DHAKA, 26 March 2022, (TON): Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said that Bangladesh voted in favour of UN resolution demanding halt to ‘Russia’s war in Ukraine’ on ‘humanitarian ground’.
He told reporters emerging from a programme in the capital “the main reason is humanitarian cause, Bangladesh is well known all over the world as a humanitarian country.”
The non-binding resolution, drafted by Ukraine and its allies was adopted at the UN general assembly in New York where 140 countries voted in favour, 38 abstained and five voted against the measure.
The vote came after the adoption of a similar non-binding resolution on March 2 that demanded Russia immediately ceases its use of force. Bangladesh had abstained from voting along with its South Asian neighbors, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Though Bangladesh voted in favour of the Thursday resolution, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka abstained from voting.
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