Kabir Humayun: Rohi-ngya issue is an important issue for the Commonwealth, said visiting Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland yesterday.
She said this while speaking at an event, titled ‘The Commonwealth Advantage: Progress and Potential’, at Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) here in the morning.
Replying to a query, she said Rohingya issue is an important issue for the Commonwealth.
The Secretary General appreciated Bangladesh for sheltering and providing humanitarian support to a large number of Rohingyas.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali spoke at the event as the chief guest.
This is part of her first official visit to three Commonwealth member countries in Asia.
During the Scotland, she will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and a number of other ministers and dignitaries of Bangladesh, said the Foreign Ministry here.
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