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| Bangladeshis Furious over Inclusion on U.S. INS List |
| 2003-01-18 |
| Bangladesh said Saturday, January 18, it would protest to Washington over its inclusion on a list of countries whose nationals must register with U.S. authorities under new immigration rules. This latest move came as a bolt from the blue while the U.S. administration as well as the American embassy in Dhaka kept reiterating that they viewed Bangladesh as a moderate Muslim democracy where the citizens are liberal and tolerant in their approach when it comes to politics and religion. "I am going to take up the matter with (U.S.) Secretary of State Colin Powell through diplomatic channels," Foreign Minister Morshed Khan told reporters. "We are stunned by the decision and are trying to get feedback from other countries affected by the measure." Well, yeah. The government's liberal and tolerant, to the extent of not interfering with Bad Guys when they come to set up a few camps, or recruit the locals, or run their madrassehs. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |