Government has condemned harassment of Dr Yunus in US

The government of Bangladesh has strongly condemned the incident of harassment of former Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at John F Kennedy Airport in New York. At the same time the demand of taking legal measures against those involved in the incident has been made.

Citing a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs it has been informed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given the direction to the Bangladesh mission located in New York to raise the matter with the local law and order maintaining force and identify those involved with it and take appropriate legal measures against them.

In the statement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the incident of harassing him on foreign soil by mentioning that Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Yunus is a highly respected personality to the international community.

The ministry informed that those who are responsible behind this incident have damaged the image of Bangladesh and the citizens of the country in the world forum.