Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said there is a certain hidden motive behind Amnesty International's appeal to the United Nations about the deployment of Bangladeshi forces in UN peacekeeping missions.
However, he wouldn't be drawn into what specifically the purpose might be.
About the interference of foreigners in the politics of Bangladesh, he said, "Don't believe foreigners, they destroy a country by saying nice things. Countries like Syria and Libya were very developed, but because of foreigners they were destroyed."
Momen made the remarks while replying to questions from journalists after distributing Eid gifts among the poor people at Khadimnagar Union of Sylhet Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon.
"These are their fabricated words," the minister said. "They are saying this on purpose. They want discord among the army if Bangladesh's peacekeepers do not go to the UN."
Dr Momen said the United Nations recruits UN peacekeeping force members very carefully and Bangladesh is aware of this.
Responding to a question regarding the recent uptick in foreign and local actors' interest around the upcoming national election, Momen said some domestic and foreign forces work to prevent countries from progressing.
"Foreigners want Bangladesh to reach out to them and take help so that they can run the country as they wish," the foreign minister said. "There may be allegations against the government, but conspiring against the country is not right."
