Turkey recalls envoy in Bangladesh for ‘consultations’ after Nizami execution

Turkey has ordered its ambassador in Bangladesh to report home for ‘consultations’ following the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes.

News Deskbdnews24.com
Published : 12 May 2016, 11:03 AM
Updated : 12 May 2016, 01:52 PM

Ambassador Devrim Öztürk, who has been Ankara’s envoy since 2015, is expected to reach the Turkish capital on Thursday, according to state-run Anatoli.

He was to report to Ankara for consultations in the aftermath of the hanging, the report said without naming its source. 

Turkey reacted strongly after Nizami was hanged in Dhaka for mass murder, rape and massacre of Bengali intellectuals during Bangladesh’s war of independence with Pakistan.

A statement by the country’s Foreign Ministry on May 11 said ‘it did not believe that Nizami deserved such a punishment.’

President Tayyip Erdogan also condemned his punishment saying ‘such proliferation of hatred’ went against ‘democratic mentality,’ according to local media.

Meanwhile, Dhaka has been protesting Islamabad’s repeated comments over Nizami, saying it was running a ‘malicious campaign’ and asked it to ‘behave responsively’.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry, in a statement, said the execution of the former commander of vigilante militia Al-Badr was executed through a ‘flawed trial’ for being a leader of the opposition.