12-22-2003, 06:47 AM
<b>No terror camps here: claims Dhaka </b>
Dhaka, Dec 22. (UNI): Bangladesh has once again dismissed New Delhi's claim of the presence of terrorist camps on its soil, but added that it would effectively deal with any terrorist elements attempting to engage in anti-India activities.
The latest denial came in the wake of anti-insurgency operation being undertaken by the Royal Bhutan Army to dislodge insurgents on its territory and to destroy their camps.
"<b>There is no room for any kind of terrorist or insurgent activities in our soil...from the day-one, we have never allowed any terrorist as we can ill-afford this," <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /><!--endemo--> Foreign Minister Morshed Khan told reporters here on Sunday. </b>
Referring to current crackdown on Indian insurgents in Bhutan, he said: <b>"There were recognised camps of insurgents in Bhutan for many years. And the Bhutanese government went for a crackdown on its own without any outside help."
"You see, the case of Bangladesh is completely different," he said.</b> <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Dhaka has said that before launching the crackdown, Bhutanese Foreign Minister Khandu Wangchuk had telephonic conversation with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Morshed Khan on December 18.
Khan said the authorities have been keeping a strong vigil along the Bangladesh border so that insurgents flushed out from Bhutan could not sneak into its territory.
The Foreign Minister also requested his Indian counterpart, Yashwant Sinha, in Abuja to see that any insurgent being driven out from Bhutan cannot cross the border into Bangladesh.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/00122100018.htm
Dhaka, Dec 22. (UNI): Bangladesh has once again dismissed New Delhi's claim of the presence of terrorist camps on its soil, but added that it would effectively deal with any terrorist elements attempting to engage in anti-India activities.
The latest denial came in the wake of anti-insurgency operation being undertaken by the Royal Bhutan Army to dislodge insurgents on its territory and to destroy their camps.
"<b>There is no room for any kind of terrorist or insurgent activities in our soil...from the day-one, we have never allowed any terrorist as we can ill-afford this," <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /><!--endemo--> Foreign Minister Morshed Khan told reporters here on Sunday. </b>Referring to current crackdown on Indian insurgents in Bhutan, he said: <b>"There were recognised camps of insurgents in Bhutan for many years. And the Bhutanese government went for a crackdown on its own without any outside help."
"You see, the case of Bangladesh is completely different," he said.</b> <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /><!--endemo--> Dhaka has said that before launching the crackdown, Bhutanese Foreign Minister Khandu Wangchuk had telephonic conversation with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Morshed Khan on December 18.
Khan said the authorities have been keeping a strong vigil along the Bangladesh border so that insurgents flushed out from Bhutan could not sneak into its territory.
The Foreign Minister also requested his Indian counterpart, Yashwant Sinha, in Abuja to see that any insurgent being driven out from Bhutan cannot cross the border into Bangladesh.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/00122100018.htm