The comment brought a sharp response from the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry, which said in a statement that Foreign Minister A.K. "So about the protest from the Bangladesh Foreign Minister , I’m not sure what exactly the protest is and what the accurate words are. "We believe it is an exclusive clique against China and trying to rally countries around China to work against China. India knows better than us about the Quad, what’s the true intention of the Quad, is it trying to exclude China, or to target against China. Beyond the spat over the remarks, Bangladesh and China have been deepening cooperation including on COVID-19.

Source: The Hindu May 12, 2021 11:29 UTC