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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday said there is no reason to impose more sanctions on Bangladesh and if it happens that will be very unfortunate.
He said he does not have any idea about new sanctions as it depends on individual country, reports UNB.
"We hope good sense will prevail," Dr Momen told reporters at a media briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It was arranged to brief the media on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Qatar visit that begins on Monday afternoon. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Seheli Sabrin, among others, was present.
It was very strange and surprising. No reference (source) is mentioned," Momen said regarding a media report that claimed that new sanctions are coming.
The Daily Kalbela newspaper published the report titled "US Sanctions Coming, Government Remains Ready."
He referred Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque who also said there is no reason to impose new sanctions.
On Sunday night, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly protested and condemned part of a media report terming it "false, baseless" and it was done with an "ulterior motive."
The Foreign Minister reiterated that he had never worked as a Chinese firm lobbyist before becoming a minister.
Rather, he said, he stayed in the USA and worked there. "This is something very strange (media report)."
Referring to the news published in the Daily Kalbela, the MoFA on Sunday night said in a part of the news, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen was defamed.
The report mentioned that Dr Momen worked as a lobbyist for a Chinese organisation before becoming a minister.
"It is completely false and baseless," MoFA said in a media release.
Through such lies in the name of AK Abdul Momen, the image of the government has been tarnished along with his defamation, MoFA said.