Two drops of water don't mean rainfall

Voicing concern over the recent killings of two foreign nationals, Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev yesterday said two drops of water did not mean that it was raining, as a peaceful and nice environment had been prevailing in Bangladesh for many days.

"Russia is also concerned," he told Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon at the secretariat during a meeting.

The Russian envoy also said he knew why this was happening here, according to a media release of the ministry.

Menon said Bangladesh believed in zero tolerance approach against any sort of terrorism.

Observing that the overall situation in Bangladesh was better than in the past, the minister said issuing security alerts for their citizens by some foreign countries might hamper the rising economic development of the country, including the one in tourism sector.

He also said no one could destabilise Bangladesh like Pakistan by conspiring against the country, as it was the country of liberal democracy and secularism.

Menon also urged the Russian envoy to uphold his views on peaceful environment with his diplomatic colleagues from other countries.