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DHAKA: Bangladesh summoned the charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires of the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday to protest against the burning of a copy of the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 in Stockholm amid widespread international condemnation over the incident. 

The burning of the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 outside a mosque in Sweden during Eid Al-Adha sparked outrage in many Muslim countries and condemnations of the Swedish authorities. 

As acts and statements of protest swept the Muslim world, Bangladesh on Sunday became the first country in Asia to summon the Swedish envoy to protest the 鈥渄espicable act.鈥� 

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged an end to 鈥渦nwarranted provocations for the sake of harmony and peaceful coexistence.鈥� 

The ministry said: 鈥淏angladesh expresses grave concern over such (a) heinous act of insulting the sacred values and religious symbols of 鈥� Muslims in the name of 鈥榝reedom of expression.鈥欌�� 

As Muslims celebrated Eid Al-Adha, one of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar, a man identified as a refugee from Iraq tore up pages of the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 on Wednesday and set it on fire in front of Stockholm鈥檚 largest mosque. 

The recent incident in Stockholm and Dhaka鈥檚 subsequent summon of the Swedish envoy is unlikely to impact bilateral relations, experts said. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 a religious issue that touches all the Muslims of the country. Any sort of disrespect to the holy 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 creates emotional sentiment among Muslims around the world. It鈥檚 a very emotional and sensitive issue for us,鈥� Humayun Kabir, Bangladesh鈥檚 former ambassador to the US, told Arab News. 

鈥淚 think summoning the charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires was a good approach 鈥� I don鈥檛 think this summon issue will impact much on the bilateral relations between the two countries since they (Sweden) also understand it鈥檚 an emotional issue for us.鈥� 

For Bangladesh, development cooperation has been a 鈥渃ornerstone鈥� of its relations with Sweden, while the European country has said the South Asian nation is an 鈥渋mportant and growing Swedish trade partner,鈥� with steady growth in the sector.

Bangladesh is one of the largest Muslim-majority countries in the world, with over 150 million people professing Islam, making up over 91 percent of its total population. 

Touhid Hossain, former foreign secretary at the Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighted how Bangladesh is not alone in protesting the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 burning in Sweden. 

鈥淲e are not alone. Many Muslim countries expressed reactions to this issue. Not all Muslim countries but many,鈥� Hossain told Arab News. 

鈥淭he government should work in line with the sentiment of its people. Maybe people don鈥檛 come out onto the streets in protest, but everyone is unhappy. There is no doubt about it. So, the government took this initiative as a part of its responsibility,鈥� he said. 

鈥淭here is no logic to justify this sort of incident by saying 鈥榝reedom of expression.鈥� It鈥檚 a hate crime. Hate can鈥檛 be a freedom of expression.鈥