Eighteen soldiers were killed and as many others injured as heavily armed militants stormed a battalion headquarters of the force in Kashmir's Uri town early Sunday.

India's effort to isolate Pakistan got a shot in the arm yesterday after Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal stood behind India in its hour of loss following the Uri terror attack.

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Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told India Today, "We are against terror, against terrorist country and against any country that supports terror. We will never allow Pakistan to use Bangladeshi soil against India.

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In one of the deadliest attacks on the Indian Army in recent years, 18 soldiers were killed and as many others injured as heavily armed militants stormed a battalion headquarters of the force in Kashmir's Uri town early Sunday.

Khan made it clear that Bangladesh will stand by India on Uri terror attack. "Bangladesh will stand by India on Uri attack," he said.

"India has been a friend since liberation of country in 1971," the minister added.



Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said India has been a friend since liberation of country in 1971. (Photo courtesy: www.risingbd.com) Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said India has been a friend since liberation of country in 1971. (Photo courtesy: www.risingbd.com)

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has also said that Bangladesh firmly stands beside India at this difficult hour.

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Bangladeshi capital Dhaka too fell victim to a deadly terror attack a few months back, and the memories of it are still fresh in our minds. On July 1, several foreign nationals and Bangladeshi citizens were killed when Islamic State militants opened fire at the popular Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan neighbourhood of Dhaka.



According to reports, India, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh are likely to boycott the upcoming SAARC summit to be held in November in Pakistan.



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Russia, America, Afghanistan and Bangladesh rallied behind India on Uri terror attack. On the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to prevent terrorists from using Pakistani territory as safe havens, as he expressed strong concern over the violence in Kashmir particularly the terror attack on an Indian army base.

Without naming Pakistan, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked nations engaged in 'proxy wars' to end them, warning that if communities are not allowed to co-exist, the "embers of extremism will continue to burn" causing sufferings to countless human beings and export of extremism overseas.

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