New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani took exception to Dhaka's sharp reaction to his statement expressing concern over the growing activities of al-Qaida and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in Bangladesh.

"I don't know why they are reacting like this. I had just said there were reports about growing activities of al-Qaida and ISI in Bangladesh after the change of the government," Advani told reporters at an informal get-together organised to felicitate senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader J P Mathur.

Earlier on November 9, Bangladesh rejected Advani's charges and said it wanted warm ties with its neighbour.

PTI