Press Release Issued by High Commission of India, Dhaka, Bangladesh

High Commission of India, Dhaka January 31, 2005 PRESS RELEASE ____________________   Text of letter from Hon'ble External Affairs Minister of India, H.E. Mr. Natwar Singh to Hon'ble Leader of the Opposition and President, Awami League, H.E. Sheikh Hasina.   New Delhi January 30, 2005 Excellency, I am writing to express the deep shock of the Government of India and my personal sorrow at the consequences of yet another grenade attack on a political rally of the Bangladesh Awami League. This act of political terrrorism has not only snatched the life of distinguished Bangladeshi citizen, former Finance Minister S.A.M.S. Kibria, it also threatens participation of the ordinary citizens in the institutions that democracies create and nurture. India condemns this mindless act of violence and hopes that the perpetrators will be traced and held to account.