The United Nations secretary-general鈥檚 spokesperson St茅phane Dujarric said that the UN had no doubt that Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus would do everything they could to ensure rule of law.
鈥榃e have no doubt that the interim authorities in Bangladesh, who are taking over at an extremely challenging time for the country, both politically and on the humanitarian end, will do whatever they can to ensure that the rule of law and justice is followed,鈥� he said while responding to a question at the daily press briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General in New York on Monday.
The spokesperson was asked about murder and graft cases filed against Bangladeshi citizens including internationally renowned cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, who was visiting outside Bangladesh.
He was also asked whether the UN had any concern about the use of 鈥榯actics to suppress people of dissident as a violation of human rights鈥�.
鈥楽ir, I can't give a play by play, hour by hour of reaction to what is going on in Bangladesh.聽 I think my answer to your first question applies to the second,鈥� St茅phane Dujarric said.
About the flood situation, he said that the UN team on the ground was providing water purification tablets, hygiene kits and food in Bangladesh, which has suffered from flash floods, triggered by heavy rainfall and upstream water flows from India.
鈥楢s we mentioned before, the humanitarian community in Bangladesh launched its first-ever humanitarian response plan for cyclone and monsoon floods last month, targeting 1.2 million people to help,鈥� the spokesperson said, adding that, to date, some 700,000 people had been reached, with just 20 per cent of the $80 million requested.