Fazlur Rahman's comments entirely personal: MOFA

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has said the comments made by Major General ALM Fazlur Rahman (retd) on his personal social media account do not reflect the position or policies of the Government of Bangladesh, report agencies.

"Government of Bangladesh wishes to clarify that the recent remarks made by Major General ALM Fazlur Rahman (retd) on his personal social media account were expressed solely in a personal capacity," said a MoFA statement on Friday.

"The comments do not reflect the position or policies of the Government of Bangladesh and as such the Government neither endorses nor shares such rhetoric in any form or manner," read the statement.

"The government urged all concerned to refrain from associating the Bangladesh Government to the personal comments made by Major General (Retired) ALM Fazlur Rahman," it said.

Bangladesh remains firmly committed to the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, mutual respect and peaceful coexistence of all nations, said the release.