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Pakistan envoy summoned over defamatory statements on Bangabandhu

Shah Faisal Kakar, Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has been summoned over defamatory statements on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Tareque Muhammad, a director general of South Asia wing in Ministry of Foreign Affairs, summoned him and handed over a strongly-worded protest note to him on Tuesday.

According to sources, Pakistan disseminated insulting statements on Bangabandhu through its government website.

While replying to a query of journalists regarding the matter, Pakistan HC said: “We have had a meeting. We talked about several matters.”