Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the solution of the Palestine crisis depends on the united efforts of the Muslim Ummah.

“If Muslim Ummah works unitedly, it is possible to solve the Palestine crisis,” she said.

The Prime Minister said this while the envoys of the OIC member states assigned in Dhaka met her at her official residence Ganabhaban.

Ambassador of Palestine Yousef S. Y. Ramadan led the delegation.

The prime minister assured that Bangladesh stands by the Palestinians and would continue to do so following the policy initiated by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said that the OIC member countries discussed the issue of Gaza situation in the wake of the escalation of the military action and humanitarian catastrophe there.

“Bangladesh will continue to support for the cause of the Palestinians as it did in the past,” she was quoted as saying.

The prime minister mentioned that special mujajat will be offered at the Jumma prayers for the Palestinians in all mosques across the country on Friday.

At the meeting, the Palestinian Ambassador elaborated severity carried out by the Israeli military in Gaza and its surroundings, saying it has created a humanitarian catastrophe, and the Israeli forces are using the most advanced US technology.

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Yusef Y  Ramadan said that the Israeli forces carried out air strikes in Gaza despite the innocent Palestinians--most of them being children and pregnant women--took shelter in a hospital run by the Christians as they believed it to be safer.

During the time, he mentioned that the Palestinians who studied on medicine in Bangladesh are now working in the war field.

Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Essa Yousef Essa Al Duhailan, Ambassador of Algeria Rabah LARBI, Ambassador of Morocco Majid Halim, Ambassador of Qatar Ali M. S. Al-Qahtani, Ambassador of Libya Abdulmutaleb S M Suliman, Ambassador of Turkey Ramis Sen, Ambassador of Iran Mansour Chavoshi, High Commissioner of Brunei Haji Haris Bin Othman, Charge d' Affaires of UAE Hamid Al Tamimi,  Charge d' Affaires of Iraq Mohanad Al Darraji, Charge d' Affaires of Oman Fathia Al - Bulushi, Charge d' Affaires of Indonesia Raden Usman Effendi and Charge d' Affaires of Egypt Mina Makary were present during the call on.

Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman was present during the meeting.