Bangladeshi PM urges Muslim world to invest in science, tech to regain lost glory
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on the Muslim world to invest more in science and technology for Muslim children to bring back the lost glorious heritage of the Muslim community (ummah).
“Muslims once showed their leadership in science, technology, literature and culture. But why do the Muslims today lag behind the glorious past? We have to analyze it,” Hasina said, adding that Muslim nations across the world need strong endeavors and entrepreneurs in the fields of science and technology.
The premier of the South Asian Muslim majority nation raised the issue while addressing the 35th Convocation of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) on its campus in the central district of Gazipur, on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka.
Underlining the lack of unity among the Muslim communities as a weakness, she urged the Muslim states to work together.
Hissein Brahim Taha, the head of OIC, presiding over the program, also emphasized unity among the Muslim nations for their progress.
Graduates of the 2021 and 2022 academic years were conferred degrees.
The OIC secretary general, who arrived in Bangladesh on Saturday on a five-day official visit, also toured the Rohingya refugee camps to assess their living conditions.
He also held meetings with Prime Minister Hasina and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.
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