Adviser Mahfuj Alam`s recent Facebook post was his "personal opinion" and he made it clear in his follow-up Facebook post, Chief Adviser`s Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir said on Tuesday, reports BSS.

"It is entirely his (Mahfuj) personal opinion. He shared another post from his Facebook account where he made things clear," he told a press briefing here, responding to a question about the recent Facebook post which drew reactions from India.

Apurba said Adviser Mahfuj Alam deleted his Facebook post, claiming that what Mahfuj shared from his verified Facebook account was not the government`s opinion.

While responding to a question at a weekly briefing on December 20, India`s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said they have taken this up with the Bangladesh government.

Chief Adviser`s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam was present at the press briefing held at Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon.