Ministry Braced for Showdown as Heads of 13 missions Likely to Come

The 13 foreign embassies' ambassadors or high commissioners are expected to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) together today after a candidate was attacked by governing party members during a by-election for the Dhaka-17 district last week. 

The administration will probably let the envoys know how it feels about the joint statement's release since it sees it as interfering with the nation's internal affairs.

In the statement, it was demanded that the assault on independent candidate Ashraful Alom, also known as Hero Alom, be thoroughly investigated and those responsible held accountable.

In the joint statement, the foreign missions had said, “We condemn the July 17 attack on Dhaka-17 constituency candidate Ashraful Alom, popularly known as Hero Alam. Violence has no place in the democratic process.”

"Everyone involved in the upcoming elections should ensure that they are free, fair, and peaceful,” said the diplomatic missions in Dhaka.

The joint statement was signed by the embassies/high commissions of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and the delegation of the European Union.

Source: UNB