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Article: Bangladesh eminent persons, groups slam attempts to boycott Beijing Olympics
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- April 13, 2008
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Bangladesh eminent persons, groups slam attempts to boycott
Beijing Olympics
DHAKA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Bangladesh-China
Friendship Association (BCFA) on Sunday condemned the attempts by
some western countries to boycott the Beijing Olympic Games to be
held in August.
BCFA's Acting President Mahbubul Rahman said the recent violence
in Tibet was "undoubtedly pre-planned, well calculated and
mischievously motivated."
The purpose is to damage the image of China and undermine the
Beijing Olympics, Rahman told a "One-China Policy" seminar in Dhaka.
"We can't accept it and strongly condemn it," he said.
Former vice chancellor of Dhaka University ...