Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Reacting to the Jamaat Ameer's remarks, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Friday urged the opposition party in Parliament, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, to read the joint statement issued following Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's official visit to Japan before making any comments.

"One would expect responsible behaviour and responsible communication from them. I would first say that you read the joint communique (joint statement)," he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, describing Jamaat-e-Islami as the largest religious political party in Bangladesh.

The State Minister made the remarks when a reporter drew his attention to the comments made by Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman ...