Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for joint and coordinated efforts to combat the 'multi-dimensional terrorism' the world faces now.
Published : 02 Sep 2014, 12:58 PM
"The kind of security challenges that confronts mankind now cannot be faced alone by any country," she said Tuesday while inaugurating the 7th Asia-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference in Dhaka.
"I hope this Conference will remove the walls that divide you and reduce the physical and psychological distance between and among you. It will help develop better cooperation and understanding," she told the audience.
Hasina said that the world was now facing a crisis with militant organisations sprouting up in several countries to pose great risk for all.
Referring to her 2009 speech at the UN General Assembly, she said: "Yet, today, I would like to declare once again that no amount of threat will be able to stop me from going after them. I will not step back even if it endangers my life.
"I remain obligated until my death to the pledge of eradicating terrorism that I made at the United Nation General Assembly in 2009."
Bangladesh maintains a 'zero tolerance' policy towards terrorism, said the prime minister adding political will is the key to fight terrorism.
"Because, our experience shows that militancy spreads when political parties patronize it."
Hasina said that like trade and commerce, terrorism has now a global facet.