Dhaka summons chargé d'affaires of Swedish embassy over Quran burning
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Jakob Etaat, chargé d'affaires at the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka, regarding the recent burning of the Quran in Sweden.
The ministry strongly condemned "the despicable act" of burning a copy of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, says a press release from the ministry.
Bangladesh expressed grave concern over such heinous acts of insulting the sacred values and religious symbols of the Muslims in the name of "freedom of expression".
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Bangladesh yet again urged all concerned to put an end to such unwarranted provocations for the sake of harmony and peaceful coexistence, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Salwan Momika, reportedly an Iraqi expatriate living in Sweden, set fire to a copy of the holy Quran outside Stockholm's central mosque on Wednesday.
The incident occurred as Muslims around the world began marking the Eid al-Adha holidays and as the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia was drawing to a close.
Muslim nations, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine and Afghanistan, condemned the incident.
