DHAKA: Japan has expressed deep concerned over the political violence which resulted in death and injury of so many people over the last several months in Bangladesh.   

In a written statement on Tuesday, Japan ambassador to Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima said, “We strongly condemn all sorts of violence and intimidation toward people of Bangladesh, including attack against peaceful political activities, assault on minorities, arbitrary arrest and obstruction of electioneering.”

He added: “Japan is aware that the people of Bangladesh have strong aspiration for making political choice based on their own free will without fear of violence. Therefore, we are deeply disappointed by the fact that no agreement was achieved among major political parties on political framework prior to the implementation of the 10th parliamentary election,” reads the statement.”

Japan believes that, to preserve and further nurture the achievements of nation-building over the past decades since its independence, the political leadership in Bangladesh, regardless of their positions, should immediately initiate serious efforts to provide Bangladeshi people with a voting opportunity for making political choice in a manner that responds to their aspiration.

BDST: 2045 HRS, JAN 07, 2013
Edited by: Golam Rosul, Newsroom Editor