Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said the government will decide on the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement after considering all aspects.
“India will act according to its foreign policy, and we will act according to ours. India will move as India, Bangladesh will move as Bangladesh,” he told reporters.
The minister made the remarks around 11am Saturday after attending a felicitation programme for meritorious students at Jhenaidah Collectorate School and College.
On the law and order situation, Asaduzzaman said, “The key issue is not whether the government is satisfied, but that it is working tirelessly to keep the situation normal.”
The government and the Law Ministry are working to introduce e‑Judiciary (digitalisation of the judiciary), with plans to implement it within the next year, he also said.
Prime Minister’s political aide Rashed Khan and Jhenaidah Deputy Commissioner Md Noman Hossain attended the event.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the landmark joint defence agreement in Mecca on 7 August, pledging to treat an armed attack on any one of them as an attack on all three as turmoil across the Middle East fuels demands for stronger regional security.
The “Macca Joint Defence Agreement” brings together three of the Muslim world’s most influential powers: oil-rich Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan and Turkey, which commands NATO’s second-largest military and has a rapidly expanding defence industry.
