Govt slams Israel over Gaza killings

The government yesterday strongly condemned the killings of innocent Palestinian people by Israeli air-strikes over the last few days.
Terming the killings a serious violation of human rights, the cabinet urged the international community to mount pressure on Israel to immediately stop the heinous attacks on innumerable Palestinians.
The cabinet approved a condemnation motion protesting the attack, Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told reporters after the meeting.
Bangladesh has unequivocal support for the rights of the Palestinian people and this support will continue in future, the cabinet mentioned.
Meanwhile, the cabinet secretary said the premier will brief the media on Bangladesh's victory in the maritime boundary dispute with India soon. He, however, did not say when the briefing would take place.
The cabinet decided to make the verdict public through a gazette notification. The verdict, delivered by the Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, awarded Bangladesh 19,467 sqkm out of 25602 sqkm of the continental shelf it had demanded.
The PM urged all concerned ministries to extract resources from the new maritime areas to the fullest.
She criticised the BNP for speaking against the verdict.
Most of the cabinet members agreed to a proposal by a state minister that the government should honour those who were involved in the legal battle at the court of Arbitration to secure victory for Bangladesh.