Dhaka, April 26 -- Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has strongly denied allegations published by the Indian online portal News Arena India, which ran a report titled 'B'desh legal advisor meets top LeT operative post J&K attack'.

Dr Asif Nazrul dismissed the allegations as false, defamatory and utterly irresponsible, as the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs clarified in a statement issued on Friday.

According to the statement, on April 24, a report of News Arena India alleged that Asif Nazrul met with a senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative following the recent Pahalgam massacre in Jammu and Kashmir-an accusation the statement described as completely baseless.

Clarifying the events, the statement said Adviser Asif Nazrul ha...