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Vol. 5 Num 269 Mon. February 28, 2005  
   
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Rocca on JMJB, JMB crackdown


US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca has expressed hope that the recent actions taken by Bangladesh government against the supporters of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) and Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) will contribute to the maintenance of law and order in the country.

Rocca said this when she telephoned Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan yesterday to express her condolences for the killing of nine Bangladeshi peacekeeping troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a US Embassy press release.

The assistant secretary conveyed condolences to the government of Bangladesh, and to the family and friends of the slain peacekeepers. She spoke about the troops' important mission for international peace and praised Bangladesh's contributions to UN peacekeeping operations worldwide.