President calls for united efforts to address global refugee problem

President M Abdul Hamid on Thursday called upon all to work together to address the global refugee problem, including the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh, and the adverse impact of climate change, reports BSS.
The President came up with the call while receiving the credentials of non-resident ambassadors and high commissioner of six countries to Bangladesh at Bangabhaban in the city.
After the ceremony, President's Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told the news agency that five ambassadors and one High Commissioner presented their credentials to the President.
The President said Bangladesh is playing a strong role in various regional and international forums in tackling climate change and stressed the need for concerted action to eliminate these crises.
The envoys are the high commissioner of Malta Reuben Gauci and five ambassadors - - Aswin Isaev of Kyrgyz Republic, Ritva Koukku-Ronde of Finland, Rashid Sesay of Sierra Leone, Andras Laszlo KIRALY of Hungary and Mariana Pacheco Montes of Colombia. Welcoming the envoys, President Hamid expressed the hope that the new envoys would work to enhance mutual cooperation during their respective tenures.
He said Bangladesh is now a role model for development across the world in collaboration with development partners. Besides, Bangladesh has been acclaimed in the world for women's empowerment.
Noting that the whole world is now interdependent due to information technology (IT), the President said the bilateral and multilateral cooperation is very urgent to harness the development potentials of their respective countries.
Abdul Hamid said Bangladesh has already graduated from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing country.
Although the global economy was in turmoil during the Corona epidemic, Bangladesh's economy has already been retrieved as a result of time-befitting steps taken by the current government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the President mentioned.
President Hamid, the Bangabhaban spokesman, said has assured the ambassador of their full support in performing their responsibilities in Dhaka to further strengthen Bangladesh's relationship with their respective countries.