Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has censured Pakistan for its parliament resolution condemning the execution of war criminal Abdul Quader Molla and expressing concern over it.
She says it is ‘unacceptable’ and ‘unexpected’.
“The war crimes verdict was executed following all legal procedures. There is no scope for any country or quarter to condemn (the execution),” she told reporters after a function at the National Museum auditorium on Sunday.
Demonstrations and protests have taken place across Bangladesh since Pakistan’s National Assembly adopted the resolution in the wake of Quader Molla’s execution.
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry summoned the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka and sought an explanation.
The youth-driven Ganajagaran Mancha marched to the Pakistan High Commission to protest but was stopped by police. They have always favoured capital punishment for war criminals.
Pakistan’s flag and effigies of several leaders of that country were also burnt across Bangladesh to protest the move.
A spokesperson for Pakistan’s foreign ministry issued a statement on Friday saying that adopting the resolution in Parliament did not mean ‘interfering in Bangladesh’s internal matter’.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Bangladesh: 'Pak move on Molla hanging unacceptable'
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has censured Pakistan for its parliament resolution condemning the execution of war criminal Abdul Quader Molla and expressing concern over it.
She says it is ‘unacceptable’ and ‘unexpected’.
“The war crimes verdict was executed following all legal procedures. There is no scope for any country or quarter to condemn (the execution),” she told reporters after a function at the National Museum auditorium on Sunday.
Demonstrations and protests have taken place across Bangladesh since Pakistan’s National Assembly adopted the resolution in the wake of Quader Molla’s execution.
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry summoned the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka and sought an explanation.
The youth-driven Ganajagaran Mancha marched to the Pakistan High Commission to protest but was stopped by police. They have always favoured capital punishment for war criminals.
Pakistan’s flag and effigies of several leaders of that country were also burnt across Bangladesh to protest the move.
A spokesperson for Pakistan’s foreign ministry issued a statement on Friday saying that adopting the resolution in Parliament did not mean ‘interfering in Bangladesh’s internal matter’.
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