Bangladesh interim govt head Yunus seeks religious leaders’ help to address attacks on minorities

By  News On Air   Dec 06, 2024

The head of Interim Government of Bangladesh Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought help from religious leaders to get accurate information about attacks on minorities in the country. Speaking at a dialogue with the religious leaders in Dhaka yesterday, he said the issue of attacks on minorities has come up again and the foreign media are publishing news on it but there is a gap in information between the reality and the news published by foreign media.

Mr. Yunus said that the Government wants to know the accurate information and wants to establish the process of getting the information. He urged religious leaders to join the dialogue to know how information could be obtained more safely so that the information providers do not get in trouble.
Addressing a meeting attended by the leaders from the Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian communities, he said if any incident of attack on minorities takes place in the country, information must be collected immediately on such incidents, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

Noting that as citizens, all the people of the country have equal rights, Mr Yunus said the responsibility of the state is to ensure the people’s rights are guaranteed by the constitution.

Mr Yunus also stressed taking measures to create an environment to prevent such incidents and to ensure immediate remedy for victims.