Bangladesh has reiterated its call to Canada for the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, the self-confessed and convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. During a bilateral meeting with Canadian Minister for International Development Harjit Sajjan at the Indonesian Lounge in UNHQs on Friday, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen drew attention of the government of Canada for the deportation of Nur Chowdhury from the country. Few days ago in Dhaka, Dr Momen raised the same issue with Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Lilly Nicholls. Also read: Bangladesh reiterates call to Canada for deportation of killer Nur Chy "We understand it’s an important issue for Bangladesh. I’ll convey this to my capital,” the High Commissioner told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. Nur Chowdhury has been living in Canada as a fugitive for close to thirty years. The Foreign Minister of Bangladesh updated Canadian counterpart Harjit Sajjan about the ongoing situation of Rohingya and sought Canada's cooperation in repatriating Rohingyas to Myanmar, according to Bangladesh Mission at the UN. The Canadian Minister assured his country's support for the repatriation of the Rohingya and praised Bangladesh's generosity in providing shelter and humanitarian assistance to the the persecuted Rohingya population. Dr Momen invited the Canadian Minister to visit Bangladesh while the Canadian Minister accepted the invitation and said that he would visit Bangladesh at a convenient time. The Foreign Minister is now in New York on an official visit. Also read: Joint committee to work to brand Bangladesh in Canada He will present Bangladesh’s amended documents to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) at the UN on March 1.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday said Bangladesh will continuously urge the US Administration to send back Bangabandhu's killer Rashed Chowdhury to execute the court verdict. 

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday hoped to bring back Bangabandhu's killer Rashed Chowdhury during ‘Mujib Borsho’ who is taking shelter in the USA with false documents. 

Bangladesh has urged Canada to send back Bangabandhu's killer Noor Chowdhury to execute the court verdict at home.    Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen raised the issue during a telephone conversation with his Canadian counterpart François-Philippe Champagne on Wednesday evening.    Dr Momen said it will be a big achievement for the people of Bangladesh if the killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is brought back to Bangladesh and the verdict is executed in the year of Bangabandhu's birth centenary.   Minister Champagne reiterated Canada’s support to Bangladesh in responding to the health and economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.    Canada and Bangladesh enjoy a long-standing relationship, strengthened by development cooperation, growing trade, people-to-people links and Canada’s commitment to support the Rohingya crisis.   The Canadian Minister proposed to form an alliance to face the post-COVID-19 challenges.