I would like to thank Mr. Ashirul Amin for his response. But he must have forgotten one crucial aspect on which my discussion was focused . If Iraq suffered for any other reason, for example civil war or internal conflicts, and the UN took the initiative to resolve such crises, then our troops could have gone there and that might have been welcomed by all and sundry . I support Mr. Amin's opinion. But the point he is trying to make is totally different. It is not Sierra Leone, neither East Timor nor any other country; it is a battlefield where a war has been started with an ill motive. Why should our soldiers die for such a cause?

If we take into account the country's overall interests, we can allow the US to set up a base in Bangladesh, but we are not doing that. Why?