During her stay in the kingdom from May 20-23, Hasina will promote Bangladesh’s stance against militancy and extremism, Foreign Affairs Minister AH Mahmood Ali said at a media briefing on Thursday. Saudi Culture and Information Minister Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad came to Dhaka on May 9 and handed over the invitation letter to the prime minister. “The prime minister will present her observations on what can be done jointly from an international platform to overcome militancy,” Ali said. It is still developing and cannot be called an alliance yet.”“Bangladesh will initially help research work for the platform. We will send soldiers if Makkah or Madinah, which is close to people’s heart, comes under threat,” said the minister.

Source: bd News24 May 18, 2017 11:59 UTC