Dhaka, June 20 -- Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said the international community must take strong resolve to ensure that Myanmar is held accountable for this gross violation of human rights.

"Otherwise the spirit and value of the Geneva conventions would continue to be undermined," he said while addressing a seminar at BIISS auditorium in the city as the chief guest.

The daylong seminar helped shape the debate and discussions around the Geneva Conventions which celebrate their 70th anniversary on the 12th of August this year.

The event titled "70th Anniversary of Geneva Conventions" was jointly organized by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) and the ICRC in Dhaka.

Head of the ICRC delegation ...