Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 02/07/2016
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was profoundly shocked to learn the unprecedented terrorist attack in Bangladeshi Capital Dhaka on 1st July 2016 evening. The OIC Secretary General, Iyad Ameen Madani condemned, in the strongest term, such an assault by terrorists that targeted innocent people in a restaurant in the diplomatic zone of the city and killed some 20 people, mostly foreigners, and injured many more.
The Secretary General reiterated the solidarity of OIC and its firm support to Bangladesh in these critical and painful circumstances. He expressed his most sincere condolences to the Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and to the families of the victims and wished the wounded quick recovery.
Madani reiterated OIC’s firm position against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. He called again for concerted collective international efforts to defeat this menace against humanity and stressing on the need to understand and address extremism, violence and terrorism in a comprehensive approach taking into account the political, economic, and social contexts.
