UN human rights rapporteur calls on PM's defence adviser

United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on human rights Kelly Anne Eckels-Curry today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam.

The meeting was held at the Armed Forces Division (AFD) at Dhaka Cantonment, according to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate this evening.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on various issues of mutual interest.

Both sides expressed optimism about further strengthening existing cooperation between Bangladesh and the United Nations through experience-sharing, institutional capacity-building and joint efforts on human rights issues, reports BSS.

The meeting was viewed as a positive step towards further consolidating the longstanding relations of trust and cooperation between Bangladesh and the United Nations, the ISPR added.