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Bangladesh is closely observing the evolving situation in India and Pakistan, said the foreign ministry on Wednesday in an instant reaction to the ongoing conflict between the two countries.
In a statement, the ministry said, “Bangladesh expresses its deep concern over the situation and urges both the countries to remain calm, show restraint, and refrain from taking any steps that could further aggravate the situation.”
“In the spirit of regional peace, prosperity, and stability, Bangladesh remains hopeful that tensions will be defused through diplomatic endeavours, and that peace will ultimately prevail for the benefit of the peoples in the region,” said National Security Adviser Md Khalilur Rahman while reading out the foreign ministry statement.
Responding to a question, national security adviser Md Khalilur Rahman said that Bangladesh won’t accept unilateral pushback of people by India to Bangladesh.
We will scrutinise each case individually, and if we find that they are truly citizens of Bangladesh, we will take them back,” he said in response to a question on the recent incidents of arrest of Bengali-speaking people in different states of India.
“And this has to be through official and formal channels,” he pointed out.
“We are maintaining communications with the Indian government on this issue,” he added.
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