'Bangladesh worried over power seizure by armed forces in various countries'

Foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen has said Bangladesh is worried over the ongoing violence and power seizure by armed forces in different countries.

He also fears those crises may come to the fore leaving behind Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), climate change and human rights issues.

The foreign secretary made these remarks at the concluding session of a discussion on 'G-20 Dhaka to Delhi' at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday.

Masud Bin Momen said Bangladesh will place its position in the meetings of various multilateral forums amid the uncertain global situation as the global uncertainty impacts the interest of Bangladesh.

The foreign secretary said, "We hope the global issues of priority will come up at the G-20 summit in September and this will play a role in achieving our priority issues. India was our biggest strategic partner during the liberation war in 1971 and there is a continuity of that. So we have been invited to the G-20 summit."

Saying that others consider the relation between Bangladesh and India a model of 'neighbour diplomacy', the foreign secretary said, "India has brought about a big change by inviting the countries of Global South in the G-20 summit. Similar attitude was noted at Johannesburg's BRICS summit, where Africa was the centre of discussion. Such two summits ahead of the UN General Assembly indicate the world again is giving more importance on the multipolar system. We believe steps will be taken to solve crisis in the world at the G-20 summit."