambodian Senior Minister to visit Bangladesh at a date of mutual convenience and the latter readily accepted the invitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen paid a courtesy call on Senior Minister and In-charge of Special Mission (Islamic Affairs) of Cambodia, Oknha Datuk Dr. Othsman Hassan, in Phnom Penh yesterday, during his three-day visit to Cambodia to attend the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). During the meeting, Momen apprised the Minister about the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":80312,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n