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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025
CA Yunus reiterates call for activating SAARC

Bangladesh

BSS
12 December, 2024, 08:35 pm
Last modified: 12 December, 2024, 08:36 pm

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CA Yunus reiterates call for activating SAARC

Yunus said the whole of South Asia will benefit from activating SAARC which remained dysfunctional due to some issues between India and Pakistan

BSS
12 December, 2024, 08:35 pm
Last modified: 12 December, 2024, 08:36 pm
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus with a delegation of SAARC Federation of Oncologists (SFO) at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Thursday, 12 December, 2024. Photo: PID
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus with a delegation of SAARC Federation of Oncologists (SFO) at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Thursday, 12 December, 2024. Photo: PID

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today (12 December) reiterated his call to the South Asian leaders to activate the SAARC to bring for the people of the entire region.

"South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is very important to me. I spoke about activating the forum immediately after taking oath as the chief adviser," he said while addressing a conference of the SAARC Federation of Oncologists (SFO) through videoconference from the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.

A delegation of SFO also met the chief adviser at the Jamuna.

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Yunus said the whole of South Asia will benefit from activating SAARC which remained dysfunctional due to some issues between India and Pakistan.

"Problems between the two countries should not affect other countries in South Asia," he said, adding, "If South Asian leaders meet every year, stand together and take pictures; then a message goes to the whole world that we are united. This will present the South Asian countries before the world in a positive way and will help us move forward."

During the meeting, the chief adviser paid tribute to SFO founder Prof Dr ABMF Karim and recalled his memories with him.

At that time, Yunus also remembered his younger brother, writer and television personality Muhammad Jahangir, and shared the sufferings that his entire family had gone through after his brother was diagnosed with cancer. The chief adviser highlighted how Dr Karim helped him in the treatment of his brother at that time.

"We are still not getting the technical support we need for cancer treatment. The role of SAARC in providing treatment to cancer patients is very inspiring," he added.

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