Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus appeals to world leaders to end violence in Bangladesh
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has issued an urgent appeal to world leaders and the United Nations to intervene in the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, which has resulted in the deaths of over 200 people and left more than 700 injured.
"Bangladesh has been engulfed in a crisis that only seems to get worse with each passing day," Yunus said. "Students and others protesting alongside them have been attacked by the nation's police and the Border Guard Bangladesh, leading to more than 200 deaths and 700 injuries, some of them serious. High school students have been among the victims."
Yunus emphasized the urgent need for international intervention to halt the violence against protesters who are exercising their right to demonstrate. "I urgently call on world leaders and the United Nations to do everything within their powers to end the violence against those who are exercising their rights to protest. There must be investigations into the killings that have taken place already."
The situation is further compounded by a blackout of internet and telephone services in Bangladesh, making it difficult for citizens to communicate their plight to the outside world. "The Internet and telephone service in Bangladesh has been cut off, so it is unlikely that my fellow citizens will hear this appeal soon or be able to make their own to world leaders. I urge people of goodwill around the world to add their voices to my call for world leaders and the United Nations to end this unnecessary carnage so that we can all get back to the work of building the self-reliant, democratic, and peaceful Bangladesh of our dreams," Yunus added.
The international community's response to Yunus's call remains to be seen, as the situation in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate. (ILKHA)
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