Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki attended the ICESCO conference for Cultural Ministers of the Islamic world, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Collected

DHAKA, Feb 12, 2025 (BSS) – Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar 
Farooki today said no culture is better than other.

 “No culture is better or superior than the others. It’s just different than 
the others,” he said at the ICESCO (Islamic World Educational, Scientific 
and Cultural Organization) conference for Cultural Ministers of the 
Islamic world held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, said a press release. 

The adviser emphasised on the importance of an active ICESCO which 
can help project the cultures of member states to the rest of the world in 
the best possible way. 

He also called for a more engaging working relation among the member 
states which can help build a vibrant creative economy and cultural 
industry in each member countries. 

At the beginning of his speech, Farooki paid deep respect to the brave 
Bangladeshis who made July uprising a reality. 

The conference was inaugurated with a welcome speech by Prince Badr 
bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud followed by speeches from OIC 
Secretary General Hussein Ibrahim Taha, UN Under Secretary General 
Miguel Angel Morantinos and others. 

The conference will end on February 13.