Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangabandhu's policy, his struggle, perseverance and sacrifice will continue to encourage the people, particularly the young generation, to follow his path of peace and harmony. 

The foreign minister was addressing a virtual function marking the inauguration of Bangabandhu Corner at Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs ( BILIA) on Thursday. 

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Barrister M. Amir-UL Islam, Chairman of Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) and Prof. Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Director of BILIA also spoke. 

Dr Momen said that having embraced the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina concluded the peace accord in the Chittagong Hill Tracts during her first term more than two decades ago. 

She resolved critical issues with neighbours, India and Myanmar through dialogue and discussion by peaceful means, he said.

She also became the ’mother of humanity’ by providing shelter and humanitarian assistance to the 1.1 million hapless and persecuted Rohingya population from Myanmar-which is a unique example of humanity and compassion, he said. 

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Bangabandhu in his UNGA speech in 1974 said, “Peace is imperative for the survival of humanity. It represents the deepest aspirations of men and women throughout the world”.

Keeping all these perspective into consideration, Dr Momen said, Bangladesh is going to hold an International Conference titled ‘World Peace Conference’ at the end of this year with participation of all reputed actors contributing to peace and security across the globe. 

He said the vision of Bangabandhu Corner is to promote and disseminate the critical information of the sacrifices of Bangabandhu, his struggle for justice, establishment of democracy and rights of people plus the socio- economic achievement over the last few years under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from a “ bottomless basket” to a “land of opportunity” and economic miracle. 

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The Bangabandhu Corner should involve varieties of stakeholders in organizing seminars workshops, symposia, film shows and the like, he said. 

"It should be vibrant in its activities. We have established Bangabandhu Corner in all of our missions abroad including in our ministry."