Ninety percent out of 111 countries, which took
part at today’s United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) on Bangladesh, lauded Bangladesh government’s efforts in
protecting human rights, law minister Anisul Huq said.
“Almost 90 percent out of 111 countries lauded our progress on human rights
and made constructive recommendations,” he said at a virtual press briefing
after the review meeting in Geneva.
State minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam also attended the
briefing in person at the foreign ministry in Dhaka while foreign secretary
Masud Bin Momen and Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN Offices in
Geneva Mohammad Sufiur Rahman joined virtually from Geneva.
During the review meeting, the law minister said the USA and the UK also
praised Bangladesh’s progress in human rights. “No one criticized strongly
over human rights situation in Bangladesh,” he added.
However, the law minister said some countries inquired regarding Bangladesh’s
situation in holding a free and fair election.বিস্তারিত