Dhaka, March 18 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has underlined US Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard's remarks on "persecution, killing and abuse of religious minorities in Bangladesh being a concern for her government" as "a serious statement".

On Tuesday, he said the interim government had already responded to her statement.

A government cannot give "two separate statements", he added

In an interview with the Indian news channel NDTV World on Monday, Gabbard said: "The unfortunate persecution, killing, and abuse of religious minorities like Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, and others for a long time has been a major area of concern for the US government and President Trump and his administration."

In response to comments made by the U...