Madrid certain that Dhaka won't recognise independent Catalonia

Spanish Ambassador in Dhaka Alvaro de Salas has expressed his strong belief that Bangladesh will not recognise Catalonia as an independent state. Speaking to reporters at his residence in Dhaka on Sunday, Salas said the European Union and other major countries had already issued official statements in support of Madrid's stance on Catalonia independence dispute. China has also expressed their support for integrated Spain. The Spanish government sacked Catalonia’s president and dismissed its parliament on Friday, only hours after the region declared itself independent in Spain’s gravest political crisis since the return of democracy four decades ago. A new regional election will be held in Catalonia on December 21, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a televised address on a day of high drama.