Protect human rights in Bangladesh: US National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan has spoken to Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government, amid growing anger over large-scale attacks on minority Hindus and their places of worship in Bangladesh. During the conversation, both expressed their commitment towards protecting human rights in Bangladesh. “Both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting the human rights of all people, regardless of their religion,” the White House said of the conversation between Sullivan and Yunus.
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US National Security Advisor Sullivan reiterated US support for a prosperous, stable and democratic Bangladesh and also called for supporting Bangladesh in meeting the challenges facing the South Asian nation. The conversation took place less than a month before the Biden administration handed over power to Donald Trump. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of America on January 20 next year.
people are asking for help
“Reports of brutal attacks against Hindus continue to emerge, especially in the last two weeks, as appeals for help come from those affected,” Hindu Action said.
Utsav Chakraborty, executive director of Hindu Action, said, ‘What has happened in Bangladesh in the last five-and-a-half months clearly shows that Muhammad Yunus has failed to stop his associates in Jamaat-e-Islami, who are now operating across the country. Spreading violence. Country, burning temples, killing people, raping women and imprisoning and torturing priests and leaders of the Hindu community.
raised the issue in parliament
The conversation between Sullivan and Yunus came at a time when Mr Thanedar, an Indian-origin member of the US Congress, had recently raised the issue of attacks on minority Hindus in Bangladesh. The police station officer said that now the time has come for the Parliament to take action on this matter. Thanedar told the House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Parliament, that ‘the majority mob has destroyed Hindu temples, Hindu gods and goddesses and Hindus practicing their religion peacefully. Therefore, now the time has come for the US Congress and the US government to take action on this.
