Bangladesh joins other delegations in thanking the coordinators of the two draft resolutions (A/73/L.35 and A/73/L.41) under agenda item 78 for their excellent work.
Healthy oceans are critical to sustaining life, eliminating poverty and promoting prosperity on the planet. Thanks to the peaceful se…
The delegation of Bangladesh wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on Afghanistan (A/73/374).
Bangladesh remains encouraged by the international community’s commitment of constant support for sustained peace and stability in Afghanistan. The Security Council’s visit to …
We join others in reaffirming our delegation’s commitment to the inalienable rights of the people of Palestine on the auspicious occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. We reiterate our principled support for draft resolutions A/73/L.31, A/73/L.32, А/73/L.33 and …
Bangladesh thanks the Chinese presidency for organizing this open debate. We thank the Secretary-General and the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security for sharing their thoughts on further advancing the strategic partnership between the two organizations with a focus on peacekeeping…
We thank the President for convening this meeting as a curtain-raiser to the work of the intergovernmental negotiations on
Bangladesh reaffirms the central role of the Assembly on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters re…
Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We thank the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session for sharing her insights and for linking the question of the revitalization of the G…
Bangladesh thanks the Chinese presidency for convening today’s open debate, and we appreciate the Secretary-General’s introductory briefing.
We also align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countri…
Bangladesh takes note of the report (see A/73/315) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and thanks Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General, for his able leadership of the Agency.
During the reporting period, in our national context, we have started construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power P…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for presenting his reports (see A/73/PV.31).
This year, Bangladesh was once again elected to the Human Rights Council to represent the Group of Asia-Pacific States for the 2019-2021 term. We take this opportunity to once…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on draft resolution A/73/L.3, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”.
The sufferin…
I am exercising the right of reply in reference to the statement made by the representative of Myanmar.
The Pre-Trial Chamber’s ruling in the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirms the jurisdiction of the Court over the forced deportation from Myanmar to Bangladesh, which is a State party to t…
Bangladesh thanks the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his comprehensive report with its valuable insights (see A/73/334). We commend his observations concerning the standing of the ICC vis-à-vis national sovereignty, a relationship worthy of the attention of all Member States…
We thank the Bolivian presidency for organizing this open debate. We appreciate the briefing by the Secretary-General and his annual report (S/2018/900) concerning progress,
challenges and gaps in implementing the women and peace and security agenda. We also thank the other briefers for sharing the…
Bangladesh thanks the President of the International Court of Justice for his report (A/73/4) providing a summary of the Court’s extensive judicial activities over the reporting period, which involved a number of contentious, as well as new, cases. We would like to take this opportunity to once agai…
We thank you, Mr. President, for giving us an opportunity to speak. We appreciate the efforts by nine Council members to organize this briefing by Mr. Marzuki Darusman, Chairperson of the independent international fact- finding mission on Myanmar.
As far as Bangladesh is concerned, our overriding p…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We would also like to make some additional remarks in our national capacity.
We thank the Secretary-General for his reports portraying the development scenario in Africa (A/73/…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this debate and for giving us an opportunity to speak. We thank Mr. Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his comprehensive briefing.
As a lead troop- and police-contributing country, Bangladesh takes pride in its value-driven contributi…
We thank the President for convening this high-level event to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear Tests. We appreciate the insights shared with us by the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) and the Honorary Ambassador of the…
We thank the United Kingdom presidency for organizing this open debate. The focus on mediation and the settlement of disputes is significant, since the last time the Council deliberated on the subject was in April 2009 (see S/PV.6108). The presidential statement adopted in the aftermath of that deba…
We deeply appreciate the United Kingdom presidency’s initiative to organize this open briefing on the situation in Myanmar. The United Kingdom’s consistent lead on this issue in the Council has been a source of moral strength for the millions of Rohingya and others affected by this humanitarian cris…
