Article: Bangladesh eminent persons, groups slam attempts to boycott Beijing Olympics

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 ...

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