Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday described a recent UN Security Council report on Al-Qaeda’s attempt to establish cells in Bangladesh as assumption-driven, saying the government is not taking any action based on the report.
“I have heard about it, but I have not read it,” he told reporters after a meeting of a committee reviewing the report of the Bangladesh Judicial Service Pay Commission, 2025 at the Finance Ministry in Secretariat.
“As far as I have heard from newspaper reports, they have made an assumption that something like this could happen. We are not taking any steps based on an assumption-based report,” he said.
The UN Security Council report recently expressed concern over attempt by Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) to “exploit Bangladesh” to establish cells.
Asked about the report, Salahuddin said he could not comment without reading it.
“There may be some observations in the report. I cannot say anything without seeing it,” he said.
Asked about speculation that he could be given responsibility for another ministry, Salahuddin said “I have heard the rumour,” he said.