No covert attempts will be tolerated in Bangladesh

By Saikat Kumar Basu, Lethbridge, AB, Canada

Bangladesh won independence following a bloody war in which millions of people were brutally murdered, tortured, raped and displaced. The sad but inspiring story of the emergence of the sovereign nation of Bangladesh from the clutch of West Pakistan, and her march towards a secular and progressive democracy breaking the shackles of erstwhile East Pakistan is a global example of how people's resistance can change the geography and political history of a nation. Bangladesh has earned the world's respect for making significant progress in multiple socio-economic indicators. 

For the past few years, certain officials in the Pakistan government have allegedly been involved in espionage as well as supporting insurgent groups within Bangladesh. It is highly condemnable that it has been providing logistic support to criminals, insurgent groups with radical ideologies, spreading counterfeit currency and intervening and officially commenting on the state of affairs of this sovereign nation. The government of Bangladesh has taken the right steps in diplomatically challenging Pakistan to stop these activities on foreign soil. No such covert attempts and activities will be tolerated by the proud and freedom loving people of Bangladesh.