Preserving information of ‘atrocities’ by Hasina regime vital: Yunus

Bangladesh’s interim authorities’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus has referred to as for the “meticulous preservation” of information documenting alleged “atrocities” dedicated underneath the administration of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Throughout a Sunday assembly with United Nations officers, Yunus emphasised that with no correct archival system “it’s troublesome to know the reality and guarantee justice”, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

A press release issued by the chief adviser’s press wing stated the chief adviser throughout his dialog with UN resident coordinator Gwen Lewis and UN human rights knowledgeable Huma Khan cited the crackdown on demonstrators at Shapla Chattar, police brutality towards protesters following the Delwar Hossain Sayedee verdict, and years of alleged extrajudicial killings.

The UN officers, in response, reaffirmed their willingness to help Bangladesh in documenting human rights abuses.

“This can be a means of therapeutic and truth-building,” Lewis stated, providing the UN’s experience in technical help and capacity-building.