On March 20, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry Spokesman made a public statement on Lhasa Riots. He said Bangladesh supports China's position on the Tibetan issue. Issues of Tibet are totally internal affairs of China. Bangladesh opposes any action of politicizing the Olympic Games and expects success of Beijing 2008 Olympics.

On the same day, Foreign Adviser of Bangladesh Caretaker government Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury called Ambassador Zheng Qingdian and apprised him of Bangladesh's position.