Gaza war one of most shameful catastrophes in modern era: Bangladesh tells World Court | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Sunday
July 13, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2025
Gaza war one of most shameful catastrophes in modern era: Bangladesh tells World Court

Bangladesh

TBS Report
20 February, 2024, 09:05 pm
Last modified: 20 February, 2024, 09:18 pm

Related News

  • Experts push for data-driven, inclusive growth for resilient Bangladesh
  • Dhaka, Washington to continue inter-ministerial dialogue as tariff talks end without full consensus
  • Bangladesh, Malaysia to jointly investigate militancy allegations involving Bangladeshi nationals
  • 4 arrested, 2 remanded over brutal killing of trader near Mitford Hospital
  • 2nd round of US-Bangladesh tariff talks set to conclude today as business leaders await breakthrough

Gaza war one of most shameful catastrophes in modern era: Bangladesh tells World Court

TBS Report
20 February, 2024, 09:05 pm
Last modified: 20 February, 2024, 09:18 pm
Photo: Courtesy
Photo: Courtesy

The ongoing war in Gaza represents one of the most shameful catastrophes in the history of the modern era, Bangladesh said in a statement before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today (20 February). 

"The killing of thousands of innocent civilians, particularly children, the destruction of their homes, the occupation of their ancestral lands, and the deliberate obstruction of their access to food and water all constitute blatant violations of international law and serve as textbook examples of ethnic cleansing," Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands M Riaz Hamidullah said while presenting Bangladesh's statement before the court, reads a press release of the Embassy of Bangladesh in the Netherlands.

The full text of the statement is given below: 

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands M Riaz Hamidullah made Bangladesh's statement before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the request by the United Nations General Assembly for an Advisory Opinion on the question of the "legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem" today.

In the oral hearing, the Ambassador of Bangladesh mentioned that Bangladesh fought for 23 long years to gain her independence and finally achieved it through a bloody War in 1971, during which three million people had to sacrifice their lives. In the early days of independent Bangladesh, our Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman said, "….the world is divided into two parts – oppressors and oppressed. And, I am with the oppressed".

The Ambassador of Bangladesh also mentioned that as Bangladesh pursued her own self-determination, our Constitution mandated us to support oppressed peoples worldwide who are fighting imperialism, colonialism, or racism. This duty is outlined in Article 25(C) of our Constitution.

Bangladesh also mentioned the fast-developing circumstances in Rafah with grave humanitarian implications for the 1.4 million Palestinian people, nearly half of them children.

The ongoing war represents one of the most shameful catastrophes in the history of the modern era. The killing of thousands of innocent civilians, particularly children, the destruction of their homes, the occupation of their ancestral lands, and the deliberate obstruction of their access to food and water all constitute blatant violations of international law and serve as textbook examples of ethnic cleansing.

Bangladesh firmly believes that an advisory opinion on the questions posed by the General Assembly would undoubtedly represent a critical and logical step towards ending the illegal occupation. The dismantling of this occupation would, in turn, address the root cause of Israel's violent subjugation of the Palestinian people.

Bangladesh argued before the Court that the fundamental question posed by the UN General Assembly regarding the legality of the Israeli occupation is grounded in established international norms and legal principles. The occupation, characterized by persecution, racial discrimination, and apartheid, stands in clear violation of three peremptory norms of international law: the right to self-determination, the prohibition of acquiring territory by force, and the prohibition of racial discrimination and apartheid.

Bangladesh further argued that Israel's prolonged occupation, coupled with its policies of colonization and annexation, underscores its illegality under international law. These actions not only contravene the UN Charter but also violate general international law, including the peremptory norm prohibiting the acquisition of territory by force.

Israel, through its denial of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, has violated peremptory norms of international law. These violations include persecution, racial discrimination, and apartheid against Palestinians, as well as the occupation, colonization, and annexation of Palestinian land. These systematic breaches severely undermine the rights of Palestinians as a people and Palestine as a State, while also hindering the prospects for a just and lasting peace in accordance with international law and relevant UN Resolutions.

