Indian President Pranab Mukherjee condemns terrorist attack in Kishoreganj

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has condemned the terrorist attack in Kishoreganj on the Eid day.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 7 July 2016, 02:12 PM
Updated : 7 July 2016, 02:12 PM

In a statement on Thursday, he said he was 'shocked and distressed' to hear of the terrorist attack.

"I condemn the perpetrators of this attack in the strongest of terms."

This is the second terrorist attack in a week in Bangladesh.

Two police constables were killed when a police detachment guarding the Sholakia ground at Kishoreganj came under a bomb attack, just before prayers began at the country’s largest Eid congregation.

The Indian President said the Bangladeshi people and government were engaged "in a brave struggle against the evil forces of extremism and violence”.

"The government of India will strongly stand by our brothers and sisters of Bangladesh in this fight," he said.
"We will extend every support possible to enable the Bangladesh Government defeat these forces whose goal is to spread hatred, chaos and instability”.

Earlier, on July 1, gunmen stormed a cafe in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone, killing 17 foreigners.