Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Moman said on Monday that Indian commentators, who described a zero-tariff bilateral agreement to export 97% of China as “charitable” to “least developed” Bangladesh, would “Narrowness” are revealed. After some Indian publications, China said that this was the minister’s second comment in two days, with China using the deal with the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Ladakh to tame Bangladesh in its favor. having had.
In a group of comments made for a leading online publication, senior minister in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government said the comments from sections of the Indian media were “completely unacceptable”. “News outlets that have used such terms have abandoned moral journalism,” Mr. Moman was quoted as saying in Bengali.
‘Not welcome’
On Sunday, the minister said that depiction of Bangladesh has been distorted in some sections of the Indian media. He indicated that Dhaka has taken negative Indian media reports on Bangladesh seriously and said, “It appears [the government] Very upset. However, he said that despite the uproar on social media in the country over the use of the word Bangladesh, it would not be taken at the official level.khoyraatiIn reports “(donation).
“We don’t think there’s a need to protest [officially] On these news, ”said Mr. When the pressperson asked about further action on the matter.
However, trade is only part of the Bangladesh-China relationship. The two sides have also intensified cooperation in the health sector in recent months. On Monday, a delegation of top-level doctors from the National Health Commission of China, who spent a fortnight to assist the Government of Bangladesh in dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic, at an event held in Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahlalal International Airport in his honor joined in. The farewell ceremony was attended by Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Hussain, where the minister urged China to consider Bangladesh on a priority basis when it develops the anti-COVID-19 vaccine. In a conversation with foreign correspondents held on Sunday, the visiting medical team announced that they would submit four reports giving recommendations to Bangladesh, which outlined a specific road map as to how Bangladesh could possibly combat the epidemic.
Health and business cooperation was promoted following a telephone call on 20 May between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping. During the conversation, President Xi described China as the “friend” of Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh-Beijing trade declaration of 19 June attracted Indian attention, especially when it came against the backdrop of heightened tensions between India and China over the Galvan Valley in eastern Ladakh. The deal triggered an uproar on social media on Indian media when some Indian TV and online networks used the word “charity” to explain the deal. The public outrage was severe and two senior journalists reporting for Indian news outlets were forced to distance themselves from reports of displeasure from locals.
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