Prophet remarks India’s matter… why should we instigate: Bangladesh | India News,The Indian Express

“First of all, this is an external issue (for Bangladesh). This is the issue of India, not of Bangladesh. We don’t have to say anything,” Mahmud said at an informal interaction with a group of visiting Indian journalists in Dhaka late on Saturday evening.

The controversy around the derogatory references to the Prophet is India’s internal matter and the government in Dhaka need not respond to it, Information and Broadcasting Minister of Bangladesh Dr Hasan Mahmud said here Saturday.

“First of all, this is an external issue (for Bangladesh). This is the issue of India, not of Bangladesh. We don’t have to say anything,” Mahmud said at an informal interaction with a group of visiting journalists from Indian news organisations including The Indian Express.

Mahmud congratulated Indian authorities for having taken action in the matter — one BJP spokesperson was suspended, the other dropped from membership— and said that he would not “ignite” the issue further.

Asked whether the silence of Dhaka when over a dozen Muslim countries and the 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have protested or issued statements of condemnation, Mahmud said:

“We are not compromised in any way at all. We strongly condemn any insult to the Holy Prophet whenever and wherever it happens. But the Government of India has taken action, and we thank them for it. We congratulate the Government of India. Now the law will take its course.”

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bangladesh-prophet-muhammad-india-internal-matter-7966082/

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