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**Bengal_Tiger** · 03-09-2014, 08:19 AM

OIC to continue work with Bangladesh

Iyad Ameen Madani

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani today assured that his organisation would continue to work with the present government of Bangladesh, saying there were ‘free elections’ in the country.

“OIC doesn’t get involved in domestic politics of any member state…whoever is in power represents Bangladesh…the OIC looks forward to working with the officials of the government of Bangladesh,” he told reporters at the foreign ministry.

The OIC chief came up with the remarks after separate meetings with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Secretary M Shahidul Haque.

Welcoming the results of the January 5 elections, Madani said he is here to listen to the leaders in terms of their vision for the OIC and the priorities of OIC in the future.

Responding to a question, the OIC chief said they see two challenges for the Muslim Ummah. “One is sectarian violence, which is between Shia and Sunnis. This is really a situation where there will be no winners and there will all be losers. We’ve to confront this as Muslims, as member states.”

He said the OIC has to play a role in this regard as there is a need to confront those voices of extremism that give themselves a right to talk on behalf of Islam.

“We cannot allow them to hijack Islam. Islam is a religion of tolerance, a peaceful coexistence of prosperity, scientific knowledge of free mind. We cannot allow ourselves to be taken away by literal translation of narrow minded extremism. This is the two challenges,” he added.

Madani arrived here at 3:50am today by a flight of Etihad Airways on a four-day official visit.

This his first visit to Bangladesh after assuming the office of secretary general recently and the purpose of the visit is to strengthen the existing cooperation between the OIC and Bangladesh, according to the foreign ministry.

Madani is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Jatiya Snagsad Bhaban at 6:30pm today after holding a meeting with Finance Minister AMA Muhith.

He will also meet Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, apart from visiting some educational institutions.

The OIC secretary general is scheduled to meet President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban at 7:30pm tomorrow.

Madani, a former minister of Saudi Arabia, assumed office as the 10th secretary general of OIC on January 1 this year after his election in the 12th OIC Summit held in Cairo, Egypt in February 2013.

Bangladesh is among the first few countries that the secretary general decided to visit after taking over charge of the OIC General Secretariat.

The OIC is the second largest international organisation, after the UN family, which groups 57 Muslim-majority countries spread over four continents.

OIC to continue work with Bangladesh

http://www.thedailystar.net/oic-to-continue-work-with-bangladesh-14779

Iyad Ameen Madani Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani today assured that his organisation would continue to work with the present government of Bangladesh, saying there were ‘free elections’ in the country. “OIC doesn’t get involved in domestic politics of any member state…whoever is in power represents Bangladesh…the OIC looks forward to working with the officials of the government of Bangladesh,” he told reporters at the foreign ministry. The OIC chief came up with the remarks after separate mee

*This former Saudi official clearly does not care about showing any support for the "Jamaat e Islami" organization in Bangladesh, otherwise he would have said "We hope that parties in Bangladesh can resolve their differences" (code for, there is a problem and a question of the Awami League government's legitimacy).

Instead he recognizes the elections (which btw I myself think were not fair).

Jamaatis will be furious at their Saudi benefactors decreasing support for them.

Jamaatis on defence.pk and elsewhere lie and claim the whole Muslim world has rejected Bangladesh which is nonsense.

**Bengal_Tiger** · 03-22-2014, 08:00 AM

Bangladesh committed to Islamic unity: OIC

Iyad Ameen Madani

JEDDAH: HABIB SHAIKH

Published — Sunday 16 March 2014

Bangladesh is committed to the principles of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which calls for Islamic unity and action to resolve issues facing Muslims, according to Iyad Ameen Madani, OIC secretary general, who recently visited the country.
According to reports, Madani said that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assured him of Dhaka's unflinching commitment to the OIC principles.
Madani paid tributes to Bangladesh for helping with various OIC development and peace projects in the Muslim world, including the Palestinian people and hosting the Islamic University of Technology (IUT).
Madani met with the Bangladesh President Mohammed Abdul Hamid and several ministers. He briefed Hamid and Hasina on the OIC's plans.
His meetings with the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Education were productive, as both sides agreed to enhance cooperation their respective areas. Other important issues discussed during the meetings included financial support for the OIC, and promoting education, training and capacity building for various bodies.
Madani visited the IUT campus at Gazipur near Dhaka and shared his views on how to turn the university into a center of excellence in science and technology.
He also visited the University of Dhaka and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), a non-profit company established in 1990 by the Bangladesh government to provide funds for microcredit programs aimed at the poor.
Madani also attended a parliamentary session where he met the speaker of the Parliament.

http://www.arabnews.com/news/541001

1. After Bangladesh itself, Saudi Arabia is the most important country in the world for Bangladesh in terms of its safety being protected. This is due to the holy sites. In fact most Bangladeshis would say Mecca and Medina are more important to them than other cities of Bangladesh (excluding the capital and their home regions).

2. Bangladesh has the largest number of UN peacekeepers in the world and also has a trained reserve military force of between 5-6 million (Ansar & VDP).

If the holy places were under attack these reserve forces of 5-6 million could be mobilized in part, or a big portion of them.

Former prime minister, Khaleda takes a salute of female Ansar & VDP.

Bangladesh sent 6,000 soldiers in the first gulf war to defend Saudi Arabia.

http://www.desert-storm.com/War/nations.html

In the 1980s the Saudis considered requesting a force of around 15,000 Bangladeshi soldiers to help with defence needs.

Press accounts reported that the Saudis were considering a plan to station a Bangladesh Army division (some 15,000 personnel) in the kingdom. The proposal was originally suggested by Zia, according to these reports. Although both governments have consistently denied reports of an impending Bangladeshi troop presence in Saudi Arabia, rumors to this effect persisted in 1988.

http://www.factba.se/handbook-page.php?id=151700

It is known both governments were thinking about this.

Bangladesh army.

Bangladesh howitzer artillery.

Bangladeshi SSF female officer.

Bangladeshi military female officer.

Bangladeshi military female commander.

3. Saudi Arabia was prepared for military intervention on the side of Bangladesh in 1991 when Burma was thinking of starting a war.

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4. Traditionally Pakistan and pro-Pakistan forces such as the Jamaat e Islami terrorist organization have sabotaged Bangladeshi-Saudi relations and the Jamaat has fed Saudi officials false propaganda about Bangladeshi history and affairs, as well as encouraging the Saudis to threaten Bangladesh with the mass expulsion of Bangladeshi workers from the gulf.

However it seems that the Saudi government no longer care too much about the pro-Iranian, pro-Muslim Brotherhood Jamaat e Islami, so Bangladesh and Saudi can have normal relations insha'Allah and increase ties including in:

- Economic field
- Defence
- Politics (Bangladesh gave support to Saudi over the Houthi affair)
- Education and culture.

Saudi-Bangladesh educational and cultural ties, young Saudi doctor Nada Al-Waji helping people in Bangladesh.

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