Bangladesh yesterday condemned Friday’s suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Kuwait City that killed 27 people and wounded 277 others, report agencies.
President Abdul Hamid said: “I strongly condemn the cowardly and heinous terrorist attack that killed 27 innocent people.”
"We pray that Allah gives our Kuwaiti brethren the strength and fortitude to win their fight against such heinous crimes," the president said in a   message sent to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed shock at the deadly attack and reiterated that Bangladesh denounces terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
In a message sent to her Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah, Hasina said it is a matter of deep sorrow and concern that so many innocent people were killed and wounded in the attack.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali also denounced the suicide attack, saying such a terrorist act is a blow to peace, humanity and all religious values. “We express our deep condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims who were killed and to those who were injured,” Mahmood Ali said in a message to Kuwaiti Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah.
“I express my government’s firm determination to continue to work together with Kuwait and the world community to fight against terrorism,” he added.
Our Diplomatic Correspondent adds: Bangladesh has strongly condemned the terrorist attack at a gas factory near the city of Lyon in France on Friday resulting in beheading of a person and an explosion.
“I strongly condemn this terror attack and express our deep condolence and sympathy to you and the friendly people of France and especially to the members of the bereaved family,” Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said in a message sent to his French counterpart Laurent Fabius yesterday.
“I recall our meeting at your office in Paris four days ago where we reaffirmed our commitment to working together in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism,” he said. “A terrorist attack in France within three days only justifies our joining hands together with greater strength to fight this absolutely violent insanity against human civilisation,” he added.
The foreign minister assured the French foreign minister of Dhaka’s all out efforts and support in jointly fighting the terrorists and ensuring peace and stability in the world.