Bangladesh
Bangladesh Minister The United States speaks of law giving shelter to Bangabandhu's killer: Foreign Minister
Dhaka, 19 December 2021: Foreign Minister. AK Abdul Momen says they (the United States) have sheltered a murderer.
They talk about the law again. The United States has given shelter to the person (Rashed Chowdhury) who violated humanity, killed so many people.
Referring to Rashed Chowdhury, the self-confessed murderer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Foreign Minister was responding to a question from reporters after the International Migrants Day celebrations on Saturday (December 16). He spoke by telephone with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken after the recent US embargo on RAB and some of its current and former officials. Momen.
Asked about this, he said, "We (foreign ministers of the two countries) are talking." Time is of the essence. We will sit and talk. Another problem is that they have detained Rashed Chowdhury, they don't give. We have told them that you want to suppress militancy, reduce global drug trafficking, and stop human trafficking. RAB is doing all these things. They are working towards the goal of purification. Your countrymen did not accept this (prohibition).
People have confidence in the RAB said. Momen said they are not sold easily or for money. It would not be right to impose such a ban on such an organization. Anyway, at least they didn't go down without explaining themselves first. They have been forced to report that Congress has done a lot. He (Anthony Blinken) said, ‘We will discuss. We have a lot of opportunities to discuss with Bangladesh. I like it. He understands that we are dissatisfied with it.
Earlier, on December 10, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on seven current and former RAB officials, including IGP Benazir Ahmed. Then on the evening of December 15, the foreign ministers of the two countries had a telephone conversation.
