Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said that the government will consider all aspects before making a decision on the proposed Mecca Pact (Mecca Joint Defence Agreement).

“India will act according to its foreign policy, and we will act according to ours. India will run as India does, and Bangladesh will run as Bangladesh does,” he said.

The minister made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists after attending a reception for meritorious students of Jhenaidah Collectorate School and College on Saturday morning.

The event was chaired by Jhenaidah Deputy Commissioner Md Noman Hossain. Prime Minister’s Political Assistant Rashed Khan attended the programme as a special guest.

Regarding the law and order situation, Asaduzzaman said it was not a question of whether the government was satisfied with the situation, but that the government was working tirelessly to maintain normal law and order across the country.

He also said the government and the Ministry of Law were working on e-judiciary, a digitalisation initiative for the judiciary.

Among others, Jhenaidah district BNP President MA Majid, General Secretary Zahiduzzaman Mona, Vice-President Munshi Kamal Azad Pannu, Joint General Secretary Abdul Majid Biswas and Shailkupa upazila BNP General Secretary Humayun Babar Firoz attended the reception, along with leaders and activists of BNP and its affiliated organisations.