BSS, Dhaka
The government at an emergency meeting yesterday formally decided not to send a second artifact consignment to Paris in view of “public sentiment” as searches were underway to recover the two ancient statues stolen two days ago minutes ahead of their shipment.
“It was decided at the meeting that the remaining artifacts would not be dispatched till the issues related to the theft case was resolved and because of the complexity and public sentiment that arose out of this incident,” a statement of the Chief Adviser’s office said after the “special meeting”. [Read more]