Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The Bangladesh Christian Association (BCA) has strongly condemned the cocktail attack on the historic St. Mary's Cathedral Church in Ramna, calling the incident "deeply alarming and reprehensible."

In a joint statement issued on Saturday, BCA President Nirmol Rozario and General Secretary Hemanto I. Corraya expressed grave concern over the attack, describing it as "a direct assault on the spirit of religious harmony."

According to sources, the attack took place around 10:45 pm on Friday, when one crude bomb exploded in front of the church and another was thrown inside. The second explosive, which did not detonate, was later recovered from inside the church by police.

The statement recalled a similar attack last month, ...