Dhaka condemns attack on Shah Cheragh shrine in Iran

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the holy Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraj in Iran on August 14, the second attack on the same shrine in a year, that claimed two innocent lives and injured many.

Bangladesh considers the attack on innocent pilgrims and religious sites as the senseless and cowardice acts and expresses its solidarity with the people of Iran against such heinous attacks, a foreign ministry’s press release said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh firmly rejects all forms of terrorism and stands with international community in opposing terrorism, it added.

The foreign ministry said Bangladesh government further extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and the brotherly people of Iran.