The chief adviser said that the interim government is not upset by any criticism. Muhammad Yunus said, we invite criticism. The government will not suppress anyone's voice in the country.
He made this comment when several senior officials of leading human rights organizations came to meet at a New York hotel on Wednesday (September 25) local time in the United States.
Dr. Yunus said the interim government would welcome any criticism of its actions. The government is committed to upholding human rights and freedom of speech in the country.
The meeting discussed the July-August popular uprising and the prosecution and accountability of atrocities and human rights violations committed during the long dictatorship of Sheikh Hasina.
At the time, human rights officials emphasized the need for further investigation into the nearly 3,000 extrajudicial killings carried out during the dictator's tenure. They called for security sector reforms, repeal of the Cyber Security Act and unimpeded access to justice and accountability for detention centers for victims of enforced disappearances under Sheikh Hasina's regime.
At the meeting, Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard said that the interim government should send a strong message that this is a new Bangladesh.
Prof. Yunus briefly described how the liberties and human rights of citizens were deprived during the previous dictatorial regime and what his government has done so far in establishing human rights in the country.
He said that his government has formed several commissions, including a police reform commission, for important reforms and institutional changes in Bangladesh.
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