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Dhaka strongly condemns Quran burning in Sweden

UNB . Dhaka
30 Jun 2023 22:58:40 | Update: 01 Jul 2023 00:32:46
Dhaka strongly condemns Quran burning in Sweden
A girl holds the Koran as she attends Friday prayers in Basra on June 30, 2023 — AFP Photo

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the despicable act of burning a copy of the holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden’s Stockholm.

Bangladesh expressed grave concern over such heinous acts of insulting the sacred values and religious symbols of the Muslims in the name of ‘freedom of expression’.

Bangladesh yet again urged all concerned to put an end to such unwarranted provocations for the sake of harmony and peaceful coexistence, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Salwan Momika, said to be an Iraqi living in Sweden, set fire to a copy of Islam's holy book outside Stockholm's central mosque on Wednesday, according to BBC.

The Quran burning was condemned by many Muslim-majority countries.

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