Dhaka Bureau: General Secretary of the Awami League and Minister of Road Transport and Bridges, Obaidul Quader, said that if we suffer from the internal conflict crisis in Myanmar, it will be very sad. But if any of us is attacked, that attack will be answered. He said this at a press conference on Saturday (June 15) at noon.
Obaidul Quader said, Why do we see ourselves as so short? We are also ready. I will not attack, but if attacked, what will I leave? We have no enmity with the government of Myanmar. The door to dialogue is open. We can talk. As long as you can talk, talk can be discussed. We are and will try to resolve the issue through dialogue. Let us have no provocation.
He said, We don’t want war. Sheikh Hasina has liberally opened the border for the influx of Rohingyas and for humanitarian reasons since August 25. That is why she is called the mother of humanity. The Prime Minister was at Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s residence in Washington after the UN session. At that time, a small operation was done. He used to call everyone concerned about the government and security forces every day. He used to warn, even at the party level, that no one should give any incitement. Because provocation can lead to war. Our airspace has also been violated twice. I have been patient with the instructions of the Prime Minister. Later, that situation did not go far.
The bridge minister said, however, that the Rohingya problem is still there. The world praises them for sheltering them and giving them lip service. But the amount of aid that was available for these Rohingyas has decreased a lot. We are in crisis ourselves in the ongoing world crisis. There is no reason to worry about ourselves. There are 11–12 lakh Rohingya, causing additional pressure. The big countries in the world that talk about Rohingyas do not need lip service.
He said we needed to remove the Rohingya pressure. Totally trying. Sheikh Hasina’s government first raised the Rohingya issue everywhere. It’s sad that institutions like the United Nations have become useless. Israel, the big country, doesn’t listen to them. I can’t see any practical effect of the UN’s objections.
