Staff Correspondent

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that Bangladesh is and will be on the side of the freedom-seeking people of Palestine. The highest violation of human rights is in Palestine.

Bangladesh's premier condemned Israel's aggression in Palestine and Bangladesh will stand by Palestine until the liberation of Palestine.

The environment minister made the remarks in the speech of the chief guest at the food distribution ceremony supported by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Embassies of OIC countries, the Kuwait Society for Relief-Bangladesh Office and the Society for Social and Technological Support, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr courtesy of Kuwait as Eid gifts among the people of Ward No. 71 and 72 under Mugda police station of Dhaka-9 Constituency on Sunday.

The environment minister also said that the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has contributed a lot to Islam in Bangladesh.

He made Bangladesh a member of OIC. The minister also said, this time we have helped 25 thousand families. Even if there are 4 members in each family, we have helped 1 lakh people. Arrangements are being made for them to celebrate Eid happily with their loved ones. Let us all stand with the common people.

Yousef SY Ramadan, Ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh, said, "We will never forget the contribution of Bangladeshi brothers and sisters. When Palestine becomes independent, we will remember with respect, that the brothers and sisters of Bangladesh were by our side."

On this occasion, besides Yousef SY Ramadan, the Ambassador of Palestine appointed to Bangladesh, social and humanitarian activist Faraaz Karim Chowdhury, Mugda Thana Awami League President Mosharraf Hossain Bahar, Sabujbagh Thana Awami League General Secretary Chittaranjan Das and local Awami League and its organisational leaders also spoke.