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US Ambassador in Dhaka surprised at SAARC summit call-off


US Ambassador in Bangladesh Harry K Thomas said he was surprised at the postponement of the 13th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit in Dhaka.

The ambassador said he expected the SAARC summit would lead to the implementation of a South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta). The ambassador's remarks came during a face-to-face with women journalists organised in the city yesterday by the Bangladesh Centre for Development of Journalism and Communication (BCDJC). During the occasion the ambassador also discussed freedom of the pressReiterating the statement of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the ambassador urged for a vigorous investigation of all acts of political terrorism, including the January 27 grenade attack in Habiganj. He said failure to bring to justice the perpetrators of acts of political violence fosters a climate of insecurity and impunity and therefore, encourages further attacks. "The Bangladesh government needs to act quickly to identify, arrest and prosecute those responsible for political terrorism," he said., human rights, the recent series of bomb attacks and political violence

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