{"id":1902,"date":"2018-03-25T09:12:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T09:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arakanwatch.org\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2018-03-28T09:16:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T09:16:31","slug":"donald-trump-lauds-bangladesh-leadership-people-in-addressing-rohingya-plight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arakanwatch.org\/en\/donald-trump-lauds-bangladesh-leadership-people-in-addressing-rohingya-plight\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump lauds Bangladesh leadership, people in addressing Rohingya plight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"text\">File photo: US President Donald Trump talks to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a break at a high-level meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York in September, 2017\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post_content page_margin_top_section wit_img clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content_box full_width\">\n<h2 class=\"excerpt FBIA\">The US president has also felicitated President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Bangladesh\u2019s Independence Day<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div id=\"essb_displayed_postfloat_1966386077\" class=\"essb_links essb_counters essb_counter_modern_top_mini essb_displayed_postfloat essb_share essb_template_round-retina essb_template_modern-light-retina essb_1966386077 essb_sharebtn_counter_hidden print-no essb_postfloat_fixed essb_postfloat_breakscroll\" data-essb-postid=\"255121\" data-essb-position=\"postfloat\" data-essb-button-style=\"icon\" data-essb-template=\"round-retina essb_template_modern-light-retina\" data-essb-counter-pos=\"left\" data-essb-url=\"http:\/\/www.dhakatribune.com\/bangladesh\/foreign-affairs\/2018\/03\/25\/trump-lauds-bangladesh-leadership-people-rohingya\/\" data-essb-twitter-url=\"http:\/\/www.dhakatribune.com\/bangladesh\/foreign-affairs\/2018\/03\/25\/trump-lauds-bangladesh-leadership-people-rohingya\/\" data-essb-instance=\"1966386077\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump has lauded Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and its people for sheltering the Rohingyas who fled persecution in Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In separate letters, sent to media by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, on Bangladesh\u2019s Independence Day, Trump thanked Hamid, Hasina and the people of Bangladesh for their response to the refugees\u2019 need.<\/p>\n<p>The US president lauded Hasina in his message to her, saying: \u201cYour personal leadership has been critical to addressing the plight of the Rohingya who fled to safety in your country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thank you for all you have done to assist these men, women and children in need,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed into Bangladesh and taken refuge since a military crackdown, which was described as \u201cethnic cleansing\u201d by the UN, began on August 25 last year following an insurgent attack in Rakhine.<\/p>\n<p>They have joined more than 400,000 Rohingyas who were already living in refugee camps in Cox\u2019s Bazar.<\/p>\n<p>In his message to President Hamid, US President Donald Trump thanked his Bangladesh counterpart and the country\u2019s people for hosting the Rohingya who fled from violence, reports BSS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States respects and admires your nation\u2019s compassionate response to those in need,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Felicitating and conveying his best wishes to Hamid, Hasina and Bangladeshis on the occasion of the Independence Day on March 26, Trump said he along with the American people joined them in celebrating the heritage and history of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we recognize Bangladesh\u2019s rich culture and language and reaffirm our partnership on democracy, development, counterterrorism, trade and investment,\u201d he said in his message to Hamid.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said: \u201cOur close cooperation helps sustain the security and prosperity of both our countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhakatribune.com\/bangladesh\/foreign-affairs\/2018\/03\/25\/trump-lauds-bangladesh-leadership-people-rohingya\/\">Dhaka Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo: US President Donald Trump talks to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a break at a high-level meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York in September, 2017\u00a0 The US president has also felicitated President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Bangladesh\u2019s Independence Day US President Donald Trump has 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