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US expresses concern over harassment of Muhammad Yunus
Human rights
2024-03-15, 9:59am
US Senator Dick Durbin has met Bangladesh Ambassador to US Muhammad Imran.
Dhaka, Mar 14 -US Senator Dick Durbin has met Bangladesh Ambassador to US Muhammad Imran and discussed issues of mutual interest.
"The US values its relationship with Bangladesh, and I appreciate its help to Rohingya refugees," Senator Durbin said.
But, he said, a failure to end the vendetta against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will negatively impact that partnership.
"In my meeting with Ambassador Imran, I called for an end to the harassment of Prof. Yunus," he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. - UNB