Bangladesh underlined that the promise of a Palestinian State based on a diplomatic settlement grounded in law has been a prominent feature of the international agenda since 1948. Seventy-five years later, there exists a vast body of State practice and opinio juris that emphatically support the Palestinian people's right to an independent State. The UN Security Council and the General Assembly have adopted numerous Resolutions since 1948 on the "Question of Palestine," recognizing, among other rights, the right of return for Palestine's refugees and the right of Palestinians to establish an independent State along the pre-1967 borders. Additionally, both the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council have acknowledged the Palestinian people's right to self-determination. Importantly, in 2004, this Court, in its Advisory Opinion on the Wall, explicitly affirmed the Palestinian people's right to self-determination under international law.

Bangladesh, drawing on our agonizing struggle for independence, recognizes how the State of Palestine consistently and conclusively re-affirmed her commitment to a peaceful solution. This solution, in accordance with international law and based on the afore-mentioned terms of reference, aims to ensure the fulfilment of the Palestinian people's inalienable rights under international law. These rights include self-determination, the right of return, the realization of independence and sovereignty of their State along pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the aspiration to live side by side in peace and security with Israel.

Top News

Bangladesh / Israel-Palestine / Israel-Hamas / ICJ / International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Infograph: TBS
    From Gulf to Southeast Asia, why Bangladeshis are facing visa denials
  • A segment of the Jashore-Khulna Highway reveals its perilous state, worsened by recent rains. The road is now riddled with numerous potholes, creating significant hazards for both heavy vehicles and daily commuters. Photo: TBS
    Mud, potholes turn Jashore-Khulna highway into a traffic nightmare, businesses suffer
  • Infographic: TBS
    Dollar price plummets by Tk2.9 in a week as demand wanes

MOST VIEWED

  • Representational image
    In addition to 35% tariff, US demands 40% local value addition for 'Made in Bangladesh' goods
  • RAB Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman speaks at the press briefing on a fake bomb threat on Biman Bangladesh flight on Saturday, 12 July 2025. Photo: TBS
    Mother faked bomb threat on Biman flight to stop married son from flying with girlfriend: RAB
  • Screengrab blurred
    Killers bash in head of man with rock, stomp body with perverse pleasure
  • Photo: UNB
    Saima Wazed Putul ‘placed on indefinite leave’ from WHO role amid corruption allegations
  • How tender rules and a lone bidder stall a $2.5b power plant
    How tender rules and a lone bidder stall a $2.5b power plant
  • Bangladesh and US hold tariff talks on 11 July 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing
    Dhaka, Washington yet to agree on 20% of US tariff conditions: BGMEA

Related News

  • Experts push for data-driven, inclusive growth for resilient Bangladesh
  • Dhaka, Washington to continue inter-ministerial dialogue as tariff talks end without full consensus
  • Bangladesh, Malaysia to jointly investigate militancy allegations involving Bangladeshi nationals
  • 4 arrested, 2 remanded over brutal killing of trader near Mitford Hospital
  • 2nd round of US-Bangladesh tariff talks set to conclude today as business leaders await breakthrough

Features

The 2020 Harrier's Porsche Cayenne coupe-like rear roofline, integrated LED lighting with the Modellista special bodykit all around, and a swanky front grille scream OEM Plus for the sophisticated enthusiast looking for a bigger family car that isn’t boring. PHOTO: Ahbaar Mohammad

2020 Toyota Harrier Hybrid: The Japanese Macan

17h | Wheels
The showroom was launched through a lavish event held there, and in attendance were DHS Motors’ Managing Director Nafees Khundker, CEO Imran Zaman Khan, and GMs Arman Rashid and Farhan Samad. PHOTO: Akif Hamid

GAC inaugurate flagship showroom in Dhaka

18h | Wheels
After India's visa restriction, China's Kunming is drawing Bangladeshi patients

After India's visa restriction, China's Kunming is drawing Bangladeshi patients

1d | Panorama
Photo: Collected/BBC

What Hitler’s tariff policy misfire can teach the modern world

2d | The Big Picture

More Videos from TBS

Why is there a mystery surrounding the death of 'Jalibi' actress Humaira?

Why is there a mystery surrounding the death of 'Jalibi' actress Humaira?

10h | TBS World
Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash

Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash

10h | Others
Housing officer shot in Pallavi for not paying bribe

Housing officer shot in Pallavi for not paying bribe

11h | TBS Today
BNP does not protect criminals like Sheikh Hasina: Rizvi

BNP does not protect criminals like Sheikh Hasina: Rizvi

11h | TBS Today
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net