Washington: Hours after Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the head of Bangladesh‘s interim government, four US Senators issued a statement demanding an immediate end to the harassment that has been fabricated against him, saying that “the seemingly personal vendetta” against him will negatively impact the US-Bangladesh partnership.
The statement that was initially issued back in July expressed concern that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate could face up to six months in prison on dubious charges in his upcoming court dates.
“For more than a decade, Professor Yunus has faced more than 100 unsubstantiated cases brought against him in Bangladesh. The harassment campaign against Professor Yunus has been denounced by more than 100 Nobel Prize winners, including former President Obama,” it reads.
“These reputable organisations argue that the speed and repeated use of various criminal proceedings are indicative of politically motivated judicial abuses. Moreover, the repeated and sustained harassment of Professor Yunus mirrors what many Bangladeshi civil society members also face in an increasingly restrictive environment,” it read further.
“We again call for the immediate end to the harassment of Professor Yunus and urge the government to respect democratic values and institutions,” it added.
The 83-year-old well-known critic and opponent of Hasina was appointed as the head of Bangladesh‘s interim government, the President’s Press Secretary informed on Tuesday.
An economist and banker by profession, Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering the use of microcredit to help impoverished people, especially for women.
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