DHAKA: Bangladesh considers the Kashmir issue as an internal matter of India,  the Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Wednesday (August 21).

It said that the changes made in Kashmir through the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution by its government are considered as internal matter of India. Bangladesh has always believed that maintaining regional peace & stability, & development should be a priority for all countries.

India on August 5 abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and also bifurcated it into two Union Territories; Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Since then, tensions have flared between India and Pakistan.

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