Summary Bangladesh and Malaysia Saturday excused from attending D-8 conference in Pakistan on November 22.
Sources told a private TV channel that Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid has formally informed the Pakistani government through the Bangladeshi foreign office that she would not attend the summit, despite having initially agreed to do so.
According to reports, the Bangladeshi foreign minister had sought an apology from Pakistan for war crimes allegedly committed during the 1971 war after which the former East Pakistan acquired its independence.
Pakistan has said that it has regretted in different forms in the past and that “it was time to move forward.”
Earlier reports had said that Bangladesh would be represented at the conference by Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, however, no confirmation has yet been received in this regard.
Meanwhile, sources further told that the Malaysian prime minister had also excused himself from attending the conference. The reasons behind the Malaysian PM’s cancellation could not be confirmed.
