Hyderabad Blast
Foreign adviser trashes Indian media reports
Staff Correspondent
Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday dismissed reports appeared in a few Indian newspapers recently that some Bangladeshis were involved in planning and execution of recent bombing in the Indian city of Hyderabad."The accusation is purely speculative and unsubstantiated. Finger pointing of this kind without adequate proof is extremely unhelpful to the spirit of good neighbourliness," Iftekhar told the media at his office. He asserted, "Bangladesh condemns all terrorist activities" and reiterated that terrorists have no nationality whatsoever. A number of Indian newspaper reports have linked the May 18 bombing in Hyderabad with an Indian militant group who allegedly imported chemical from Bangladesh and used Bangladesh territory to execute the bombing. Meanwhile, Bangladesh has pledged US $1 million, in cash and kind, to flood-stricken Maldives after Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed called Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to express his sympathy to flood victims. Earlier, Gayoom sent Fakhruddin a letter describing the extent of the damage and terming the flood as an 'environmental emergency' that requires support and assistance from 'friends'.
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