Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 18) denounced the Israeli attack on a hospital in Gaza that killed around 500 people including children.

She also reiterated her call to global leaders to stop the war and arms race for the wellbeing of mankind.

The PM said: "We saw killing of people and children by bombing on a hospital (in Gaza by Israel) and blood stained faces of the children yesterday. I am urging the world leaders to stop the war and arms race."

The premier was addressing a programme marking the Sheikh Russel Day-2023 and distribution of Sheikh Russel Padak-2023 and Smart Bangladesh Padak-2023 coinciding with 60th birthday of Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Sheikh Russel Jatiyo Shishu Kishore Parishad and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division jointly organized the programme at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here.

The prime minister said the war and arms race never brought welfare for mankind except destruction and the women and children are the worst sufferers of the conflicts.

"We want peace as it gives prosperity while the war brings destruction. So, we don't want war rather peace. We always work for establishing the peace," she said.

She also said the world witnessed beginning of Russia-Ukraine war last year and now sees the Israeli attack on Palestine.

People and children are being killed both in the Palestine and Israel, she added.

In such way, she said the children are becoming orphans losing their parents and the parents are losing their children in the war.
 
BDST: 1428 HRS, OCT 18, 2023
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