Staff Reporter :
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, is aware as well as very concerned over the arrest warrant issued against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two graft cases.
“We’re obviously aware of the arrest warrant that was issued against the leader of the BNP. The secretary general remains very concerned,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary general told journalists at a daily press briefing at his office at UN Headquarters’ in New York on Thurday.
He said Ban Ki-moon reiterated his concern over the continuing violence in Bangladesh and renewed his appeal to all political leaders for a peaceful solution to the current crisis.
“I think as we’re seeing these heightened tensions and the continuing violence, political violence we’re seeing in Bangladesh, and again, he renews his appeal to all political leaders to seek a peaceful resolution to the current crisis for the good of long term development and the stability of Bangladesh,” said Stéphane Dujarric.
In reply to a question, the spokesperson underscored the UN secretary general’s call to all political leaders in Bangladesh to find a peaceful political resolution out of this current tensions, and that is obviously a way to stop the ongoing violence.
Stéphane Dujarric also stopped a questioner when he started narrating Bangladesh situation instead
of asking question. “I’ll stop you there. I’m aware of the situation. I would just love to hear a question. ”
A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Khaleda Zia for skipping court
hearings on four consecutive dates in the two graft cases.
Anti-Corruption Commission on August, 2011 filed the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases during the previous tenure of the Awami League-led government.
The arrest warrants were issued when the BNP-led 20-party alliance is observing a nonstop countrywide blockade since January 6 protesting the government’s resistance on holding their rally marking the day.
The ongoing blockades and shutdowns have been marked with mindless violence, arsons and train derailments that have claimed 76 lives so far and disrupted education and businesses.
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, is aware as well as very concerned over the arrest warrant issued against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two graft cases.
“We’re obviously aware of the arrest warrant that was issued against the leader of the BNP. The secretary general remains very concerned,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary general told journalists at a daily press briefing at his office at UN Headquarters’ in New York on Thurday.
He said Ban Ki-moon reiterated his concern over the continuing violence in Bangladesh and renewed his appeal to all political leaders for a peaceful solution to the current crisis.
“I think as we’re seeing these heightened tensions and the continuing violence, political violence we’re seeing in Bangladesh, and again, he renews his appeal to all political leaders to seek a peaceful resolution to the current crisis for the good of long term development and the stability of Bangladesh,” said Stéphane Dujarric.
In reply to a question, the spokesperson underscored the UN secretary general’s call to all political leaders in Bangladesh to find a peaceful political resolution out of this current tensions, and that is obviously a way to stop the ongoing violence.
Stéphane Dujarric also stopped a questioner when he started narrating Bangladesh situation instead
of asking question. “I’ll stop you there. I’m aware of the situation. I would just love to hear a question. ”
A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Khaleda Zia for skipping court
hearings on four consecutive dates in the two graft cases.
Anti-Corruption Commission on August, 2011 filed the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases during the previous tenure of the Awami League-led government.
The arrest warrants were issued when the BNP-led 20-party alliance is observing a nonstop countrywide blockade since January 6 protesting the government’s resistance on holding their rally marking the day.
The ongoing blockades and shutdowns have been marked with mindless violence, arsons and train derailments that have claimed 76 lives so far and disrupted education and businesses.
