BNP attack footage handed to London police, says foreign minister
Senior Correspondent bdnews24.com
Published: 2018-02-08 14:07:06.0 BdST Updated: 2018-02-08 14:07:06.0 BdST
The Bangladesh High Commission in the United Kingdom has handed over the video footage showing BNP activists vandalising its offices, to London police, Foreign Affairs Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has said.
The UK unit of the BNP attacked the offices on Wednesday ahead of the Khaleda Zia’s corruption trial verdict.
Some 100 party supporters carrying banners and placards gathered at the high commission premises.
The Britain chapter’s President MA Malique has admitted some protesters entered the high commission and vandalised the photos of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Police arrested one person on the spot, Minister Ali said at a press briefing on Thursday. He briefed the media on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official tours to Italy and Vatican City due to start on Feb 12.
The minister read out a statement condemning the attack.
“A group of protesters, in the name of submitting a memorandum, forced into the high commission and attacked the mission officials and vandalised its property,” says the statement issued by the Bangladesh High Commission in UK.
“Bangladesh High Commission, London, represents Bangladesh. So vandalising mission’s property means damaging the state property and attacking the mission means attacking Bangladesh.”
Such violent and unruly acts have tainted Bangladesh’s image abroad, it said.
The commission claims that the protesters are spreading fake photos on social media to mislead people, Ali said.
The Denmark chapter of the Awami League also has condemned the attack.
