DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the British government to withdraw the temporary embargo on cargo flight operations from Dhaka to the UK.
In March last year, the British government imposed the ban on security grounds.
The premier made the call when visiting British Minister for Asia and Pacific Alok Sharma met with her at Gono Bhaban in Dhaka.
Hasina described how the embargo caused a setback for Bangladeshi businesses and its business community in Britain.
Sharma said experts of the two countries would sit together to find ways to resume the cargo operations. The prime minister raised the Rohingha issue and sought support of the international community and particularly of Britain for the refugees’ temporary relocation in a safe and hygienic environment.
Hasina informed Sharma that around 0.4 million documented and undocumented Myanmar nationals are now living in Bangladesh in an inhumane condition.
“The international community should come forward to extend support to resolve the problem,” she said.
Hasina reiterated her government’s “zero tolerance” stance against terrorism.
The press secretary to the prime minister said the premier and the British minister expressed satisfaction over the excellent bilateral relations, expecting the ties to be strengthened more in future.
