Dhaka, April 18 -- The Interim government has issued a strong protest against attempts by India to implicate it in recent communal unrest in West Bengal and called upon New Delhi to take immediate measures to ensure the safety and security of the region's minority Muslim population.
At a media briefing held Thursday at the Foreign Service Academy, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam conveyed Dhaka's deep concern over the ongoing violence in Murshidabad district, where communal clashes erupted last week during protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
"We strongly refute any attempts to implicate Bangladesh in the communal violence in Murshidabad," Alam told reporters on the sidelines of the briefing. "The interim government has re...