Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said that the United States (US) imposed sanctions against RAB and seven of its current and former officials without having any specific information.
He made the remark while addressing reporters after joining a programme in the capital Dhaka.
Responding to a to a question about United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s recent visit, the Home boss claimed that he only conveyed the remarks what he heard from Bachelet.
He further said many people say a lot of things. No one believes anything unless it is based on fact and evidence.
“We provided detailed answers to some of her questions regarding our human rights issues, including the disappearance of 76 people, through a video presentation. After watching the video, she didn’t raise any more questions,” he stated.
Watching the video presentation the UN High Commissioner did not ask us any questions regarding this issue, said the Home Minister.
Mentioning that Bachelet had given her opinion after analysing everything, Asaduzzaman Khan said, “Bachelet shows her wisdom. She said Bangladesh is not violating human rights. Rather, the Prime Minister is running the country with much care. Bachelet has repeatedly said that.”
Replying to another queriy, the minister also said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is spreading propaganda about the country’s human rights issues to create an anarchic situation.
“Whatever the BNP says is totally baseless. Bachelet understood this and that’s why she didn’t raise any concern about the human rights condition of Bangladesh,” Kamal said.
