Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said problems faced by Muslims minorities in non-Muslim countries and overall Rohingya situation will get special importance at the conference under the theme "Hand in Hand toward the Future”.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now on a tri-nation visit, will lead Bangladesh delegation at the conference to be attended by high-level delegations of 148 countries, including Observer countries, OIC bodies and heads of various international organisations.
Bangladesh is now hosting over 1.2 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district. Most of the Rohingyas entered Bangladesh since August 25, 2017 amid military crackdown agains them in Rakhine State.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International has gathered new evidence that the Myanmar military is committing war crimes and other human rights violations in Rakhine State.
The military operation is ongoing, raising the prospect of additional crimes being committed, it said following a recent investigation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
In the absence of any domestic accountability, Amnesty International has called on the UN Security Council to urgently refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court and impose a comprehensive arms embargo.
Myanmar’s international partners must also rethink about their relations with the Myanmar military leadership and implement targeted sanctions against senior officials through multilateral bodies like the European Union and the Association of South East Asian Nations, it said.
“With Myanmar’s military committing atrocities as brazenly as ever, it’s clear international pressure needs to intensify,” said Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia on Wednesday.
“Again and again, the international community has failed to stop the Myanmar military’s crimes and protect the civilian population. The Security Council was established to respond to exactly these kinds of situations, it’s time it took its responsibility seriously.”
The new report, “No one can protect us”: War crimes and abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, details how the Myanmar military, also known as the Tatmadaw, have killed and injured civilians in indiscriminate attacks since January 2019.
The Islamic Summit Conference will also focus on the Palestinian cause and developments in the Arab, African and Asian regions, according to OIC.
Cultural, economic, scientific, social and other matters of concern to the OIC Member States will equally be discussed, it said.
Two meetings as preparation to the 14th Islamic Summit Conference were held in Jeddah.
The OIC Senior Officials held their meeting, in preparation for the Summit, on May 27 in the presence of Member States’ delegations and representatives to the Organization.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry’s Undersecretary for International and Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi presided over the Senior Officials’ Meeting that discussed the Summit’s draft final communiqué.
It was referred to the preparatory foreign ministerial meeting for the Summit held on Thursday.