Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain and Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam held a meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on the sidelines of the 'Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF)2025' in Antalya, Turkey today. Photo : MoFA

DHAKA, April 11, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh would continue to lend its unwavering support for the just cause of establishing an independent Palestinian state in accordance with multiple UN resolutions. 
 
This assurance was made when Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain and Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam held a meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on the sidelines of the 'Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF)2025' in Antalya, Turkey today, said a Foreign Ministry press release here.  
 
During the meeting, the advisers expressed deepest sympathy over the sufferings of the people of Palestine in the recent aggression. 
 
They appreciated ICC on its stance on the situation in Rohingya crisis and Gaza. 
 
Regarding the Rohingya issue, the advisers emphasized that accountability for the crimes against humanity perpetrated against the Rohingya community is a crucial factor in ensuring justice and the ultimate resolution of the crisis. 
 
The meeting discussed all aspects of engagements between Bangladesh and ICC. 
 
The Prosecutor of ICC lauded Bangladesh's unwavering stance for the cause of international justice system. 
 
The Foreign Adviser expressed Bangladesh's continued support to the Rome Statute and to the ICC. 
 
Hossain stated Bangladesh's interest in exploring tangible cooperation with ICC in training and skilling experts, academics, jurists. 
 
Both sides agreed to further enhance the level of existing engagements in the coming days.
 
Bangladesh Ambassador to Trkiye and other senior officials from both the sides attended the meeting. 

The three-day ADF 2025 kicked off today in Antalya with the theme, Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World, under the patronage of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

This year's theme "Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World" reflects the pressing need for diplomacy to reassert itself as a stabilizing force, amid rising global divisions.

The ADF gathered global leaders, policymakers, academics, business experts as well as representatives of media and civil society to explore how diplomacy can turn the tide and navigate through a fragmented world to find a common ground for collective action.

More than 20 heads of state and government, over 50 foreign ministers, more than 70 ministers, and approximately 60 senior representatives from international organizations, as well as over 4,000 guests, including students attended the forum.