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Bangladesh summons Western envoys after poll violence remarks

The US ambassador to Bangladesh leaves after meeting with foreign ministry officials on Wednesday, July 26. [AFP]

Bangladesh’s foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned 13 Western ambassadors after they issued a joint statement against an attack on an independent candidate during a recently-held parliamentary by-election.

The envoys, including from the United States, Britain, France and the European Union, had condemned a July 17 attack on Ashraful Alom, an independent who stood against the winning ruling Awami League (AL) party candidate in the capital Dhaka.

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