President Mohammed Shahabuddin urged India to take more effective steps to ensure safe repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar.

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pranay Kumar Verma paid a courtesy call on him at the Bangabhaban on Tuesday (May 2).

The president said, Bangladesh has given shelter to the Myanmar citizens but they are not only creating problems in Bangladesh but also in the entire region. 

President's press secretary Md Joynal Abedin quoted the President as telling the envoy.

He gratefully recalled the important role played by the people and government of India in the Great Liberation War of Bangladesh under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bengali of all times. 

During the meeting, Valiant Freedom Fighter Shahabuddin also highlighted his training during his stay in India in 1971 and participation in the Liberation War.

Secretaries concerned to the Bangabhaban and Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Binoy George were also present on the meeting.

BDST: 2045 HRS, MAY 02, 2023
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