UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States (US) Mohammad Ziauddin has said Bangladesh shares the same position as the US holds over ISIS, and strongly condemns its terrorist activities.
He said, Bangladesh is working closely with the US, neighbours and other friendly countries to eliminate extremism and terrorism from Bangladesh and beyond.
The diplomat said this while interacting with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), member
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at her office in the Capitol Hill on Thursday, according to a message received from Washington on Friday.
He also met Congressman David G. Reichert (R-WA), member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
The present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed zero tolerance against all forms of extremism and terrorism, he said.
The Ambassador briefed Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard about the brutal killing of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman with 18 members of his family in 1975, subsequently, indemnity to the killers, rehabilitation and rewarding of the anti-liberation forces, creation of religion based political parties, consecutive military rules and recent arson, killings and violence by the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States (US) Mohammad Ziauddin has said Bangladesh shares the same position as the US holds over ISIS, and strongly condemns its terrorist activities.
He said, Bangladesh is working closely with the US, neighbours and other friendly countries to eliminate extremism and terrorism from Bangladesh and beyond.
The diplomat said this while interacting with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), member
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at her office in the Capitol Hill on Thursday, according to a message received from Washington on Friday.
He also met Congressman David G. Reichert (R-WA), member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
The present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed zero tolerance against all forms of extremism and terrorism, he said.
The Ambassador briefed Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard about the brutal killing of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman with 18 members of his family in 1975, subsequently, indemnity to the killers, rehabilitation and rewarding of the anti-liberation forces, creation of religion based political parties, consecutive military rules and recent arson, killings and violence by the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
