The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The majority party leader and Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday vehemently condemned the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip and expressed her profound shock over the death of huge innocent civilians in the aggression.

Sheikh Hasina made the remark while ambassadors and charged d'affaires of seven Middle Eastern countries called on the AL chief at her Sudhasadan residence here.

During the meeting, Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for an immediate halt to the Israeli aggression and called upon the international community leaders to play their due to stop the killings of the innocent Palestinians.

Talking to reporters after the call on, former Ambassador M Jamir, who was present at the meeting, said the Awami League president at the talks expressed her solidarity with the Palestinian people.

The envoys are from Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.

Palestinian Ambassador Shaher Mohammad led the delegation during the half an hour meeting. The envoys congratulated Sheikh Hasina for a landslide victory of her electoral alliance- Mohajote-in December 29 parliamentary elections.

Thanking the envoys for their gesture, the AL president urged the diplomats to increase manpower import from Bangladesh and enhance facilities of Bangladeshis working in their countries.